New Girl’s Max Greenfield: “I’m getting to do everything I want to do on this show”
Max Greenfield, who plays king of the slimeballs Schmidt on FOX’s New Girl, is not at all worried about typecasting.
Steve Buscemi on Improv in ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’: “I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor”
Steve Buscemi is one of my favorite actors, mostly because he’s so versatile. He can be cold and calculating, like in Fargo or as Nucky Thompson in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, and he can be quirky, like in Ghost World or The Big Lebowski.
Amy Adams talks the Ups and Downs of Acting and the On-Screen Chemistry She Has with Philip Seymour Hoffman
Amy Adams is the first to admit that she’s pretty lucky. This past Academy Awards saw her fourth Oscar nomination (for The Master.)
Ethan Hawke: “Everybody’s not rooting for you, and everybody doesn’t see your artistic growth as their number-one priority”
If you think that you haven’t seen much of Ethan Hawke on movie screens lately, you’d be right. However, Hawke’s lower profile in film is not a case of him not being offered work, but a case of Hawke’s increasing desire to concentrate on his theater work.
Rebecca Hall on ‘Parade’s End’, the Difficulty of Finding Challenging Roles and the “Gift” of “Doing 5 Hours of Drama”
You know you’re looking at a talented actress when you’ve seen them in an English period piece and a blockbuster superhero movie in the same year.
Martin Short: “If you’re always in front of audiences, you realize they’re your friends”
Martin Short’s the type of performer who is never too far away from the spotlight, and with good reason: it’s clear that the guy just loves to work. He talks about his recent voiceover roles, guest appearances, theater work, and hosting gigs
The Walking Dead’s Laurie Holden on Rotating Show-Runners and Missing the Main Cast: “I did definitely want to get back to the prison”
For AMC’s The Walking Dead cast, killing zombies is basically a piece of cake. Getting naked on the other hand is a little more challenging. Last Sunday’s episode featured Laurie Holden, who plays Andrea on the show, revealing a bit of skin for her love scene with the Governor.
Denzel Washington Says He Doesn’t Have Acting Friends and This is Apparently an Issue
When you see how buddy-buddy actors like Ben Affleck and George Clooney are (and we can’t forget an obligatory Affleck and Matt Damon friendship reference), it’s easy to get the impression that everyone in Hollywood hangs out with each other. You know, like they all have a big pool party at Dustin Hoffman’s, cooking $500 hamburgers on the barbeque and such, laughing it up at us little people.
Zachary Quinto on Rehearsing ‘The Glass Menagerie’ and the Promise He Made to Himself 14 Years Ago
This is the first time in a while that Zachary Quinto actually has some free time in his schedule. After starring in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot and two seasons of FX’s American Horror Story, the actor has chosen to appear in a production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie at the American Repertory Theater (ART) in Cambridge.
Tom Hanks on Why He’s Going to Broadway, Nora Ephron and Being “Afraid of Blowing It” (video)
While I respect wanting to challenge oneself as an actor, I often wonder why an A-list actor like Tom Hanks chooses to take a Broadway role, as he is with his Broadway debut Lucky Guy. After all, Hanks could command one of his usual hefty salaries for a movie role
Jessica Chastain Reveals How She Got Her SAG Card, Her First Years in L.A. and Choosing a Play over Filming a Pilot (video)
Jessica Chastain is a perfect example of an actress who by hell or high water was going to break through.
Holland Taylor on How She Came Up With the Idea for Her One-Woman Broadway Show Based on Former Texas Governor, Ann Richards
Holland Taylor is thrilled to finally have a part she can sink her teeth into. Not that playing a mom on Two and a Half Men isn’t exciting, but it’s not exactly a difficult role. With her new play, Ann, Taylor has the opportunity to portray former Texas governor, Ann Richards.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson talks ‘Snitch’ and Jumping at the Chance to Be Vulnerable On Screen
Millions of wrestling fans recognize Dwayne Johnson as The Rock — a trash-talking heavyweight who started wrestling in the mid-1990s until leaving for his burgeoning career in Hollywood movies in 2004. However, not only has Johnson recently returned to wrestling, he is also curiously hitting the busiest and most impressive streak of his acting career.
Connie Britton: “Sometimes my favorite directors are the ones I literally want to punch in the nose”
Connie Britton worried that there would be no coming back from playing Tami Taylor. After her name became attached to her beloved character on Friday Night Lights, Britton knew it would take something a little daring to avoid being typecast forever.
Jane Lynch on Her Animated Roles: “Instead of coming up with a funny voice, I let my work on the character inform how I sound, so its grounded”
Even up until a few years ago Jane Lynch was mainly known as one of the most talented improvises in Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries. More recently Lynch’s career has really taken off with her starring role on television’s Glee. Now Lynch finds herself in demand, especially as a voice actor in animated films.
Nick Kroll on Improvising, ‘The League’ and ‘The Kroll Show’
Comedian Nick Kroll is living the dream. With his own Comedy Central series, Kroll Show, and his role on FX’s The League, Kroll is quick to acknowledge how lucky he is.
Maggie Smith is Interviewed by ’60 Minutes’ and Reveals She’s Never Watched ‘Downton Abbey’ (video)
Maggie Smith loves to talk about how proud she is about the success of Downton Abbey and how the period drama is shot. Just don’t ask her about the final product.
Rooney Mara on Reviews: “At the end of the day, I am so much more critical of myself than anyone else could be”
Few would think that Rooney Mara, whose acting career has launched into the stratosphere after appearing in The Social Network and starring as the titular character in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (which she received an Oscar nomination for), would still care about what reviewers thought of her performances.
Helen Mirren on Why She is Playing Queen Elizabeth Again in the New Play, ‘The Audience’
Helen Mirren still worries about being typecast. But that hasn’t stopped her from returning to once again depict Queen Elizabeth in a new play, The Audience. “I didn’t want to do it,” the actress confessed in an interview with The Telegraph. “The first thing I emailed [writer Peter Morgan] was