Oscar Isaac on How He Prepared for ‘The Promise’
“You allow yourself to let go of the responsibility of having to hit anything.” – Oscar Isaac on Acting
Browsing: Actor Tips
Val Kilmer on Breaking into Hollywood: “Work till you cry yourself to sleep every night for months on end”
“Never, ever, ever, ever, ever take a day off.” – Val Kilmer on Breaking into the Acting Business
Gal Gadot Recalls Her Audition for Wonder Woman
Gadot revealed what happened when she first attended a screen test for Batman v Superman director, Zach Snyder
David Harbour: “You gotta do things your own way. You have to find your own path”
“All I say is that if you HAVE to act, then you HAVE to make it happen.” – David Harbour
Watch: Former Talent Agent Philip Carlson on Finding Talent and How He Helped Them Succeed
In this short video posted on The Atlantic, Carlson talks about his years working to try and get his clients wor
David Oyelowo on How He Played a King for ‘A United Kingdom’
Oyelowo explains how he approached a key scene where he had to give a speech defending his character to his people.
Bobby Cannavale on the Physical Challenge of ‘The Hairy Ape’ and the Advice Bruce Springsteen Gave Him
“I get to the theater two hours early and run the play in my head, because it’s a lot of words and it takes me there.” – Bobby Cannavale
Ruth Wilson on Creating a Character, Accents and More
I create a workbook by which I go through and write down everything every other character says about my character, what I say about myself and others
Michelle Pfeiffer: “I’ve always had this feeling that one day they’re going to find out that I’m really a fraud”
“I still work pretty instinctually—it’s a little bit like hearing the rhythm of the character in your head.” – Michelle Pfeiffer
Chris Evans on How Characters Mirror the Audience
“Even though you’re on a giant movie with a huge budget and strange costumes, you’re still on a hunt for the truth of the character…” – Chris Evans
Woody Harrelson on Choosing Projects and What He’s Still Trying to Learn as an Actor
“There’s so much to nonverbal communication that I have yet to really understand as an actor” – Woody Harrelson
How Laura Dern Avoided Typecasting
Dern reveals that she is simply following the advice given to her by her actor parents, Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, decades ago.
Laura Linney on Her Acting Education, Advice from Kevin Kline, and Her Best Career Decision
“When people ask me, ‘What was your big break?’ I say it was going to Julliard.” – Laura Linney
Guy Pearce on Playing Villains: “The key is to find something they believe in and just run with it”
“It’s difficult to keep an audience engaged unless they see some vulnerability or some weakness.” – Guy Pearce
David Oyelowo on Memorizing Lines
“The only thing that works is hours and hours of saying them over and over and over again” – David Oyelowo
Jeff Bridges: “You might magnify those aspects of yourself that work with the character”
“Start with yourself and see what kind of lines up with the character” – Jeff Bridges
How Does Mahershala Ali Get Into Character?
One way Mahershala Ali – especially while working on multiple projects at once -is that he makes music playlists for each individual character
Watch: Jason Momoa’s War Dance Audition for ‘Game of Thrones’
“On Game of Thrones, [Drogo] doesn’t say much. So how do you convey him? There’s nothing in the script.” – Jason Momoa
Sutton Foster on the Importance of Being Prepared
“A lot of people say, ‘What’s more important: acting, singing or dancing?’ And I say, always acting.” – Sutton Foster
Tom Hardy Talks About the “subtleties and complexities and paradoxes” of Playing Villains
“I have to find an identifier, a silhouette which immediately radiates something for me.” – Tom Hardy on Creating a Character
