“I had gone to a prep school,” Giamatti said. “I grew up around a lot of people like this. So, it was kind of like, ‘Ooh, this’ll be fun.’ I can just pull on this deep well of all these memories.”
Actor Jeff Bridges talks about his approach to acting and why he finds “jamming” with other actors to be his ideal way to work on a project.
As an actor, Moss-Bachrach tries to focus on maintaining relaxation, saying that he tries to “relax and negotiate this tightrope walk of nerves. You need to be relaxed to be able to make art and surprise yourself.”
Maridueña was concerned that most of the film would be shot with green screen, but he was pleased to find out that the green screen shots were limited.
Segel spoke about how his approach to his career has changed with projects like ‘Shrinking’
In this virtual panel working actors – Cristina Rodlo, Joseph David-Jones, Jona Xiao and Rome Flynn – talk shop about auditioning, casting, and landing that next part.
Eisenberg also shares a valuable lesson he learned about acting from director James Ponsoldt.
“In the first part of my career, I was doing sitcoms, TV commercials, soap operas, and I started seeing this other style called naturalism. I wanted that for me, but I had to learn what that was and how to inhabit it,” Williams says.
While many would call Winkler’s performance on Barry masterful (he won an Emmy for the role), he says that he would not have been able to play the character earlier in his career.
In addition to the challenge of casting actors portraying famous figures, casting director Robert Sterne also has to consider the continuity from one actor to the next playing the same role to ensure the transition is as seamless as possible.
Christoph Waltz is blunt about his feelings when it comes to whether an actor is good or bad — he only questions an actor’s competence and ability to pull off a role.
Harrison Ford acts less frequently but he notes that he is still doing it because it’s where he feels like he can contribute something.
Sally Field worked with Actors Studio co-founder Lee Strasberg, who taught her techniques that allowed her to move beyond her early roles.
Elizabeth Banks argues that the way to “make it” in acting is very different from when she came into the business.
Actor Tramell Tillman spoke about his role in Severance, which is by far the most notable one in his career.
Estrin speaks about casting Julia Garner in the lead role and how casting a miniseries is different from an ongoing series.
The miniseries forced Hauser to expand his range into playing a character coming from an extremely dark place.
Unlike his father, John David Washington didn’t study acting in college, but went from football to acting with one choice role.
Alex Borstein spoke about auditioning for the role of Susie Myerson and why it is still very challenging for her after five years.
D’Arcy Carden expresses gratitude for her opportunities and discusses her role in A League of Their Own, a departure from her usual characters.
