Watch: Olivia Wilde Talks About ‘Meadowland’
Wilde speaks about starring such a dramatically-intense film, how she has built her career, and the “worst pep talk” she ever got from her agent.
Wilde speaks about starring such a dramatically-intense film, how she has built her career, and the “worst pep talk” she ever got from her agent.
Redford and Dan Rather discuss the real-life events that inspired the film, how journalism has changed since the scandal, and Redford’s lifelong commitment to environmental activism
Isidora Goreshter recently recalled that her audition for the ‘Shameless’ was by far her worst ever.
“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
“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
Actor Chris Pratt posted this motivating message on Instagram
“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’
“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
“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
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.
“I never, ever wanted to be an actor.” – Ray Liotta
“A lot of times, this town, or this business, really only looks at your last three projects.” – Jennifer Jason Leigh
“Developing a character is the only thing in the world I feel 100 percent confident in, that I understand.” – Jennifer Lawrence
“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
“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.
“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
“We had months of rehearsal beforehand, but every day was like doing a play” – Leonardo DiCaprio on shooting ‘The Revenant’
“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
“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
Ashford points out that since she plays a dog she has had a creative response to phones going off in the theater.