Eddie Murphy: “I’ve had one audition. It was SNL.”
Eddie Murphy recalls how his audition went for Saturday Night Live — which, incidentally, was the only audition in his entire career.
Rafe Spall on the Challenges of Performing on Stage
Rafe Spall spoke about the pride he has for acting on the stage and the early influence his father, actor Timothy Spall, had on his career.
Robert Carlyle on Method Acting: “Eventually, as you get older, you leave all that behind”
Robert Carlyle on the lengths he went to in order to get into past characters and how he has since learned it isn’t entirely necessary to be as “method-y.”
‘Bombshell’ Star Charlize Theron on How She Portrayed Megyn Kelly and Why She “Can’t Do the Method Thing”
Charlize Theron spoke about how she portrayed Megyn Kelly in Bombshell and why she doesn’t consider herself a Method actress.
Patrick Stewart on Returning to Picard and the Challenge He Faced When the Original Series Ended
Patrick Stewart reflected on the connection he has Picard and the challenges he had in his career after his first Star Trek series ended.
Watch: Adam Driver’s Audition for ‘Girls’
Even though the audition tape is just under a minute long, you can easily see how comfortable Adam Driver feels as the character in front of the camera.
Saoirse Ronan on Acting and “Constantly Learning” How to Refine Her “Instrument”
Saoirse Ronan on how her comfort level with acting has changed over the years and why she thinks of her performances in a similar way to approaching music
Watch: SAG Conversations with Alan Alda
Alan Alda sat for a career-overview conversation. Although much of the hour-long conversation naturally focused on M*A*S*H, Alda goes in depth about his other work as well.
Eddie Murphy Reveals Why Drawing From His Personal Life Would Be “Too Much” For Him
Eddie Murphy on how some aspects of acting make him uncomfortable and explains why drawing from his personal life is too painful.
Jesse Plemons on How He Created Todd, His ‘Breaking Bad’ Character
Jesse Plemons reveals that he discovered the character as he grew into the role because he wasn’t given much to start with from creator Vince Gilligan.
Olivia Colman on Becoming an Actor: “I just wasn’t very good at anything else”
Olivia Colman spoke about her early years before becoming an actress and what set her on the path to success.
Mandy Patinkin on Acting: “Don’t do it unless you have too”
Mandy Patinkin points out that it’s still in your best interests to handle as much of the work as you can as you concentrate on your craft.
Why Mary-Louise Parker Thinks of Herself as a Stage Actor
Mary-Louise Parker also points out that while she may not always feel like greeting fans at the stage door, she feels that she owes it to the audience
Christian Bale on Accents and What Helped Him Get Into Character on ‘Ford v Ferrari’
Christian Bale says that he knows that while he didn’t necessarily act like Miles might’ve in certain situations, he felt it fit the character.
Chadwick Boseman on How He Researched His ’21 Bridges’ Character
Chadwick Boseman speaks about research he did for ’21 Bridges’ and why he feels it’s “refreshing” to play a character outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Robert Pattinson Explains Why He Likes Offbeat Roles and What He Thinks of Method Acting
Robert Pattinson explains why he enjoys offbeat roles and what he associates Method acting with.
‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Star Jonathan Majors on Training and His Audition for the Film
Jonathan Majors spoke about landing the role and how he has always worked on projects he has been passionate about.
Watch: SAG Conversations with Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper spoke about how his career has grown in the wake of A Star is Born and also details what he’s learned from his acting roles.
Giancarlo Esposito on ‘The Mandalorian’ and Why He Wants to Play More “Interior Characters”
When it comes to roles, Esposito points out that his goal has been to move in a direction where he is performing multi-dimensional characters,
How Finding the “Look” of Mr. Rogers Helped Tom Hanks
In order to research the way Mr. Rogers presented himself, Tom Hanks watched copious hours of his television show.