Tina Fey’s Worst Audition Ever
Backstage at The Tonight Show, Tina Fey talks about her worst audition ever. It doesn’t sound so bad to me… I’ve had worse. Way worse.
Kate Winslet Likes Things in Threes: New Baby, Hit Film and Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Kate Winslet is known for her critically acclaimed work in movies like The Reader, Labor Day and Little Children. This year, she is departing from typical Oscar fare to dive into a big budget box office hit — Divergent. She spoke with Hero Complex about why she chose such radically
Idina Menzel on How Her New Broadway Musical Reflects Her Life and Staying “In the Moment”
Is there anyone hotter than Idina Menzel at the moment? She had a starring role in Disney’s Frozen, which is the second highest-grossing animated movie worldwide (and still has a chance of overtaking Toy Story 3 to become #1), her new musical on Broadway, If/Then, is set to open on
Scarlett Johansson Accepted a Marvel Studios Role to “prove to myself that I could do it”
Scarlett Johansson started out her career in small, independent films, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a part of the Marvel franchise. She made her big-budget film debut in 2010’s Iron Man 2 as Natasha Romanoff, aka the Black Widow. Johansson spoke with the The Wall Street Journal about her
‘The Good Wife’ Star Josh Charles on His Dramatic Exit from the Show: “I was just ready to move on to the next chapter”
[Warning: Spoilers] On Sunday, one of the biggest shockers was the death of beloved character Will Gardner on the CBS show, The Good Wife. Twitter was in a frenzy over Josh Charles‘ dramatic exit from the hit show. In this era of spoilers and no secrets, thanks to social media,
Chris Evans Taking an Acting Hitaus: “Right now, I just want to get behind the camera and make movies”
After Captain America: The Winter Soldier wrapped, star Chris Evans took the time he had off to make his directorial debut with 1:30 Train, which he shot in New York. The experience was so enjoyable that he has made a bold declaration to Variety: unless he’s playing Captain America, don’t
Michael C. Hall on his Broadway Return: “I experienced an increasingly intense itch to come back to the stage”
Dexter fans have been anxious to see what would be star Michael C. Hall‘s next move after the show ended in September 2013. While Hall has since been seen in the indie movies Kill Your Darlings and Cold in July, audiences will also be able to see Hall on Broadway
Tom Hanks On Acting
Listening to Tom Hanks give advice is always a plus in my book. BAFTA Guru on YouTube posted this video a while back and I don’t care how old it is, it’s great. From the description: “Being an actor is “a never-ending process of examining where you are in life”
Martha Plimpton on Her Early Acting Career And Why She Loves Theatre “Deeply”
Martha Plimpton had an unusual child actor career. She didn’t get über-famous and then crash and burn. The actress had a slow, steady rise and maintained a busy schedule. In a new interview with The Guardian, the 43-year-old star talks about her level of fame growing up in the entertainment
Hypothermia Reduced Russell Crowe to Tears on the Set of ‘Noah’
Sure, Darren Aronofsky‘s Noah uses more CGI H2O than old-fashioned “water pictures” used to, but that doesn’t mean that star Russell Crowe didn’t spend a lot of time during the shoot completely soaked. In fact, reportedly Crowe was soaked for so long during one day of shooting that he suffered
Robert Wagner Thinks “It’s Very Difficult” for Young Actors Today
TV and film star Robert Wagner recently turned eighty-four, and though his output has slowed since he headlined television series in the 1960s and 1970s, he still remains popular for his large body of work and his scandalous past. Though much of it did not leak out until his 2008
Chris Evans on Why Acclaimed Actors are Doing Marvel Movies: “We don’t just love good performances. We love good movies. And Marvel has the Midas touch”
The upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier seems to have even more buzz than usual surrounding it, which says a lot considering few movies generate as much buzz these days as a Marvel movie. While audiences definitely gave Captain America: The First Avenger high marks, it seemed like star Chris
Bryan Cranston on Money, Kissing Girls, and Working on a Complain-Free Set
We’ve probably written more about Bryan Cranston over the last six months on Daily Actor than any other actor. And why shouldn’t we? Cranston is riding a huge wave of popularity after the series finale of the award-winning television drama Breaking Bad and making his Broadway debut in All The
Emilia Clarke Tells Jimmy Fallon Her ‘Game of Thrones’ Audition Story
Emilia Clarke stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to talk about her Game of Thrones audition.
Amanda Seyfried: “‘Big Love’ cemented my feelings for acting”
Amanda Seyfried‘s rise to fame began at the age of 15 when she first appeared on the soap opera As the World Turns. Last year, she was a part of the Oscar-nominated ensemble film Les Misérables and life was never the same. On the April cover of W magazine, the 28-year-old
Jason Bateman on Playing a Nasty Character in ‘Bad Words’ and Why He’ll Never Push His Kids to Act
Being that he has grown up on television, it’s difficult to dislike Jason Bateman as an actor. However, that doesn’t mean he isn’t going to exploit that affinity. In his first film as a director, Bad Words, Bateman plays a genius-level scumbag named Guy Tribly who uses his ability as
Jason Momoa on Being Cast in ‘The Red Road’: “I had to convince them that I had it in me, which I do, I just never got the opportunity”
The SundanceTV channel has recently started creating scripted original series and the latest one is The Red Road starring Jason Momoa. In the series Momoa stars as Phillip Kopus, a member of the New Jersey Ramapough Mountain Indians who was recently released from prison. While Momoa is better known for
Lena Dunham was Fired by HBO just before she got Hired by HBO
She’s a showrunner, an Emmy winner and also a fired HBO employee. Yes, Lena Dunham lost a job just before her show Girls was picked up by the cable network. In 2011, the 27-year-old star was working on the miniseries Mildred Pierce starring Kate Winslet when she was given the
Kelli O’Hara on Co-Starring with Friend Steven Pasquale in ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ and Why She Stretches Before Singing
Despite the influx of Hollywood stars on Broadway stages in recent years, the theater community in New York City can often seem like a small world. It’s not uncommon for actors to find themselves working with actors over again in different shows. Such is the case with Kelli O’Hara and
Neil Patrick Harris: “I always operate with a fair amount of self-loathing when I’m performing”
It might be hard to believe, but when Neil Patrick Harris takes the stage in Hedwig and the Angry Inch in the spring it will be the first time in nearly a decade that Harris has been in a Broadway musical. Sure, in the meantime we’ve seen Harris sing, dance,