From movieline: Had you met Amy Adams before shooting? Before shooting, yes, because I had to get the job. She had a part in the casting so I went in and read. I wasn’t the only chap; she’s quite a big actress these days. You’ve done several accents in your […]
I met Neil Flynn when I was on The Middle a couple months ago. I had a scene with him and Atticus Shaffer and he couldn’t have been nicer. It was great to watch Neil do a scene. Each time he did something different and it was a blast to
“It was literally the first audition, and I had been desperate to play Mitchell.” – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
“I’ve never considered myself a comedic performer, ever.” – Lea Michele
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,
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
“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.”
“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
“Honestly, acting is the most work when you’re unemployed.” – Sara Rue
“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
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
“I generally just feel like I’m posing as an actor, to be honest.” – Adam Goldberg
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
“I had started doing theater in high school, and while I was doing that, I got my manager.” – Michael Rady
“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
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
“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
“To me, acting is acting. When the circumstances are ridiculous, then you are in comedy.” – John C. Reilly
“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
“I hate watching me. I hate watching me. It just makes me feel awful.” – Jesse Eisenberg
