James Brolin Still Gets Typecast
“I’m always stuck in the more straight roles, you know.” – James Brolin
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Paul Giamatti on Preparation and Using Dreams in His Work
“I don’t really know how to play jokes as jokes; it’s easier for me to play all the comedy deadpan.” – Paul Giamatti
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Eric Bana Talks His Career Strategy and How He Got Started
From LATimes.com: How he got started: He knew he wanted to act but had no idea how to get into it, so he wound up performing stand-up. Discovered quickly, he worked on sketch comedy television shows in Australia. After a few years he started feeling burned out, just at the
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Luis Guzman: “I’m one of those guys who can have just one line in the movie, and people remember me from it.”
Luis Guzman can be in a single scene in a film and you walk away thinking he was in the whole movie. That’s the mark of a great actor. From kansascity.com: On his career: “I’ve been really fortunate, because I’ve worked on so many good movies with so many good
Harold Ramis on Directing Actors: “So many actors are just not introspective”
Harold Ramis has had an interesting career. First appearing on SCTV (watch the DVD’s if you’ve never seen it) then moving on to directing (Caddyshack, Vacation, Groundhog Day) and acting (Ghostbusters, Stripes, Baby Boom, As Good As It Gets). He gives an interesting perspective on how to direct and work
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Jeff Daniels: Acting On Stage vs. Film
Jeff Daniels was nominated for a Tony Award for Leading Acting in a Play (God of Carnage). Although he didn’t win (that went to Geoffrey Rush), I’m sure it was still an honor just to be nominated. Right? Hello? Q: “God of Carnage” is full of actors recognized most for
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Zack Galifianakis Talks Working in a Jockstrap, Improv and Acting in Dramas
From EW.com: In the film, you play Alan, the deranged, jockstrap-wearing, socially awkward brother of the bride. How in the world do you prepare for that kind of role? Well, I wish I had a concrete answer to that. In my mind, I just gave him [a] history. So the
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Maria Bello on Research and On-Screen Nudity
Maria Bello stars in the new film, Downloading Nancy, playing a suicidal sexual abuse victim whose only source of happiness is cutting herself. From Moviefone.com: How’d you get in the mindset of someone who cuts herself and constantly contemplates suicide? And was there anything in Nancy that you also saw
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Rutina Wesley Talks Her Career, Training and Working With Anna Paquin
From Movieline: You were replacing Brooke Kerr, who was originally cast as Tara. What was that process like? You know, in this business, these things happen all the time — and it’s unfortunate, because I’ve been on the other side as well. When this came my way, I just took
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Jeff Daniels: “As much as I try to create different characters, more often than not, I will be asked to play variations of myself”
Jeff Daniels is currently starring in the Broadway play, God Of Carnage (which I tried to see while I was in NYC but it was freakin sold out!). Here he answers some readers e-mails. From the NYTimes.com Do you think being nominated for the Tony will in any way influence
Steve Zahn on Typecasting and Living in Kentucky
Steve Zahn is starring in the new film, Management, with Jennifer Aniston. The movie, which has been getting good reviews, is a romantic comedy the follows a couple from their chance meeting to a cross-country trek. From WashingtonPost.com On Typecasting: “People always ask, ‘Do you ever get pigeonholed?’ And yeah,
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2 Things You Want To Know About Tilda Swinton
The actual title of the article is 13 Things You Want To Know About Tilda Swinton but only these two were of interest for this site. Check out the other 11 here via indiewire 8. Derek Jarman is the reason she’s working today (you probably figured that too, but it’s
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Jared Harris: “I love getting into the character and being unrecognizable”
You’ve probably seen Jared Harris and not even know it. The son of Richard Harris, the character actor has appeared in over 60 TV shows and films, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. From Movieline: You’ve had an incredibly prolific career. Did you set out to have a career
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Michael Caine: “I don’t think you ever retire from films — films retire you”
“There’ won’t be a great announcement or fanfare of trumpets. I just won’t do anything.” – Michael Caine
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Nathan Fillion Thanks His Soap Years
“I logged more on camera hours in my first three years of my career on ‘One Life to Live’ than I have in the rest of my career put together”
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Jackie Earle Haley and the Phone Call that Changed Everything
Have you seen Watchmen? I thought it was good and Jackie Earle Haley was the best thing about the film. He was fantastic. In this article from SF Gate, he talks about his career, why he left acting and the phone call that brought him back to the big screen. On
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Isla Fisher Almost Gave Up Acting
“I remember when I was auditioning for all these dramatic roles and getting rejected and really disheartened,” she said.
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