Don Cheadle: “Be scared. Be on the edge of your creativity”
“Be willing to fall flat on your face and be in an unknown place. If you’re doing that, you’re probably growing” – Don Cheadle
What is Jesse Eisenberg’s “Most Fulfilling Acting Experience”?
“My absolute favorite thing to do is to write a play and then, after I finish, do the first reading of it with my friends around the table”- Jesse Eisenberg
Lupita Nyong’o on Her Broadway Debut: “When we get up on that stage, you do not know what will happen”
“I think theater offers a chance to flex muscles that then only help to sustain cinematic work.” – Lupita Nyong’o
Jake Gyllenhaal on Missed Superhero Opportunities and Portraying “Antisocial” Characters
“I’ve always wanted to have the opportunity to play a number of different roles, and I knew it wasn’t necessarily the role, but how you played them” – Jake Gyllenhaal
Watch: A Conversation with Thomas Mann on ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
Mann talks about the on the impact of having a film that was so well received at Sundance and the effect it has had on his career.
Jessie Mueller on Broadway’s ‘Waitress’ and Her Initial Fear of Performing in New York City
“I hope that I put something truthful out there, with sensitivity and openness. I feel emotions deeply.” – Jessie Mueller on Broadway’s ‘Waitress’
Zachary Levi on His Broadway Return in ‘She Loves Me’
“As much as I’d like to feel like I can compete with the Brad Pitts of the world, that’s like Adonis-y, leading-man stuff and I’m just a little goofier than that” – Zachary Levi
Sarah Paulson Talks ‘The People Vs OJ Simpson’ and How She Strives to Get Her Character Right
“I wonder sometimes if being in the Ryan Murphy world — in that I get to play so many different types of characters within that one TV show — that there really isn’t time to sort of typecast me as one particular kind of thing.” – Sarah Paulson
Ben Affleck on Batman Casting Criticism and Why He Took on the Caped Crusader
“The whole lesson of my career has been that what’s really important is the work you do.” – Ben Affleck
Sally Field: “Underdog is the Understatement of My Career”
“You find a way to do the work you want to do, whether it’s on the big screen, the small screen, the stage, you just find a way.” – Sally Field
Laura Benanti on Making Her Broadway Return After a 5-Year Break: “I’m not going to say yes to anything”
“I think that people are most comfortable when they can put you in a box” – Laura Benanti
Mayim Bialik Admits ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cast Are “Overpaid”
“I don’t think about the money a lot. I am an employed actor and we are all overpaid. I am grateful to be employed.” – Mayim Bialik
Henry Cavill On Acting: “I’m Not Just Doing This For The Art. The Money’s Fantastic”
“People will be calling me a **** they’re reading this, but travel’s great as long as you’re going first class.” – Henry Cavill on the massive amounts of money he’s making
Watch: SAG Conversations with ‘Midnight Special’ Star Michael Shannon
Shannon talks in-depth about his entire career, including his collaborations with director Jeff Nichols.
Sterling K. Brown Talks Theater and His Audition for ‘The People V. OJ Simpson’
While Cuba Gooding Jr. is killing it (pun intended) on FX’s The People V. OJ Simpson, audiences have been drawn to Sterling K. Brown’s Christopher Darden.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead on Her Early Career and the Secrecy Surrounding ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’
10 Cloverfield Lane star Mary Elizabeth Winstead talked with Interview recently about her first few years as an actress and landing her role in Cloverfield Lane. The first time she got positive feedback as an actor was when she was 10-years-old and played the lead in her schools production of
‘Billions’ Star Maggie Siff Both “Shocked” and “Excited” by New Role
“I have more inspiration and energy for [characters] who are smart and really complicated” – ‘Billions’ star, Maggie Siff
Watch: A Conversation with Saoirse Ronan of ‘Brooklyn’
Ronan goes into detail about the challenges of shooting a period piece and the significant amount of emotional scenes in the film
Watch: Conversations with Rooney Mara of ‘Carol’
Mara talks about the challenges of playing a young woman having an affair with an older woman in the 1950s.
Watch: Conversations with Will Smith on ‘Concussion’ and the Research That He Did for His Role
Smith speaks in-depth on his preparation for the role, including the amount of research that he did to play Dr. Omalu