Jessica Chastain On How She Managed to Appear in Eight Films in 2011
Pick a movie currently playing in theaters. Chances are Jessica Chastain is in it.
Willem Dafoe on His Love of New York and the Importance of Acting on Stage
With his next film, 4:44 Last Day on Earth making its United States debut at the New York Film Festival, Dafoe has a lot to say about the city that he calls half-home (he lives the part of the year in Italy).
Frank Langella: “You really just need the platform and the actor, another piece of humanity, sharing his humanity with the audience”
Frank Langella won a Tony for playing a very unappealing Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon, but that wasn’t his only run as the “bad guy” of a play. In fact, Langella is currently starring in a revival of Terrence Rattigan‘s 1963 play Man and Boy with the Roundabout Theatre Company at
John C. Reilly on How to Impress Your Co-Stars: “Just pretend like you belong there and maybe you’ll rise to the occasion”
A friend of mine in acting school said, ‘Fake it ’til you make it.'” He adds a summary of that good advice: “Just pretend like you belong there and maybe you’ll rise to the occasion.”
Hugh Jackman on the Stage Versus the Screen: “Acting is acting. It’s the same thing”
Jackman took a momentary break from his busy schedule to talk about his approach to acting on both the screen and the stage and on the intimidation of his next big role.
Jerry O’Connell Makes the Ultimate Sacrifice for his Broadway Debut: Living with Mom and Dad Again!
Television star O’Connell is returning to his native Manhattan to star in his first Broadway show, Seminar.
‘Real Steel’ Director Sean Levy Explains How He Gets His Actors Crying
Crying on cue for a movie can be hard enough for an adult actor, and is often next to impossible for a child actor. But Shawn Levy, director of Real Steel, has a secret to getting the waterworks going: music.
Hugh Jackman: “There’s something magical about Broadway”
Though Jackman did a similar show at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco earlier this year, naturally the musical-loving Jackman prefers to do the show on The Great White Way.
Hank Azaria Begs His Twitter Followers to Watch ‘Free Agents’, But It Doesn’t Help
Hank Azaria must be having a tough week. Not only do ongoing pay disputes threaten the cancellation (or at the very least will leave him with a significant salary reduction) of The Simpsons, which Azaria has been a cast member of since the show’s inception, but Azaria’s new NBC sitcom, Free Agents, has been canceled by NBC because of low ratings.
¡Ay Caramba! Salary Negotiations Between ‘The Simpsons’ Voice Actors and Fox Stumble
Every few years the core Simpsons voice actors find themselves in the middle of often tense negotiations for their next contract for the long-running animated series.
Johnny Depp Now Prefers Compliments Over Money
Johnny Depp — the highest-paid actor in Hollywood today — doesn’t think he’s worth the money he’s earned.
Zach Galifianakis: “I just find actors so shitty, I just hate them”
Galifianakis isn’t the type of actor to fit in any sort of category, especially since he himself hates actors. Huh?
Michael Shannon on Why He Chooses His Intense Roles And Becoming General Zod
Michael Shannon might be the perfect example of an actor gaining more and more exposure as he climbs himself to the top.
Who’s Being Paid What For The Latest ‘American Pie’ Sequel?
Though there are certainly many fans of the American Pie series of movies who are eagerly anticipating the film series’ upcoming sequel American Reunion, the cast of the series collectively haven’t exactly lit the box office on fire outside of the series.
Paul Rudd on Judd Apatow, Auditioning for ‘Anchorman’ and Fearing Success
“He reveals that he initially aspired to do more serious roles, mentioning, “That was the plan. Maybe not exclusively Shakespeare, but definitely serious theater.”
Terrence Howard & Cuba Gooding, Jr. Praise George Lucas and Lament the Current State of African-American Cinema
Howard maintains that Hollywood is unwilling to invest in films with African-American casts because of the perceived low earning potential.
Alfred Molina: “I spent my life seemingly inhabiting one accent or another that wasn’t my own”
Molina, who is of mixed Spanish-Italian heritage, harkens back to an era where nearly every “ethnic” character was played by some vaguely ethnic white man often in heavy make-up, with more success than others.
Review: ‘Closer’ at the Sargent Theater (NYC)
Closer is a rare but welcome example of a cast which is stronger than its material
Broadway Stars Recall Their Worst Audition Stories
Even Broadway stars can’t nail every audition — as many actors know, even the smallest, most insignificant thing could stop an actor from getting a part.
UK Health Organization Believes All Movies Featuring Smoking Should Be Rated For Adults Only
Thank goodness Golden Age stars like Humphrey Bogart aren’t still acting today… because if he were it seems Bogie and his ever-present cigarettes would only be in “adult’s only” movies.