Oscar Isaac on How He Prepared for ‘The Promise’
“You allow yourself to let go of the responsibility of having to hit anything.” – Oscar Isaac on Acting
Tracy Letts on Turning Down Acting Work: “It’s not worth doing work that I’m not proud of”
“I’m in a weird and enviable position in that, because of my playwriting, I don’t have to do anything as an actor I don’t want to do.” – Tracy Letts
Elisabeth Moss on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Doing Television When Actors Weren’t “Supposed” to Do Television
“I still get excited when I get offered stuff. Like, a part of me thinks, They think I can do it! That’s awesome!” – Elisabeth Moss
Dennis Quaid on Discovering Acting and His Early Career
“I discovered that acting was really a study of human behavior; what made people tick. And that fascinated me, and still fascinates me.” – Dennis Quaid
Jon Favreau: “Acting is the closest thing you’ll get to an apprenticeship for directing”
“I learned to read character—how people tick, and I got firsthand experience of the anxiety and fear that actors deal with.” – Jon Favreau on Taking Improv Classes
Goldie Hawn on Finding Success: “I believe you have to start with a craft; you don’t just start with a dream”
“Learn what it is to sweat. Learn what it is to fail. Learn how to take rejection. Don’t personalize it.” – Goldie Hawn
Tracy Letts: “I like to do things that scare me”
“I’m a character actor through and through; a lot of my work on camera has been bureaucrats, guys in suits, and jerks.” – Tracy Letts
Val Kilmer on Breaking into Hollywood: “Work till you cry yourself to sleep every night for months on end”
“Never, ever, ever, ever, ever take a day off.” – Val Kilmer on Breaking into the Acting Business
Judi Dench: “I think it is terribly important to know that whole history of theatre we have”
“What is so shocking now is that young actors don’t want to find out about the legacy that we left.” – Judi Dench
Danny DeVito Demonstrates How He Eats a Hard Boiled Egg on Stage in Broadway’s ‘The Price’
DeVito reveals his onstage egg-eating technique and talks about performing for a Broadway audience.
Britt Robertson on ‘Girlboss’ and the Advice Charlie Theron Gave Her
“It takes a brave person to do that and to get up every day and still give it your best shot rather than just cowering with fear.” – Britt Robertson
Chris Pratt on His Failed ‘Superman Returns’ Audition: “It just goes to show that it’s all divinely planned”
The old adage that things have a way of working out for the best still applies to some of the most popular actors on the planet, too.
Karen Gillan on Her ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Character and Her Expanded Role in the Sequel
“That was something that I thought, I can grab onto that. I can run with that.” – Karen Gillan on Her ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Audition
What Are the Two Things That Emma Watson Looks For When Choosing a Role?
“People sometimes talk about me as being a brand, having a strategy and whatever else. I wish.” – Emma Watson
Dave Bautista on the “Challenge” of Becoming an Actor
“that’s what I left wrestling to do, was act.” – Dave Bautista
The Leftovers’ Carrie Coon: “It’s Hollywood that lacks imagination. Actors don’t”
“Literature has always been the greatest fuel for my imagination.” – Carrie Coon
Second Guessing Yourself as an Actor? Brie Larson Does It Too
“I guess the truth is, for me, no matter what recognition I get, I think I am always going to question myself.” – Brie Larson
Jim Broadbent: “When the industry moved more into character roles, I was already there.”
“The system has changed now, there are more varied roles, partly because there’s so much more television and so much less theatre.” – Jim Broadbent
Stanley Tucci on Film Actors Doing Television Roles and Finding Jack Warner
“You’re a film actor, you’re a TV actor. To me, you’re an actor. Just act.” – Stanley Tucci
Bill Nighy on Why He Doesn’t Watch His Own Movies: “All I see are my mistakes”
“Generally, every morning, I have to start from scratch.” – Bill Nighy on Being an Actor