Forbes Lists ‘The Hardest Working Actors in Show Business’
Some of the choices are the usual suspects, but there are also some surprises.
Patton Oswalt: “I don’t think your career should look like a swoop upward. It should have peaks and valleys and silences and activity”
Oswalt talks about the challenges of making Young Adult and why his career has taken the unique path that it has.
Alan Rickman: “You can’t judge the character you’re playing, ever”
Alan Rickman doesn’t appear on the New York stage very often, so when he does it’s a cause to pay attention. One of the few great English actors who hasn’t gotten a well-deserved “Sir” in front of his name yet, Rickman has returned to the New York stage in Seminar, which also features Jerry O’Connell.
SAG Representative on IMDb Age Discrimination Lawsuit: Being “prematurely pigeon-holed as an ‘over 40’ actress can be very harmful”
The Screen Actors Guild has come out against IMDb and age discrimination in casting in general.
Jesse Eisenberg Sues Lionsgate for Using His Image to Promote a Movie He Barely Appears In
Eisenberg is suing Lionsgate for listing his name and slapping his mug on the awful DVD cover of the low-budget horror film Camp Hell, which was shot in 2007 and released on DVD in August.
Scarlett Johansson: “My favorite actors are actors who are enigmatic and mysterious and never make the obvious choice”
She says that she seeks to work with actors who similarly also try to maintain a bit of the unknown.
‘Venus In Fur’ Star Nina Arianda Details Her Audition Process for Her Breakthrough Role
Once you understand her preparation process for her audition, you’d understand that Arianda truly understands the importance of the role.
Jack Huston on ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Role: “Taking this on has been a master class in acting”
“Taking this on has been a master class in acting. I have such an emotional attachment to this guy; I understood him right away. Sometimes I will do a scene, and afterward just break down on my way to the trailers. He’s so sad. He’s an incredibly good person with a moral code.”
Sir Laurence Olivier’s Advice to a Young Kenneth Branagh: “Have a bash and hope for the best”
Branagh talks about playing Olivier and working with Michelle Williams, who also immersed herself in her own role.
Jeremy Renner: “Not every actor gives their life to do this job. Some just do it as a job. Well, it’s my life”
“I feel blessed to be working these past 20 years in this business. But when The Hurt Locker came around, it became another thing. And all it was is opportunity. I’ve been waiting for a role like that for a long time.”
Viggo Mortensen: “Sometimes it’s good to be put in a position where you’re forced to try something that you didn’t think you were capable of”
Mortensen admits that he almost passed on the opportunity to work with Cronenberg again because he didn’t think he was the right choice to play Sigmund Freud.
Watch Patton Oswalt Remain Completely Motionless During a ‘King of Queens’ Scene
Oswalt tweeted a link to the season eight episode “Emotional Rollercoaster” with the following message: “Forgot I did this. I stayed absolutely motionless in the opening scene from a KING OF QUEENS episode. EERIE”
Yo Adrian! ‘Rocky: The Musical’ Is On Its Way
Stallone claims that the Rocky storyline — particularly the famous romance between Rocky and Adrian — is perfect for a musical, pointing out, “I’ve always thought Rocky had the right stuff for a musical and have wanted to do it for a long time.”
Cast Members of Broadway’s ‘Godspell’ Revival Took Varied Paths to their Broadway Debuts
Who says Broadway dreams don’t come true? For some in the ensemble in the revival of Godspell, which opened earlier this month at Circle in the Square Theatre, appearing on Broadway was a distant dream that is finally being fulfilled.
Hugh Dancy: “For me, it does help to jump between TV, film, stage”
The teenage Dancy was forced into a local youth theatre program as “punishment” for his youthful rowdiness.
Zooey Deschanel: “Working in TV means less free time to prepare, but that’s good — that means more time on set to experiment and really get to know the characters”
“My approach has tended to be more intellectual, and I enjoy doing television because I can explore things every week that I wouldn’t have had the runway space to do before”
John Lithgow: “You do learn plenty from bad actors”
“There’s an entire chapter devoted to working with a bad actor. I use a pseudonym. It’s called ‘Mr. Pleasant,’ which was the name that the movie crew came up with for him.”
Kirsten Dunst: “When you reach an audience of people enjoying films that you do, it’s so satisfying as an actor”
Although it seems that Kristen Dunst hit her peak of success with the three Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man films that she starred in alongside Tobey Maguire, it’s easy to forget that she is only twenty-nine years old.
‘Warrior’ Director Reveals How He Got Tom Hardy in the Cast
So how did O’Connor manage to cast non-American actors Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton — who at the time of the film’s production weren’t nearly as popular as they are now — as Pittsburgh brothers Tommy and Brendan Conlon?
Brad Pitt Talks About Quitting Acting, His Early Frustrations and Doing It All For His Kids
“I had my first film audition. I called up and said, ‘how did I do?’ They said, ‘’Have you ever thought about acting school?’