Cillian Murphy on Playing Silence in ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ and Why He Has a “Love-Hate Relationship” With Backstory
Actor Cillian Murphy points to his experience in theater as training that prepared him for his mostly-silent role in the film.
Actors on Acting
Ewan McGregor on How He Feels Before a New Role: “The fear is unbelievable”
Ewan McGregor admits that even though he has been acting since the 1990s, he still doubts his abilities before he starts on any project.
‘Never Have I Ever’ Casting Directors on Finding Actors for the Netflix Series
Collin Daniel and Brett Greenstein reveal how the series became the biggest casting job of their careers.
Watch: SAG Conversations at Home with Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart goes into detail about returning to his role and what’s different about portraying a nearly 100 year-old Picard.
Dave Bautista on Building His Career and Why He Looks For Ways to “Take Away” From His Physicality
Dave Bautista describes why he’s been able to maintain an acting career that is more interesting than the standard “action hero” path.
Elisabeth Moss on Her Experience Directing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Elisabeth Moss spoke about directing episodes of The Handmaids Tale and what it was like working with her co-stars in a different capacity.
Evan Peters on His Mysterious ‘WandaVision’ and ‘Mare of Easttown’ Roles: “What can we reveal without revealing too much?”
Evan Peters also talked about the difficulties of balancing two different television roles in a short period of time.
Watch: SAG Conversations with Brian Cox of ‘Succession’
Brian Cox speaks about his entire career, with a strong focus on his dominating role on Succession.
Jesse Plemons on His Recent Roles and 15 Minute Scenes: “This is exactly why I do this”
Actor Jesse Plemons spoke about his more recent roles and the unique circumstances surrounding both of them in those movies.
Amanda Seyfried on Her Career and Becoming an Actor: “I’d have to fight for a lot of roles”
Amanda Seyfried spoke about the career and explains that she has faced many challenges on her way to that Oscar nomination.
‘Sound of Metal’ Star Riz Ahmed Almost Quit Acting Right Before Booking ‘Nightcrawler’
Riz Ahmed nearly quit acting before being cast in his breakthrough role in the 2014 film Nightcrawler because he was not making enough money.
Anthony Mackie on His Long Road to Success and the Advice Morgan Freeman Gave Him
Anthony Mackie says he’s followed a traditional career path as an actor, and feels he is finally enjoying the benefits of that groundwork.
Gary Oldman on Working with David Fincher on ‘Mank’: “He’s looking for perfection”
When Gary Oldman worked with director David Fincher on Mank it was a positive thing that they were on the same page.
Rebecca Breeds on Mastering Clarice Starling’s Accent on ‘Clarice’
Rebecca Breeds admits that she didn’t have a handle on Starling’s accent at first because she misunderstood the sides for the audition.
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Star Glynn Turman on the Differences Playing His Character on Stage and Film
Glynn Turman spoke about playing his part on both stage and screen and how his approach to playing Toledo changed.
Watch: SAG Conversations with Rhea Seehorn of ‘Better Call Saul’
The talk focuses on Rhea Seehorn’s Better Call Saul role, but she does speak about her long road to booking the series.
Jodie Foster on ‘Taxi Driver’ and Why Robert De Niro Insisted on Running Lines “Over and Over”
Jodie Foster went into detail about rehearsals with Robert De Niro on Taxi Driver and why it ended up being important to their characters.
Scott Glenn on Realizing He Wanted to be an Actor: “For the first time my life made sense to me”
Scott Glenn talks about his career, the military and reveals that he became an actor almost by happenstance.
Giancarlo Esposito on His Early Career Struggles: “It took time for people to see me as me”
Giancarlo Esposito details his early career struggles and what he had to do to adapt to the expectations people had of him as a performer
Kate Winslet on Her Early Acting Years and What She Learned from ‘Titanic’
Kate Winslet went into detail about her early career and how the blockbuster film, Titanic, changed everything for her.
