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:
Mark Ruffalo on his Return to Broadway: “All I wanted to do was get on a stage with a group of people I trust and love and do a great play”
In the current Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price, Mark Ruffalo returns to Broadway for the first time in over a decade (he last appeared in 2006’s Awake and Sing!)
David Oyelowo on Staying in Character During Filmming: “Different roles require different things”
“My ambition is to keep the audience guessing…that is my path to a long career.” – David Oyelowo
Watch: SAG Conversations with Kurt Russell
You can watch the Hollywood legend talk about his craft in the video!
Susan Kelechi Watson on Her ‘This Is Us’ Character and Working with On-Screen Husband Sterling K. Brown
“I’m not going to worry about who she necessarily was in the last episode, but I’ll let it inform me in the next episode.” – Susan Kelechi Watson
Watch: SAG Conversations with Lauren Graham of ‘Gilmore Girls’
Graham speaks about returning to the role that brought her fame nearly ten years after the series ended.
Patrick Stewart Relates Playing Charles Xavier in ‘Logan’ to His Earliest Days as an Actor
“I loved shifting from character to character, type to type, emotion to emotion.” – Patrick Stewart on His Early Acting Career
Dan Stevens: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and the Song He Sang at His Audition
For actor Dan Stevens, the Beast presented a set of challenges where he had to reenact his scenes multiple times so the motion capture could be realistic.
Christine Baranski: “I rarely play a victim”
“There’s always a feistiness to the characters I play and a real strength.” – Christine Baranski
Patrick Stewart: “Always do the best work you can do, but don’t expect that it will lead to the next thing”
“It’s always for me been about performance and trying to produce the unexpected.” – Patrick Stewart on Acting
Susan Sarandon on Equal Pay: “There’s no equity in terms of value”
“It’s a sin what happens to these supporting actors through the years where they can barely exist on the pay they get” – Susan Sarandon
How a Failed Audition Started Lucas Hedges’ Career
Hedges reveals how a failed audition jumpstarted his career and how he mastered that tricky Boston accent for the Massachusetts-set film.
Josh McDermitt on His ‘Walking Dead’ Character: “I’ve had to make decisions for myself because being an actor is all about making choices”
Josh McDermitt reveals that not even he knows the truth — and he wants to keep it that way in order to help his performance.
Zach Galifianakis on ‘Baskets’: “Not to sound too pretentious or actor-y but you want to kind of challenge yourself”
“As a comic — as a fat, bearded comic — you can paint yourself into a corner” – Zach Galifianakis
Michael Shannon on ‘Nocturnal Animals’: “From Day 1, I felt pretty locked into [the character]. It’s pretty mysterious”
“When you’ve got really great writing, it makes it easy.” – Michael Shannon
Why Giovanni Ribisi Never Intended to Do a Show Like ‘Sneaky Pete’ and When He Finally Decided to “Chase Being an Actor”
“A friend of mine introduced me to the Actors Studio and Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro and Gary Oldman. It really was a revolution for me.” – Giovanni Ribisi
Outlander’s Tobias Menzies on Preparation and the “Most Precious Commodity” of Filmmaking
Tobias Menzies: “One of the great luxuries when you have a bit of time is that you can give yourself a few different routes through a scene”
Watch: Conversations with Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart of ‘Bleed for This’
Teller and Eckhart speak about preparing to portray a boxer and his trainer in this inspirational comeback story.
‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz on Her Long Road to Success
“When I booked ‘This Is Us’, I had 81 cents in my bank account” – Crissy Metz
Dan Stevens Talks His Role in ‘Legion’ and Turning “Up the Dial” When Working with Green Screen
“I always sort of look at filmmaking as an exercise in collective madness” – Dan Stevens