Michael Shannon Talks About “My First Exposure to the Wonderful World of Dramatic Arts”
As Shannon prepares for his upcoming role as General Zod in Man of Steel, he sat down to talk about his early years as a struggling actor.
John Hawkes: “If something is written pretty strong you can play the opposite of it to interesting effect”
Playing a character fueled by his own cult of personality and mostly using his chilling voice as his weapon of choice is a definite stretch for most actors, but Hawkes elaborated on how he managed to create his portrayal of Patrick.
Ryan Gosling on Working with George Clooney and His Worst Audition Ever
Gosling recently talked about his experience working both for and with Clooney and the stellar cast of The Ides of March as well as his worst audition story ever in the video below.
Matthew Lillard: “Somehow, someway, I got into a bad jag of movies that helped pay the rent”
So what’s Lillard up to these days? Surprisingly to most, including Lillard himself, he has a small but key role in Alexander Payne’s The Descendents.
Miles Teller Went From Starring in his High School Production of ‘Footloose’ to the Big Screen Movie
Footloose actor Miles Teller, who plays Willard in Director Craig Brewer’s just released remake, may not have seen the original 80’s movie that previously starred Kevin Bacon, but Teller explains that playing the same role back in high school gave him an advantage.
Samuel L. Jackson on His Prolific Career and Becoming Martin Luther King, Jr. in ‘The Mountaintop’
Jackson is thankful that his salary from his blockbuster films allows him to explore smaller, more challenging work like The Mountaintop, a Broadway play in which Jackson appears as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hugh Jackman on the Stage Versus the Screen: “Acting is acting. It’s the same thing”
Jackman took a momentary break from his busy schedule to talk about his approach to acting on both the screen and the stage and on the intimidation of his next big role.
Hugh Jackman: “There’s something magical about Broadway”
Though Jackman did a similar show at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco earlier this year, naturally the musical-loving Jackman prefers to do the show on The Great White Way.
Jane Lynch: I’m “fascinated with extremities”
Glee’s Jane Lynch has given fans some insight when it comes to the roles she chooses to portray. Recently talking to the New York Post, Lynch, who plays the evil plotting, track suit wearing, Cheerios coach, Sue Sylvester on the Fox musical series, says she’s “fascinated with extremities.”
Alfred Molina: “I spent my life seemingly inhabiting one accent or another that wasn’t my own”
Molina, who is of mixed Spanish-Italian heritage, harkens back to an era where nearly every “ethnic” character was played by some vaguely ethnic white man often in heavy make-up, with more success than others.
Neil Patrick Harris: “It’s important as an actor to be as broad in your demographics as you can”
“Comedy. What people find funny is so subjective”
George Clooney on His Early Career and Losing ‘Thelma & Louise’ to Brad Pitt
“Nobody wants to hear anybody complain, so I don’t do it. I don’t believe in it.”
Albert Brooks: “I’m growing into parts I never even knew I wanted to play”
There’s a very clichéd bad guy in American movies, and you know who he is, the blond-haired guy who talks in an accent and from the moment he’s on screen you know everything about him.”
Kate Winslet on Nude Scenes: “It’s a profoundly bizarre thing to do”
She explains, “I hate it! Listen make no mistake, I just get on it. I just go in and say ‘Oh f—’ let’s do it.’ and boom”
Hugh Laurie on Lisa Edelstein’s ‘House’ Departure: It “came out of left field”
Hugh Laurie has decided to share his well wishes, but unexpected surprise over losing his fellow co-star actress Lisa Edelstein, who played his long time enemy/love interest Dr. Lisa Cuddy for years.
Chris Pratt Talks About Playing Baseball and Learning from Philip Seymour Hoffman in ‘Moneyball’
Pratt admits that as much as he wanted the part he almost didn’t get it, explaining “It was definitely something that I wanted, but I was just one of just a giant number of people who wanted the role.”
Andrew Garfield on Spider-Man Hype: “I’m going to do my best to remain me”
Garfield opened up about the preparation he underwent before filming and how he plans to come to terms with the significant fame he’ll doubtlessly receive once it appears in theaters.
Watch: 14 Year-Old Anne Hathaway’s First Commercial
In the video clip (that has made its way mysteriously back in rotation) the in demand star is seen overcome with teenage angst, and a style that screams the 90’s.
Lance Henriksen Talks About Overcoming Illiteracy, Memorizing Lines and Getting Out of Character
Promoting his new showbiz memoir Not Bad for a Human, Hollywood veteran Lance Henriksen talked about overcoming illiteracy, how he separates real life from fiction and why he takes every role he plays seriously.
Bryce Dallas Howard Talks About Her Approach To Roles And Discovering Her Love of Acting
Howard revealed what draws her to those complex character roles and shared what ultimately made her follow in her famous father’s foot steps.