Lea Michele on ‘Glee’, Comedic Influences and Madonna
“I’ve never considered myself a comedic performer, ever.” – Lea Michele
Tobey Maguire on ‘Brothers’, Losing Weight for a Role and Working With Jim Sheridan
From latimes.com This is the first role you’ve played of this status — in your 30s, father, authority figure. Are you aware of that transition? I don’t think of that in a defining way. ‘I’m going to have an 8-year-old and a 5-year-old in the movie; is that plausible?’ And,
Viggo Mortensen on ‘The Road’ and Preparation for His Role
From moviefone.com: Was this role something you lobbied for, or were you offered the part? I was offered the role by the director John Hillcoat, and I had long been a fan of Cormac McCarthy’s writing. I had not read ‘The Road.’ I had read everything up until then. I
Chelcie Ross, ‘Mad Men’s’ Conrad Hilton: “In a script, I don’t want to know what other characters are doing”
“With actual characters, with historical characters, I like to get as much information as I can, as long as it’s information that the character would have.”
Woody Harrelson on ‘The Messenger’, Monologues and Giving Advice
“To me, it’s fun when you’re looking at a scene and trying to figure out the best way of, what can make this scene better, what can heighten the emotionality of the scene.” – Woody Harrelson
Eastwick’s Sara Rue: “The actual acting part is never hard. It’s the politics and basically everything around the acting that is difficult”
“Honestly, acting is the most work when you’re unemployed.” – Sara Rue
Hilary Swank on ‘Amelia Earhart’, Playing a Real Person and Immersing Herself into Her Characters
“I think her accent was the most challenging accent that I’ve ever done in my career of accents.” – Hillary Swank on Playing Amelia Earhart
‘Paranormal Activity’ Star Katie Featherston Talks About Her Career
From heatvisionblog.com: What was your first reaction to being asked to do this film? I was thrilled. I went in along with a couple hundred other people and auditioned and had so much fun at the audition. And then I had the callback, which is where I met Micah, my
Adam Goldberg: “I feel very bizarre acting”
“I generally just feel like I’m posing as an actor, to be honest.” – Adam Goldberg
January Jones On Life Before “Mad Men”, Betty Draper and Why You Should Not Listen To Ashton Kutcher
From GQ: On her career before Mad Men: ‘[With modeling] You’re like an object. They move you around. And I felt like, God, I’m miserable. I hate modeling,” she says. “When I moved back to New York, the agency said I owed them $20,000. So I left the agency and
Michael Rady on Melrose Place and Not Booking a Role For a Year
“I had started doing theater in high school, and while I was doing that, I got my manager.” – Michael Rady
Kali Hawk: How She Built a Career From a One-Line Audition
“My character started out so small and I had such a small agent at the time that I didn’t really have any negotiating power.” – Kali Hawk
Abigail Breslin Talks “Zombieland” and How She Approaches Acting
From Movieline: This is a very different role in a very different movie for you. Was Zombieland part of an intentional effort to change up your career a little, or do you just take whatever role you like best that’s out there at the moment? You know, I really liked
Ty Burrell: “Modern Family”, Improvising and Single-Camera Comedies
“I know him now, to this day, because, uh, he’s me. He is just a hair away from me.” – Ty Burrell on His Modern Family Character
John C. Reilly Talks Comedy and Not Being a ‘Who’
“To me, acting is acting. When the circumstances are ridiculous, then you are in comedy.” – John C. Reilly
Jesse Eisenberg On Watching His Own Work and Reading Bad Scripts
“There was a lot of pressure because it was the first time I had a lead role in a big movie.” – Jesse Eisenberg on ‘Zombieland
Jesse Eisenberg On OCD & Not Having “Natural” Talent
“I hate watching me. I hate watching me. It just makes me feel awful.” – Jesse Eisenberg
90210’s Shenae Grimes: “A character that’s one-note is the most boring character to play, and it was very frustrating for me”
From Movieline: It’s no secret that 90210 went through a lot of retooling last season. How much input did you have in that? Last year, I was really nervous as to where my character was going because it didn’t feel like she was going very far. Like I said, a
Michael C. Hall & John Lithgow Talk ‘Dexter’ and How the Trinity Killer is Like a ‘3rd Rock From The Sun’ Character
From nytimes.com: Q. John, what was your reaction when you were approached to portray a madman who kills in multiples of three? MR. LITHGOW I felt like, “Oh, yeah. I know how to play this.” The fascination — which is the fascination of the whole series — is: How can
Bill Hader on How He Got His Start and His Advice to Actors
From Movieline: You P.A.-ed on TNT’s James Dean biopic and then Spider-Man, both featuring James Franco. Did he remember you later on during Pineapple Express or his SNL guest-hosting stint? No, he didn’t remember me. I wouldn’t have remembered me either; I was kind of a wallflower. You’re just a