Frank Grillo on Being Typecast: “I welcome it”
“I hear actors pooh-pooh the idea… people might see them as a certain thing. I welcome it” – Frank Grillo on Typecasting
Michael Shannon on Actors Working for Free: “I think as a group actors need to stop enabling this behavior”
“If somebody’s got a good script and you want to put good actors in it then everybody should be taken care of.” – Michael Shannon
Javier Muñoz on Taking the Lead in ‘Hamilton’: “This is just fun, and glorious”
Muñoz talks about his feelings on playing Alexander Hamilton full-time and his relationship with Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Aubrey Plaza: “It’s always mind-blowing to me that people assume that I am my character”
“I never feel satisfied. I never feel like I can take a break” – Aubrey Plaza
Eric Stonestreet on Why He’s an Actor and His Voiceover Role in ‘The Secret Life of Pets’
“I freaking hated it when I would tell somebody I was an actor and they would say, “Oh, what restaurant do you work at?” – Eric Stonestreet
Rebel Wilson: “I saw my size as being an advantage, whereas so many women see it as a disadvantage”
“There’s something about me that people like laughing at” – Rebel Wilson
Allison Janney on Her Height, Filming a Sex Scene at Age 50 and ‘The West Wing’
Allison Janney reveals whether or not her height has affected her career in a negative way, what it was like to film an intimate scene at age 50.
Watch: SAG Conversations with Caitriona Balfe of ‘Outlander’
Balfe talks about the challenges of starring ‘Outlander’ and what she enjoys about starring in it.
Charlie Cox on the Financial Reality of Doing Off-Broadway’s ‘Incognito’: “I just keep the purse strings tighter during the run of the play”
Cox reveals that he will probably just about break even after Incognito closes.
Jesse Eisenberg: “It’s much easier for me to play a character with some kind of eccentricity or strange behavior”
“In a part that’s so different to me, I can just lose myself in the character and I don’t feel any of my usual self-awareness” – Jesse Eisenberg
Watch: Drama Actor Roundtable With Rami Malek, Paul Giamatti and More
The actors talk about career mistakes, the lines that they won’t cross and the parts they’d love to land
Watch: Drama Actress Emmy Roundtable with Kerry Washington, Julianna Margulies and More
Kirsten Dunst, Julianna Margulies, Sarah Paulson, Regina King and Constance Zimmer chat about careers, working in TV, their characters and more.
Billy Bob Thorton Recalls His Life as a Young, Struggling Actor
“My advice to anybody who wants to do whatever it is with their life is don’t ever let your dreams die because that’s what keeps an artist alive” – Billy Bob Thorton
Outlander’s Tobias Menzies: “When I started acting, I found a place and a release which I didn’t find in my own life”
“There are two characters, but between each of them is a genuine range of psychologies and emotions.” – Tobias Menzies on his ‘Outlander’ Characters
Paul Giamatti: “Occasionally it’s fun to play somebody nice”
“I always played unpleasant people. Or weirdos. I’m not complaining. They’re good parts.” – Paul Giamatti
Watch: SAG Conversations with Christopher Meloni
Meloni talks about his entire career working in both drama and comedy. It’s a fascinating discussion about the career of a true journeyman actor at work.
Daniel Radcliffe on How He Played Dead in ‘Swiss Army Man’
“You just sort of have to use your imagination when you’re playing something that doesn’t exist.” – Daniel Radcliffe
‘Fargo’ Star Patrick Wilson: “I’ve never played someone as steadfast and solid as Lou. I aspire to be Lou”
“I listened to country all across the map. George Jones. There’s just a feeling that I get from country music. I wanted to keep Lou strong, focused” – Patrick Wilson on His ‘Fargo’ Character
Watch: SAG Conversations with Helen Mirren
The nearly hour-long interview spans Mirren’s entire career, encompassing her work on both stage and screen.
Adam Driver’s Ted Talk: His Time in the Marines and Becoming an Actor
“Self-expression is just as powerful a tool as having a rifle on your shoulder” – Adam Driver