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Actors on Acting

Over the years, some of the world’s most successful actors have shared their insights and advice on acting and their careers.
In this category, you’ll find articles on actors who share their thoughts on a wide range of acting topics, including:

  • What it means to be an actor
  • Different approaches to acting
  • How to prepare for a role
  • How to work with directors and other actors
  • How to deal with rejection and failure
  • And much more!

Whether you’re just starting out or a working actor, there is something for everyone in this category.

Guy Pearce in The Rover

Even After ‘Iron Man 3’ and ‘Memento’, Guy Pearce Still Finds Himself Auditioning For Roles

Guy Pearce has had an extraordinary career with movies like Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to his breakout role in LA Confidential. Even though he’s a strong leading man on-screen, getting into acting was a way for him to survive. The English-born Australian actor lost his dad at the age of

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Ellen Burstyn and Heather Graham in Flowers in the Attic

Emmy-Nominated Actress Ellen Burstyn: “I like to take on projects I don’t understand right away and present a challenge”

It’s Emmys Week and Ellen Burstyn is nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Flowers in the Attic. In a profile on the actress by Studio System News, Burstyn gave her thoughts on her Emmy-nominated role and what attracted her to acting

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Cate Blanchett on Choosing a Play: “The character I’m to play is almost always the last point of entry for me”

When you aren’t seeing Cate Blanchett on screen in movies like Blue Jasmine or The Hobbit she usually isn’t taking a well-deserved break. Not only is she devoted to her three children, but Blanchett is a leading player of the Sydney Theatre Company, which has put on productions in short

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Aubrey Plaza Leaves Behind her Droll ‘Parks and Rec’ Character to Play a Zombie in ‘Life After Beth’

Aubrey Plaza is taking on the box office again with her new movie, About Alex. For fans that love her deadpan character April from Parks and Recreation, it’s going to be a bit of a departure. The 30-year-old actress told The New York Times, “It’s a fun challenge to make

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Benedict Cumberbatch on Playing Geniuses: “Brilliant people have private moments of self-doubt and things which we could all relate to”

Whether it’s his distinctive voice or his bearing, Benedict Cumberbatch has been a go-to actor for intelligent characters like Sherlock Holmes or British mathematician Alan Turing. In a conversation with the Los Angeles Times, Cumberbatch spoke about what’s on his mind when he’s playing such characters… and he admits it

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