Actors on Acting Archives

The Leftovers’ Carrie Coon: “It’s Hollywood that lacks imagination. Actors don’t”

“Literature has always been the greatest fuel for my imagination.” – Carrie Coon

Second Guessing Yourself as an Actor? Brie Larson Does It Too

“I guess the truth is, for me, no matter what recognition I get, I think I am always going to question myself.” – Brie Larson

Jim Broadbent: “When the industry moved more into character roles, I was already there.”

“The system has changed now, there are more varied roles, partly because there’s so much more television and so much less theatre.” – Jim Broadbent

Stanley Tucci on Film Actors Doing Television Roles and Finding Jack Warner

“You’re a film actor, you’re a TV actor. To me, you’re an actor. Just act.” – Stanley Tucci

Bill Nighy on Why He Doesn’t Watch His Own Movies: “All I see are my mistakes”

“Generally, every morning, I have to start from scratch.” – Bill Nighy on Being an Actor

Ewan McGregor on Playing Two Roles on ‘Fargo’: “The challenging part is making sure they’re both unique people”

“I felt like I understood them from the writing and I don’t make the job very complicated for myself as an actor.” – Ewan McGregor on ‘Fargo’

‘SNL’ Cast Member Sasheer Zamata on Creating a Career in Comedy: “I just followed the things I was really interested in”

“I thought I was going to do theater and Broadway and stuff. But I kept going to see UCB shows and was such a fan I was like, ‘I should really just try this.'” – Shasheer Zamata

Bill Nighy on Playing Older Parts and the “Terrible Roles” He’s Been Offered

“I never expected to be as fortunate as I’ve been and I’ve been able to play all kinds of roles.” – Bill Nighy

Charlie Hunnam on How Shooting ‘The Lost City of Z’ on Location Made it Easier to Get into Character

Hunnam also talks about working with Robert Pattinson and how his dreams of becoming a filmmaker shifted into his acting career.

Michael Shannon on Why He Prefers Supporting Roles

“I see some people that have talent and something to offer but they get in their own f*cking way sometimes.” – Michael Shannon

Watch: SAG Conversations with David Harbour of ‘Stranger Things’

Harbour speaks about his recent career surge and working on the hugely-successful Netflix series.

Watch: SAG Conversations with Octavia Spencer

Spencer talks about her craft and how she manages to stand out as a performer.

Alexander Skarsgard on ‘Big Little Lies’: “It was very primal in a way and some of the toughest scenes I’ve ever had to shoot”

Skarsgard talks how difficult it was to film the abuse scenes and why it is so important that he gained the trust of his co-star

Christina Ricci on Why it’s So Hard to Cast Her

“I think in some ways the image I presented of myself throughout the years has caused people to have a hard time casting me” – Christina Ricci

Cillian Murphy: “You have to learn your craft, learn your trade – and also you have to live a life and experience things”

Murphy admits that despite his long list of credits he does not yet feel like an actor

Woody Harrelson on Choosing Projects and What He’s Still Trying to Learn as an Actor

“There’s so much to nonverbal communication that I have yet to really understand as an actor” – Woody Harrelson

Joe Morton on Opportunities for Minority Actors: “It’s harder to break into the film world, whereas television has now changed its parameters”

“Television has decided that it will actually try to, as much as possible, make the world that it creates look like what the world actually looks like” – Joe Morton