James Earl Jones on ‘Driving Miss Daisy’, His Famous Voice and ‘Star Wars’
James Earl Jones is 79 (79!) and playing ‘Hoke’ in the revival of Driving Miss Daisy with Vanessa Redgrave.
Denis O’Hare: “I’m an actor and New Yorker, trust me I’ve definitely dealt with my fair share of anxiety”
Denis O’Hare talks about the show, working with Brendan Fraser and True Blood.
Brendan Fraser on Broadway, Preparation and a Fateful Taxi Ride
“Everything you need to know as far as preparation, whether you’re doing Shakespeare or a contemporary piece, should all be right here [he’s holding a copy of the play].
Patti LuPone: “It’s the script that informs me. Nothing Else”
Patti LuPone sat down and talked with Playbill about her new musical, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. She talked about opening a new musical on Broadway and how musicals require stamina.
Patrick Wilson: “I like the mystery of acting”
“I’ve never yet been typecast. I get to play all sorts of things.” – Patrick Wilson
Harrison Ford talks ‘Morning Glory’, Rachel McAdams and Why He Can’t Pick a Favorite Role
Harrison Ford talks about the film, working with Rachel McAdams and why he can’t pick a favorite role.
Mary Lynn Rasjkub Talks About Her Time on ’24’
Mary Lynn Rasjkub who played ‘Chloe’ on 24, participated in a fan event for the now canceled show recently. Here are some of the highlights as she reminisced on her time at CTU.
Jessica Alba: “Good actors, never use the script”
Jessica Alba, the star of Fantastic Four, The Love Guru and Honey told Elle Magazine that, “Good actors, never use the script unless it’s amazing writing. All the good actors I’ve worked with, they all say whatever they want to say.”
Molly Shannon: Doing Broadway is “like doing a marathon – you have to pace yourself”
Molly Shannon took over the role of Marge MacDougall in Promises, Promises from Katie Finneran (who won the Tony for her work), earlier this month. It’s her first time in a Broadway show , which she describes as a “marathon.”
Jesse L. Martin: “I can’t really sit around waiting for someone to call me”
Jesse L. Martin has been easily been able to move from Broadway (Rent), film (Rent and the upcoming Marvin Gaye biopic) and TV (Law & Order) throughout his career. Now, he’s back on Broadway starring opposite Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice.
Blair Underwood: “I hope I never lose that sense of being hungry”
“I’d watch the kids on TV and think how cool that must be. I wanted to know, ‘How do I get in that box like those other kids?,'” he said.
Brendan Frasier on His Broadway Debut in ‘Elling’!
Brendan Fraser is making his Broadway debut in the new play, Elling.
Tom Felton on Fame, Auditioning and the End of Harry Potter
Tom Felton grew up on the set of Harry Potter, playing the role of evil Draco Malfoy. I don’t really know much about him except that I love to hate his character.
Michael Caine on His Cockney Accent and Transitioning from Leading Man to Character Actor
Michael Caine has just released his 2nd memoir, The Elephant to Hollywood, which chronicles the his second Oscar win, becoming a Knight and his collaboration with Christopher Nolan, among other things.
Mad Men’s Jessica Pare: “I auditioned for a recurring role, I didn’t know what that would mean at the time”
If you watched the season finale of Mad Men, then you were probably as surprised as Jessica Pare was when she read in the script that Don Draper proposed to her character Megan. I know I was.
Jason Alexander on the State of Los Angeles Theater
Jason Alexander on the state of musical theater and the Los Angeles theater scene in general.
Juliette Lewis on Her Role in ‘Conviction’: “I’ve never transformed myself so thoroughly, visually or internally, for a role”
Lewis plays the brother’s (Sam Rockwell) ex-wife, whose false testimony is the reason for his imprisonment. Although Lewis is only in the film for a few scenes, it’s a testament to her that she remains in my memory of the film.
Charlie McDermott on His First Big Break
Charlie McDermott is currently starring in ABC’s The Middle and is great on the show. I also just saw him in the film, Morning, at the San Diego Film Festival and if you haven’t seen him as the troubled son in Frozen River, you’re missing out.
Aaron Taylor Johnson on Researching and Auditioning for the Role of John Lennon in ‘Nowhere Boy’
Aaron Johnson was great as the geeky kid in Kick-Ass but now he’s about to play true hero, John Lennon. In Nowhere Boy, he plays a young Lennon in true story that has never been told.
Daphne Rubin-Vega on ‘Jack Goes Boating’, ‘Rent’ and the Difference Between Acting in Film and Theater
Daphne Rubin-Vega stars in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s new film, Jack Goes Boating. The former Rent star talked with Speakeasy about the movie, being directed by her co-star (Hoffman) and the difference between film and stage acting.