Actress Amy Ryan: “I’m more of an observer. I like watching the people at the party. It’s the plague of being an actor — you’re never really living life, just taking notes”
Hanks talks about the intimidating aspects of the role and how he prepared to play the much-heralded pilot.
“I think I’ve read everything that was written about him, but I did that in order to forget all that and then to create my own version of him.” – Wagner Moura on Playing Pablo Escobar
When it comes to making movies, Mortensen says it can’t be a competition on the set.
Rami Malek discusses landing the role and how the success of ‘Mr. Robot’ has changed the way he acts and his career.
Hell or High Water star Jeff Bridges is one of the most-respected actors in Hollywood — mostly because of his laid-back, fun-loving persona.
At the audition, Krasinski he was a bit too honest about his love of the original UK version of ‘The Office’
“I believe in the power of theater, and I don’t think you need to be in a blockbuster to touch people.” – David Harbour
Check out Beyonce’s audition and screen test for ‘Dreamgirls’.
“I look at aspects of myself that parallel the character, and then I look for role models.” – Jeff Bridges
“It’s always more interesting to play the villain. I always make the point of saying, ‘You can’t say “F— you” nicely,’ so the actions speak louder than the words” – James Caan
“I had a terrible audition once where I went in for a Dutch yogurt [commercial],” he started to tell the interviewer.
Hiddleston chats about the finer points of playing Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier.
“It’s so unbelievably rare to get the opportunity that I did to be on The Office, so what I try to do instead is try to deserve to stay here” – John Krasinski
“Why do I have to pay a publicist? I’d rather save my money so I can go do an Off Broadway play.'” – John Turturro
Radcliffe reveals how he played such a layered character and what it felt like to say his character’s hate-filled dialogue.
“When one does speak one’s mind, one might be surprised at how receptive people are.” – Actor John Cho
Helberg spoke about portraying his character in the film and whether or not he feels typecast by his Big Bang Theory role.
“I know that I am a poor man’s fill-in-the-blank. And I know that there are poor man’s Will Chases out there. That’s just the nature of the business” – Will Chase
“I like a director that encourages me to be playful. I don’t really like being restricted or controlled by a director.” – Julia Stiles
