John Turturro on the Life of an Actor: “It’s a rough business. I wouldn’t want my kids to do it”
“I am usually very well prepared. If you’re a surgeon, you’ve got to know what you’re going to take out today.” – John Turturro
Matt Damon’s Controversial Comments on Actors Keeping Their Real Lives a Mystery
“I think you’re a better actor the less people know about you period. And sexuality is a huge part of that.” – Matt Damon
Watch: The Cast of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Share Laughs About Working on the Series
Before watching the series premiere, check out this Screen Actors Guild Foundation Conversations video from earlier this year featuring Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Andy Samberg and more.
Elijah Wood: “I marvel at the fact that I’m 34 and still working”
“There were a few years here and there that were more stagnant, but in some ways it’s the times when you’re not working that you appreciate work all the more.” – Elijah Wood
Ryan Reynolds on Indie Films and the “Uptown Problem” of Being a Character Actor in a Leading Man’s Body
“Actors get an undeserved amount of credit when a movie works. The same is true when it doesn’t work. So you kind of take the good with the bad” – Ryan Reynolds
Krysta Rodriguez Returns to Broadway While Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment
“I’m not doing what anyone else wouldn’t do. You get cancer, you try to cure cancer” – Krysta Rodriguez
Joel Edgerton on ‘Black Mass’ and Getting into the Mindset of His Characters
“If I’m playing a villain I love looking for the virtues, and if I’m playing a hero I like looking for the mistakes” – Joel Edgerton
Watch: Jada Pinkett Smith on Her Career, First Role and ‘Gotham’
Jada Pinkett Smith shares plenty of funny and inspirational stories from her career in this video conversation
Ben Foster on Taking PEDs to Play Lance Armstrong in ‘The Program’: “It was important for me privately to understand it”
“I tried to infect myself with him. Get him into my system. It was important to get his gait, his riding style.” – Ben Foster on Playing Lance Armstrong
Jennifer Lawrence Talks About Being a Superstar: “I’m still scared, but it’s about different things”
“I read scripts. I hire people for their opinions, and I listen. But ultimately the gamble is a part of your art. I do things that I respond to, and try not to overthink it.” – Jennifer Lawrence
Bizarre Stabbing of Actor in Los Angeles Imitates Movie Plot
On Tuesday, September 8, actor Clayton Haymes returned home with fellow actor and landlord Andre Bauth after they and several others went out for dinner and drinks.
Does AT&T’s New Ad Campaign Encourage Rude Theater Behavior?
Theater fans saw the ad as justifying bad theater etiquette and complained to AT&T.
Seth Rogen on Portraying Steve Wozniak, Aaron Sorkin’s Screenplay and Being “Blown Away” by Michael Fassbender
“It would almost take me out of it at times because of how good it was. Like something in my brain would go, ‘Whoa, he’s really going for it.'” – Seth Rogen on Working with Michael Fassbender
Johnny Depp on Transforming Himself for ‘Black Mass’
“I think that an actor has some degree of responsibility with regard to their audience to change—to give them something different, to give them something new” – Johnny Depp
Oscar Isaac on Going from Indies to ‘Star Wars’ and ‘X-Men’: “I definitely like a good challenge, so I look for stuff that I haven’t done before”
“You can’t really plan that stuff out. I don’t know how you could, especially not me” – Oscar Isaac on his career
Bryan Cranston: “The only failure in art is when you move someone to no emotion whatsoever”
“Being [famous] is almost like being a pregnant woman” – Bryan Cranston
Daniel Craig on Being “Typecast” as James Bond: “I mean, talk about a high-class problem”
“It’s not the job of an actor to judge your character” – Daniel Craig
Youth Talent Agents Increasingly Discovering Talent Digitally
Some top agents of young talent speak about how social media has revolutionized the way they discover new talent
‘Louie’ Casting Director Gayle Keller Talks Casting the FX Series
“It doesn’t have to be Broadway. It can be some little old dive theater in East Village or in Brooklyn” – Louie Casting Director Gayle Keller on finding actors
Jake Johnson on ‘Digging for Fire,’ Improv, and Producing His Plays in New York
“I thought my path was going to be as a writer, but I’m pretty happy doing it as an actor.” – Jake Johnson