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
Tom Holland’s Self-Taped Auditions Helped Him Land Spider-Man
“I rang up my agent and I said, ‘Just get me a self- tape. Please let me send something so that they can see me.” – Tom Holland
Jeffrey Tambor Talks His ‘Transparent’ Transformation and Being a “Young Actor Who Was Bald”
“I was scared stiff, and we began the makeup and they did the hair, and I remember Maura just appearing on my face” – Jeffrey Tambor on ‘Transparent’
Laurie Metcalf on Broadway’s ‘Misery’ and Finding Those “Two or Three Drops of Vulnerability” in Playing Annie Wilkes
“It’s such a theatrical character, which makes it a great fit for the theater. I don’t know what I would have even done in an audition room” – Laurie Metcalf
Watch: Jennifer Connelly’s Audition for’Labyrinth’
Straight from the Jim Henson vaults, you can check out a clip of Jennifer Connelly’s audition for the cult favorite movie.
Watch: Michael Clarke Duncan’s ‘The Green Mile’ Screen Test
The screen test demonstrates why Michael Clarke Duncan was perfect for the role.
Jennifer Hudson on Making Her Broadway Debut in ‘The Color Purple’ and the Violence of ‘Chi-Raq’
“I’m always excited to see what I’m going to learn onstage with a different crowd.” – Jennifer Hudson
Idris Elba Led His Young Cast “By Example” on ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Set
In the film, Elba stars as Commandant and by his side is a young orphaned boy named Agu, who’s played by first-timer, Abraham Attah.
Chris Hemsworth on His Weight Loss for ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
“You don’t have to convince yourself that you’re exhausted and hungry; you feel it.” – Chris Hemsworth on losing weight for In the Heart of the Sea
Michael Fassbender on Macbeth the “Massive Insight” He Found in How He Was Going to Play Him
Fassbender views Macbeth’s tortured visions as Shakespeare’s take on PTSD.
Watch: Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter Audition
It’s great to watch Radcliffe getting to grips with Harry’s glasses; something he most definitely got used to over time.
David Tennant Talks ‘Jessica Jones’ and His Acting Process
“Within the small range of choice you have as an actor, I do tend toward things I haven’t done before.” – David Tennant
Eddie Redmayne Talks ‘The Danish Girl’, Broadway and the Best Piece of Acting Advice He Ever Received
“As an actor, you never go, ‘Oh, I need to do this.’ You ask yourself, ‘Is this story worth telling? Does it hit me?'” – Eddie Redmayne
Steve Carell’s Take On His Career and the Characters He Plays
“A character doesn’t know whether they’re in a comedy or a drama.” – Steve Carell
Michael Caine: “I can’t work with bad actors, I can only work with good ones”
“If you get the hair and the costume right – you put that costume on long before you start the movie – you look in the mirror and you go, ‘There he is, I know exactly who he is.'” – Michael Caine