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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.

Kathy Bates Talks About Ryan Murphy Writing Roles for Older Women: “He somehow understands how to write for us”

Actress Kathy Bates has had tremendous success on the big and small screen. Harry’s Law fans rejoiced when she returned to television this season in the third installment of the American Horror Story anthology on FX. Her role in American Horror Story: Coven as 1800s-era serial killer Madame Delphine LaLaurie […]

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Watch: The Actors Roundtable with Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Josh Brolin and Michael B. Jordan

The Hollywood Reporter brought together possible Oscar contenders Jake Gyllenhaal (Prisoners), Forest Whitaker (Lee Daniels’ The Butler), Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), Josh Brolin (Labor Day) and Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) in a fantastic roundtable interview you should definitely watch. Some of the things

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‘The Carrie Diaries’ Star Lindsey Gort Steps into the Expensive Shoes of Iconic Character Samantha Jones

One of the most iconic series from HBO’s slate of shows over the years has been Sex and the City. When the CW decided to do a prequel to the popular Sarah Jessica Parker show, some fans were concerned over who would play Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha in The

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Matthew McConaughey on the Possibility of an Oscar Nomination for ‘Dallas Buyers Club’: “If that happened that’s wonderful”

There was a time when I would point to Matthew McConaughey‘s first movie role — David Wooderson in Dazed and Confused — as his best role in an inconsistent career overshadowed by performances in silly romantic comedies.  But over the past two years McConaughey has constantly challenged himself as an

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Hayden Panettiere on Her Acting Dry Spell Between ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville’: “It hit me like a ton of bricks”

It’s hard for a teen star to navigate the waters when transitioning to a career as an adult actor. For Hayden Panettiere, there were a few bumps in the road, but the actress understands that it was all a part of the process. In an interview with HuffPost Entertainment, the

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‘The Model Apartment’ Star Diane Davis Paddled in a Canoe with an iPad to Audition for her Star-making Role

Diane Davis may not be a familiar name to you, but she’s making waves in the New York theatre scene. The actress is currently starring in The Model Apartment by Donald Margulies at Primary Stages. The 1988 revival’s storyline revolves around a character named Debby who is suffering from mental

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‘American Horror Story’ Star Jessica Lange On Her Four-Decade Career: “I am coming to the end of acting”

For Jessica Lange fans, brace yourself for the news she recently revealed to the Los Angeles Times, she’s ready to retire. Don’t worry though, it’s a five-year plan for the 64-year-old actress. She shared how she wants to end her successful career. Lange said, “I am coming to the end

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Bob Odenkirk and the ‘Nebraska’ Cast Offer Up Audition Tips: “An audition is a chance to act that day”

Auditions are one of the most important components of an actor’s career. However, it is often an artist’s least favorite aspect of trying to make it in Hollywood. Once you are an established working actor, does the audition process ever change? In a recent Envelope Screening Series with the Los

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Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan on ‘Kill Your Darlings’, Bad Auditions and More (video)

Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan star in the new film, Kill Your Darlings, the untold story of a murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg (Radcliffe), Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston), William Burroughs (Ben Foster) and Lucien Carr (DeHaan) at Columbia University in 1944. The story is fascinating because it’s

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Ben Kingsley: “I think we must be very, very careful not to relegate Shakespeare to the past and dismiss him as obsolete”

You’re reading a website named Daily Actor, so I think it’s a fair assumption that you like Shakespeare.  Because of that, you’ll probably agree with Sir Ben Kingsley‘s assessment that the best way to keep Shakespeare’s work relevant is to keep it as what it was always meant to be:

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Laura Linney’s strategy to her ‘Fifth Estate’ role: “I really approached it from a storytelling standpoint”

Laura Linney is currently in theaters in The Fifth Estate about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his rise to power as a free-speech activist. The story raises many complicated issues about information and how it should be distributed even when it affects global security. The Big C actress talked to

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The Fifth Estate Script

Benedict Cumberbatch Reveals the Physical Transformations He Underwent to Play Julian Assange in ‘The Fifth Estate’

2013’s hottest actor in Hollywood is on a winning streak right now. With career-making turns in August: Osage County, 12 Years a Slave and The Fifth Estate, Benedict Cumberbatch is making himself a household name. In a recent interview with Moviefone at the Toronto Film Festival, the actor revealed the

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Chiwetel Ejiofor on ’12 Years a Slave’: “The story is one of the most deeply enriching experiences that I have ever had as a performer or an actor”

12 Years a Slave is probably the most painful film I’ve seen all year, but I mean that in an emotionally moving sense.  Though I understand why many people found Lee Daniels’ The Butler tremendously moving (I didn’t), I would have to think that 12 Years a Slave, directed by

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