Sutton Foster: “Sometimes I won’t even find a character until I put on the costume”
“I never had grand aspirations to be a movie star, to be famous or to be on TV. The theater was what I wanted.” – Sutton Foster
Paul Giamatti on Building His Career: “I was always willing to just go, ‘OK, sure, I’ll do that'”
“This guy is vain in a way that lots of characters I’ve played aren’t. I gotta look RIGHT for this guy! Prop-wise, style-wise, the way my beard’s shaped — it’s all carefully thought out.” – Paul Giamatti
Chris Pratt to Everyone Chasing Their Dreams: “Don’t give up. Apply constant pressure for as long as it takes”
Actor Chris Pratt posted this motivating message on Instagram
Michael Fassbender on ‘Steve Jobs’ and Aaron Sorkin’s Words
“It really was me spending time with the script. Whether we were rehearsing together as an ensemble and with Danny [Boyle] or myself at home.” – Michael Fassbender on ‘Steve Jobs’
Sutton Foster on Playing With Her Age in ‘Younger’: “I’m actually excited to be a 40-year-old on TV”
“I wasn’t pursuing television. I wanted to be onstage. And I was very lucky there. But my career’s unfolding . . . exactly as it’s supposed to.” – Sutton Foster
Rashida Jones on ‘Angie Tribeca’ and How Acting Can Be “Grind”
“It’s just that it’s a grind. To try for that to be your primary career, especially for women, it’s a bit of a grind.” – Rashida Jones on Acting
WATCH: Conversations with the Stars of ‘Straight Outta Compton’
O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, along with Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray, talk about the film, the influence of N.W.A., and being new stars in Hollywood.
Ray Liotta on ‘Shades of Blue’, Typecasting and How He Got Started Acting
“I never, ever wanted to be an actor.” – Ray Liotta
Jennifer Jason Leigh on Her Career Before ‘The Hateful Eight’: “I am well over 40. I feel like the door was closed”
“A lot of times, this town, or this business, really only looks at your last three projects.” – Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Lawrence on Lack of Support Before Stardom: “I grew up in Kentucky, so nobody was like, ‘You’re gonna be a movie star”
“Developing a character is the only thing in the world I feel 100 percent confident in, that I understand.” – Jennifer Lawrence
Kurt Russell on ‘The Hateful Eight’ and the “Trust” He Had With Jennifer Jason Leigh
“You know, we did work hard and this one had become a long process. There was a read-through, a long rehearsal period, and then you do the thing” – Kurt Russell on The Hateful Eight
How an Abundance of Passion Brought ‘School of Rock’ Star Alex Brightman Success
“No one woke up a year ago and said, ‘We have to give Alex Brightman this job. We have to keep remembering that we chose to be here.
Watch: Kurt Russell Explains that Time He Auditioned for Han Solo and Luke Skywalker
“The rumor is that I ‘turned down Star Wars,’ and I didn’t turn down Star Wars. But that’s the fun history of that” – Kurt Russell
Leonardo DiCaprio Talks ‘The Revenant’: “It was the most difficult film I’ve ever done”
“We had months of rehearsal beforehand, but every day was like doing a play” – Leonardo DiCaprio on shooting ‘The Revenant’
The Danish Girl’s Alicia Vikander on Finding What to Play in Her Characters
“I don’t think so much about whether I’m playing a strong person or not – it’s not that the character needs to be loud or straightforward” – Alicia Vikander
James Brolin: “I was a person who was really unsuited to be an actor”
“I would go to five different workshops a week, spending every nickel I had, trying to be just decent at this side of the camera” – James Brolin
Annaleigh Ashford Reveals How Broadway’s ‘Sylvia’ Cast Responded to Show-Interrupting Cell Phone User
Ashford points out that since she plays a dog she has had a creative response to phones going off in the theater.
What Was Jennifer Jason Leigh’s Audition Like For ‘The Hateful Eight’?
“I wanted the part so badly — I’ve wanted to be in a Tarantino movie forever — and needed to give it my all, but it was quite a task set before me, and I was nervous.” – Jennifer Jason Leigh
How has Regina King Maintained a 30 Year Acting Career? “[I’m] an actor, not a celebrity”
“I saw that I was being stereotyped. I saw that a lot of us were being stereotyped. I didn’t want to be part of that” – Regina King
‘Orange is the New Black’ Gave Danielle Brooks the Confidence for Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’
“Before Orange is the New Black, a year out of school, I was struggling to get a theater job.” – Danielle Brooks