Isla Fisher Got a Role in ‘The Great Gatsby’ Without Saying a Word
The next time I interview for a job I’m not going to say anything. I don’t mean I won’t say anything of substance, I’m literally not going to say anything at all. Not a word.
Alexander Skarsgard: “If I feel that a guy that I’m about to play looks a specific way, I have to stay true to that”
Alexander Skarsgard is using his time away from playing Eric Northman on True Blood wisely, by playing diverse parts in several movies.
The Great Gatsby’s Carey Mulligan on Auditioning with Leonardo DiCaprio: “We spent about an hour and a half together auditioning, and I loved it”
Carey Mulligan won the part of Daisy Buchanan over many of Hollywood’s most famous starlets. But the actress claims one of the best rewards was working with costar Leonardo DiCaprio
Greta Gerwig: “I’ve gone through times where I regretted movies that I now don’t regret”
When it comes to indie star Greta Gerwig, she has gone through phases of regretting some of her past films — particularly when the offers weren’t coming in.
Mackenzie Crook Talks ‘Game of Thrones’ and His Experience in “Eye-Acting”
There’s not much background Mackenzie Crook can get about his character, Orell, on HBO’s Game of Thrones besides brushing up on the novels. That’s because it’s hard to investigate being a ‘skinchanger.’
Olga Kurylenko on How She and Terrence Malick Created Her Character in ‘To the Wonder’
Olga Kurylenko is ready to prove she’s more than just a pretty face. Although she got her start modeling and starred as a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace, she’s hoping to branch out more.
Zachary Quinto on Coming Out: “I haven’t stopped working, I’ve only worked more since I came out”
Though 2009’s Star Trek made headlines for featuring a Mr. Spock who was no stranger to romance with Zoe Saldana’s Uhura, Zachary Quinto, who played the Vulcan hero, came out as gay in real-life two years afterward. While appearing on The Jonathan Ross show to promote the Star Trek sequel, Quinto spoke about coming out and its effect on his career.
Lauren Graham Wrote a Book!
These days it is pretty common for actors to have multi-hyphenate careers—fashion designers, singers, directors. But it’s rarer for actors to become novelists. Lauren Graham is taking up the title of bona fide writer with her new book, Someday, Someday, Maybe.
Mad Men’s Jay R. Ferguson on Growing His Big ‘Ole Beard and Working with Jon Hamm
Sometimes actors find joy in the little things. One of the highlights of Jay R. Ferguson’s time playing Stan Rizzo on Mad Men was the chance to grow an insane beard for the role.
Greta Gerwig on Writing the Script to ‘Frances Ha’ and Her “Mumblecore” Origins
It seems like Greta Gerwig has been promoting Frances Ha forever — it premiered back in September 2012 at the Telluride Film Festival and finally is being released to theaters later this month — but everywhere Gerwig and co-writer/director Noah Baumbach have gone with the film they’ve been welcomed with rave reviews.
Tom Hanks on Broadway: “I feel like I’ve played good American Legion baseball, and now, suddenly, I’m playing left field for the Yankees”
Hanks confesses that the demands of Broadway acting is something completely new to him.Â
Rebecca Hall on ‘Iron Man 3’: “This is not ever the kind of film that I wanted to do”
One of the most surprising members of the cast of Iron Man 3 is Rebecca Hall, who plays scientist Maya Hansen. Hall has had a prolific career since her first film in 2006, but had never been in any sort of big budget film until appearing alongside Robert Downey, Jr. in Iron Man 3.
Colin Firth on ‘Arthur Newman’ and How Winning an Oscar “Opens Doors”
Your career doesn’t automatically change once you’ve won an Oscar—at least according to Colin Firth. The British actor claims that transformation happens slowly.
Adam Driver talks ‘Girls’, Working with Lena Dunham and His Upcoming Film Roles
Adam Driver doesn’t do a lot of interviews so if you’re a fan of Girls or Driver himself, you should check this out.
Mads Mikkelsen on ‘Hannibal’: “I think he is as close as you can come to the devil”
It seems like there would be many challenges to playing an iconic character like cannibal serial killer Hannibal Lecter. Luckily for Mads Mikkelsen, he’s not a picky eater.
Leonardo DiCaprio on ‘The Great Gatsby’: “It’s intimidating … because you’re almost setting yourself up for disaster”
I’m feeling incredibly ambivalent about Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby because it is adapted from my all-time favorite book. While I’m happy to see the book get even more recognition, I’m not crazy about the cast, the soundtrack (I didn’t know there was so much hip hop in the 1920s), that it was shot half a world away from where it takes place, and the simple fact that no adaptation of The Great Gatsby has ever been able to capture the wild spirit of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.
Ben Kingsley: “I think when actors are playing villains, the best key is not to look at how evil they can be, but to look into their total conviction”
Without spoiling much, Ben Kingsley absolutely steals the show in Iron Man 3. He plays the Mandarin, a terrorist who controls the television airwaves in order to broadcast his vicious acts.
Bobby Cannavale’s Advice to High School Actors: “‘Say yes to everything,’ because you learn by doing”
Thirty Bronx Theatre High School students had the opportunity to pick the brain of one of New York’s top stage actors, Bobby Cannavale, when he visited with them on behalf of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s education program to chat about acting.
Greetings from Tim Buckley’s Penn Badgley on Not Impersonating Jeff Buckley’s Voice and Being “Done With” T.V.
Penn Badgley is more than ready to leave behind his days as a CW heartthrob on Gossip Girls. With his new role as legendary singer Jeff Buckley in Greetings from Tim Buckley, Badgley is already earning critics’ attention for his portrayal.
Colin Firth: “Life as an actor is a constant roll of the dice”
Colin Firth was a relatively popular actor even before he won an Oscar for The King’s Speech, so it’s not hard to guess that his stock rose afterward. However, Firth says that while he’s certainly more in demand it doesn’t make the roles he’s offered any less of a chance when he accepts one.