Actors on Acting Archives

Anthony Mackie on His Long Road to Success and the Advice Morgan Freeman Gave Him

Anthony Mackie says he’s followed a traditional career path as an actor, and feels he is finally enjoying the benefits of that groundwork.

When Gary Oldman worked with director David Fincher on Mank it was a positive thing that they were on the same page.

Rebecca Breeds admits that she didn’t have a handle on Starling’s accent at first because she misunderstood the sides for the audition.

Glynn Turman spoke about playing his part on both stage and screen and how his approach to playing Toledo changed.

The talk focuses on Rhea Seehorn’s Better Call Saul role, but she does speak about her long road to booking the series.

Jodie Foster went into detail about rehearsals with Robert De Niro on Taxi Driver and why it ended up being important to their characters.

Scott Glenn talks about his career, the military and reveals that he became an actor almost by happenstance.

Giancarlo Esposito details his early career struggles and what he had to do to adapt to the expectations people had of him as a performer

Kate Winslet went into detail about her early career and how the blockbuster film, Titanic, changed everything for her.

George Clooney points out that as an actor nearing sixty, he is now gearing toward a different caliber of roles.

Carey Mulligan explains how she feels about playing such an ambitious, and in some instances dark, character in Promising Young Woman.

Lupita Nyong’o chats to SAG about her work on Serengeti, 12 Years a Slave as well as her other acclaimed roles.

Sarah Paulson made her first major appearance on TV in Law & Order, but reflecting on that audition she reveals that she nearly blew it.

Laura Linney on how she overcame concerns about on-camera acting and taking on roles without knowing the direction the character will take.

Kate Winslet details what went into her portrayal of Mary Anning in ‘Ammonite’ and reveals what scared her about the role.

Josh Gad discusses voicing the world’s most famous snowman and his other major roles, including his current HBO series, Avenue 5.

Emma Corrin on what inspired her to get into acting and how she created her version of Princess Diana, including her “Diana playlist.”

Edgar Ramirez, who starred in the HBO miniseries The Undoing, referenced how his background in media and journalism.

Noma Dumezweni talked about The Undoing and concerns that her years on the stage might affect her ability to act on television.

Sarah Paulson’s characters have undergone serious trauma and she’s also gone through that herself since she doesn’t know how to “fake it.”