Michael Shannon on Why He Prefers Supporting Roles
“I see some people that have talent and something to offer but they get in their own f*cking way sometimes.” – Michael Shannon
Bobby Cannavale on the Physical Challenge of ‘The Hairy Ape’ and the Advice Bruce Springsteen Gave Him
“I get to the theater two hours early and run the play in my head, because it’s a lot of words and it takes me there.” – Bobby Cannavale
Watch: SAG Conversations with David Harbour of ‘Stranger Things’
Harbour speaks about his recent career surge and working on the hugely-successful Netflix series.
Watch: SAG Conversations with Octavia Spencer
Spencer talks about her craft and how she manages to stand out as a performer.
Alexander Skarsgard on ‘Big Little Lies’: “It was very primal in a way and some of the toughest scenes I’ve ever had to shoot”
Skarsgard talks how difficult it was to film the abuse scenes and why it is so important that he gained the trust of his co-star
Ruth Wilson on Creating a Character, Accents and More
I create a workbook by which I go through and write down everything every other character says about my character, what I say about myself and others
Michelle Pfeiffer: “I’ve always had this feeling that one day they’re going to find out that I’m really a fraud”
“I still work pretty instinctually—it’s a little bit like hearing the rhythm of the character in your head.” – Michelle Pfeiffer
Christina Ricci on Why it’s So Hard to Cast Her
“I think in some ways the image I presented of myself throughout the years has caused people to have a hard time casting me” – Christina Ricci
Cillian Murphy: “You have to learn your craft, learn your trade – and also you have to live a life and experience things”
Murphy admits that despite his long list of credits he does not yet feel like an actor
Chris Evans on How Characters Mirror the Audience
“Even though you’re on a giant movie with a huge budget and strange costumes, you’re still on a hunt for the truth of the character…” – Chris Evans
Woody Harrelson on Choosing Projects and What He’s Still Trying to Learn as an Actor
“There’s so much to nonverbal communication that I have yet to really understand as an actor” – Woody Harrelson
Joe Morton on Opportunities for Minority Actors: “It’s harder to break into the film world, whereas television has now changed its parameters”
“Television has decided that it will actually try to, as much as possible, make the world that it creates look like what the world actually looks like” – Joe Morton
How Laura Dern Avoided Typecasting
Dern reveals that she is simply following the advice given to her by her actor parents, Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, decades ago.
Class-Action Lawsuits to be Filed in California’s “Pay-to-Play” Casting Director Workshop Fallout?
Lawyers in California are considering filing class-action civil cases against the charged firms on behalf of all the actors who claim to be victims
Giancarlo Esposito on Why He Initially Turned Down Reprising Gus Fring on ‘Better Call Saul’
“I don’t like to repeat myself. I try to always be original in my work.” – Giancarlo Esposito
Jake Gyllenhaal Talks ‘Life’, Preparation and Singing Sondheim
“My favorite actors are like artists” – Jake Gyllenhaal
Ewan McGregor on Playing Renton Again in ‘T2 Trainspotting’: “It all felt right”
“I feel being Renton again, he was just waiting inside me to come out.” – Ewan McGregor
Laura Linney on Her Acting Education, Advice from Kevin Kline, and Her Best Career Decision
“When people ask me, ‘What was your big break?’ I say it was going to Julliard.” – Laura Linney
Kal Penn’s Old Scripts Reveal Early Career Discrimination
Penn posted, “Found a bunch of my old scripts from some of my first years trying to be an actor.” Here are some scripts included projects that called for:
Mark Ruffalo on his Return to Broadway: “All I wanted to do was get on a stage with a group of people I trust and love and do a great play”
In the current Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price, Mark Ruffalo returns to Broadway for the first time in over a decade (he last appeared in 2006’s Awake and Sing!)