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
Giancarlo Esposito on Why He Initially Turned Down Reprising Gus Fring on ‘Better Call Saul’
“I don’t like to repeat myself. I try to always be original in my work.” – Giancarlo Esposito
Jake Gyllenhaal Talks ‘Life’, Preparation and Singing Sondheim
“My favorite actors are like artists” – Jake Gyllenhaal
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Star Luke Evans: “If there’s one thing I’m comfortable doing in this life it’s singing”
What fans might not be aware of, is that Evans started out in theater, and didn’t land his first film role until he hit 30.
Ewan McGregor on Playing Renton Again in ‘T2 Trainspotting’: “It all felt right”
“I feel being Renton again, he was just waiting inside me to come out.” – Ewan McGregor
Kal Penn’s Old Scripts Reveal Early Career Discrimination
Penn posted, “Found a bunch of my old scripts from some of my first years trying to be an actor.” Here are some scripts included projects that called for: