James Franco on Working at McDonald’s and His Days as a Struggling Young Actor
“The casting director for NYPD Blue liked my British accent, but was put off when I revealed that I was actually just a California boy.” – James Franco
Anna Kendrick: “I don’t really have a career strategy”
“The memory that at one point I couldn’t book a guest spot on Gilmore Girls is always on my mind. There is someone else out there who can do my job.” – Anna Kendrick
Robin Lord Taylor on How ‘Gotham’ Has Changed His Life: “My identity until this was that of a struggling actor”
“There’s a fleeting sense of comfort. My health insurance isn’t going to lapse for a while, that’s nice.” – Robin Lord Taylor on Being a Series Regular
Ryan Gosling on Using Dreams in Acting and How He Regards Bad Reviews
“That’s a style of acting that’s pretty popular right now, where actors use their dreams to connect whatever material they’re working on.” – Ryan Gosling
‘Daredevil’ Stars Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio on Working Together in the Marvel Universe
“I think it was finding how to portray Fisk in an emotional way, as well as a menacing way.” – Vincent D’Onofrio on Playing the Kingpin in ‘Daredevil’
Scott Eastwood on His Rise to Fame: “The only thing I can say is that I’ve been doing this for 12 years”
“As quick as somebody can be ‘the guy’ in Hollywood, he can be gone the next minute. For me, it’s about doing great work” – Scott Eastwood
Jon Cryer on Why He’s Only Cast in Comedic Roles: “I’ve always felt I was kind of a ridiculous human being”
“When I get super dramatic, the urge to giggle nearly overtakes me. It’s the reason I think I haven’t been cast in science fiction” – Jon Cryer
Jason Momoa on ‘The Red Road’, Aquaman and Diversity
“I’d rather play characters than play someone who’s close to myself” – Jason Momoa
Watch: Behind the Scenes of Broadway’s ‘Finding Neverland’
It’s one of the hottest tickets in New York, and one week before ‘Finding Neverland’ opens on Broadway you can check out a behind the scenes look!
Kevin Bacon on ‘The Following’ and Why He Doesn’t Want to Face Surprises in the Scripts
“Surprise is not so important to me, though. Yes, I have to work that into Ryan, but as an actor, I don’t need that” – Kevin Bacon on ‘The Following’
Will Forte on Starring In and Writing ‘The Last Man on Earth’: “It’s been the best experience, but man, I need a little vacation”
Since Forte created the show and is executive producer, he points out that he never had this much creative freedom when working on his previous TV shows.
PREVIEW: Broadway Musical ‘It Shoulda Been You’ at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (and Discount Code!)
It Shoulda Been You is now in previews and will be opening on April 14.
Steve Buscemi’s “Ask Me Anything” Chat on Reddit: “I don’t think you can point to any one character and say that that’s ‘me'”
“With any role I play, I only have myself” – Steve Buscemi
Watch: The Auditions for ‘The Outsiders’ Featuring Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane and Patrick Swayze
The casting director and producer of The Outsiders, speaks about how the film was cast and how it was very different than a normal audition
Watch: Tippi Hedren’s Screen Test for Alfred Hitchock’s ‘The Birds’
On this date in 1963, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds was first released in New York. While star Tippi Hedren had many terrible experiences while filming the movie…
SXSW Casting Directors Panel: Why Acting Ability May Only Account for 7% of Why An Actor Lands a Role
The casting directors spoke about filing away a talented actor’s tape if they knew he or she had talent, but didn’t have a project for that particular actor at the moment.
Ellie Kemper on ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’, Doomsday Cults and Tina Fey
Kemper remembers that she felt that her first meeting about the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Fey and Carlock was too good to be true.
Watch: Robert De Niro’s Sonny Corleone Audition for ‘The Godfather’
Forty-three years ago today, The Godfather premiered in New York City. So today, we celebrate Robert De Niro.
Broadway Review: ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ at the Nederlander Theatre
Honeymoon in Vegas is the virtual definition of a crowd-pleaser, and it definitely deserves a lot more attention from the tourist crowds who typically gravitate to the old standbys.
Kevin Spacey: “I’m used to people thinking I’m nuts. And you know what? I kind of love it”
Spacey spoke about why he loves being seen as an outsider and why he decided to make those moves in the first place.