Andrew Garfield on What He Loves (and Hates) About Acting
“I want to know everything about everything, and that’s not possible and it won’t be possible.” – Andrew Garfield
Mahershala Ali: Our Job is “to consistently put ourselves in a position where we’re uncomfortable and going beyond our comfort zone”
Ali points out that having anxiety or fear about a role shows that he’s getting close to finding his character.
Ryan Gosling on Improvising and His True Audition Story That Made it into ‘La La Land’
“I do love movies but I love making them more. I’ve never found something professionally that engages me as much as that.” – Ryan Gosling
Aaron Eckhart on Playing a Real-Life Individual: “I was always watching, always talking in his voice.”
“They’re going to be judged based on your performance by millions of people.” – Aaron Eckhart on Playing a Real Person
Watch: SAG Conversations with Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and Simon Helberg of ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
Streep, Grant, and Helberg speak about working on the film and finding their characters, all of whom were based on real-life individuals.
Watch: Emma Stone and J.K. Simmons Talk ‘La La Land’
The pair spoke about the challenges of working on a musical and working with Chazelle on his dream project.
Adam Driver Talks ‘Patterson’, Preparing for a Role and Second-Guessing His Work
“I love the idea of doing a lot of takes because there’s so many different ways that you can play scenes” – Adam Driver
Bryce Dallas Howard on Pursuing an Acting Career: “I hedged my bets like crazy”
Bryce Dallas Howard: “And my grandmother said to me, “Do you know what the rate of the average working actor in SAG is, in terms of how many auditions it takes for them to get a job?”
Tom Hanks on Acting: “There are no shortcuts. Dear God, I wish there was, but there’s not”
“What would I do if I was in the circumstances of that man, that woman, that child, that android?” – Tom Hanks
Natalie Portman: “I think you can’t judge your character when you play her, or else you wouldn’t be able to”
Portman speaks about the challenges with playing the famous First Lady.
Aaron Eckhart: “I have a saying: ‘If you’re sweating, you’re doing it wrong'”
“People ask me, ‘Why aren’t you sweating?’ And I say, ‘Because I am making myself effortless.’ The physical is key.” – Aaron Eckhart
Viola Davis on Returning to ‘Fences’: “It was a chance and an opportunity to fix some things I never got right on stage”
“You know when you’re not getting it right, you know when you’re coasting.” – Viola Davis
Nicole Kidman on Roles She Turned Down: “It’s just the journey”
“You’re meant to play certain things and if it’s meant to be, then it just kind of happens.” – Nicole Kidman
Abigail Spencer on Going from ‘Rectify’ to ‘Timeless’: “I had never been a lead of a network show before”
“I saw Lucy differently than other people did. I didn’t want to play a hero; I wanted to play someone at the beginning of their journey.” – Abigail Spencer
Tom Holland Recalls His Spider-Man Audition and How He found Out He was Cast
“When we did the screen tests, there were six of us all in this room waiting to audition. It felt like The Hunger Games.” – Tom Holland on His Spider-Man Audition
Miles Teller: “Look, it’s tough when you’re a young actor. People aren’t really seeing the career that you’re going to carve out”
“I knew it was time for me to kind of evolve. Look, nobody tells you that. You just have to say now’s the time.” – Miles Teller
Amy Adams: “I thought to be an actress you had to make people pay attention to you, and that’s just not my energy”
“I think the more people are concerned with me, the less they can invest in my characters.” – Amy Adams
To Play a Smoker on ‘Rectify’, Abigail Spencer Asked a Smoker How to Act Like a Smoker
“I had never smoked before playing Amantha. I thought it was going to be my kryptonite.” – Abigail Spencer
Why Alexander Skarsgård Always Thinks He’s Going to Be Fired
“It’s not about wanting to show I’m versatile. It’s just feeling that excitement of not knowing who a character is but figuring it out and finding him.” – Alexander Skarsgård
Mahershala Ali on Playing the Villain in ‘Luke Cage’: “The task is for you to humanize them”
“If you go into playing these people and put your energy toward the anger and the violence, you disconnect yourself from the root of who these people are, who any character is.” – Mahershala Ali