Casting Director Ellen Lewis on Finding the Right Actors and Working with Martin Scorsese
“There are so many cooks involved now in decisions and it can dilute the creative process” – Casting Director Ellen Lewis on the new realities of casting
Al Pacino on Acting: “It becomes such a part of your nature you rarely ever think about quitting”
After working infrequently in film over the last decade, Al Pacino appears in several films released in 2015, including The Humbling, an indie drama directed by Barry Levinson.
Julianne Moore Talks Her Research for ‘Still Alice’ and How the Movie Came Together
Moore talks about shooting Still Alice, research of Alzheimer’s patients and how she didn’t expect that the film would come together on such a small budget.
Alfred Molina on His Vast Filmography: “My problem is saying no”
“It’s not your job as an actor to feel anything. It’s your job to make the audience feel it” – Alfred Molina
Watch: Edward Norton on His Career, ‘Birdman’ and More
Norton tends to be a reserved person in interviews, so it’s actually very rare to hear him speak about his career at length as he does in this video.
Fresh Off the Boat’s Randall Park: “To actually go to work and see a family that looked like mine was really cool”
“The most common things I would go out for would be, like, ‘the Lab Technician’ on a crime procedural” – Randall Park
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac Discuss Their First Auditions, Rehearsing Scenes and ‘A Most Violent Year’
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Issac discuss their first-ever auditions, rehearsing for scenes, Julliard and heap compliments on each other’s work.
Michael Keaton, Edward Norton and Emma Stone Talk ‘Birdman’ in this Hilarious Video
The actors go into all aspects of the their performances in Birdman and also features some hilarious interplay between Keaton and Norton, just like in the film.
Watch: Benedict Cumberbatch and His Co-Stars Talk ‘The Imitation Game’
Cumberbatch and co-stars Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, and Alex Lawther chat about what went into their portrayals in ‘The Imitation Game’
Oscar Isaac on His Childhood Dream of Starring in ‘Star Wars’
“It’s never about aliens and mutants and robots (for me), it’s actually about the human condition” – Oscar Issac on Star Wars and Sci-Fi Movies
Felicity Jones on ‘The Theory of Everything’, Her Career, and Meeting Stephen Hawking
Felicity Jones touches upon how she auditioned for her role in the film, meeting with the real-life woman she portrays and acting with Eddie Redmayne
Julianne Moore on Her Oscar Buzz for ‘Still Alice’: “It’s hard not to think about it when people keep bringing it up”
Moore also talks about the research she did for her Oscar Nominated role.
Al Pacino on Stage Acting: “There’s kind of a freedom in it that I haven’t found anywhere else”
Pacino, who will turn seventy-five this year, points out that for actors there are two tools that they need to depend on to continue working.
Watch: Eddie Redmayne Discusses His Career, Auditioning and More!
In this conversation, Redmayne talks about his entire career as an actor up to and including his star-making performance in The Theory of Everything
Two-Time Oscar Winner Dianne Wiest on the Lack of Work for Older Actresses: “I have to move out of my apartment soon”
Whether it’s because of the lack of acting roles for older actresses or if it’s because the shine eventually wears off on many Oscar winners, there are many once-acclaimed actresses who struggle to find meaningful work when they are middle aged and older. According to two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest,
Benedict Cumberbatch on the Lack of Diversity in UK Film: “Something’s gone wrong”
Black actors Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Oyelowo, and Idris Elba have all achieved recent success in American film and television despite concerns about the lack of diversity in entertainment. However, what makes their successes especially curious is that all three are not American — they are all English. Fellow Brit Benedict
A Conversation with J.K. Simmons: ‘Whiplash’, His Career and More
Simmons talks about his career in detail, including how taken he was with the Whiplash screenplay by writer/director Damien Chazelle and how much he believed in the project
Watch: Matthew McConaughey’s ‘Dazed and Confused’ Audition is Exactly as Cool as You Think It Is
As one of the best high school films of the 1990s, Dazed and Confused features plenty of stars in their earliest roles. However, the most memorable actor in the film is undoubtedly Matthew McConaughey
Los Angeles to Renew Efforts to Enforce Law Against Agent and Manager Scams
Probably the worst aspect of show business are the scams. Crooked agents and managers know that many people are willing to risk everything for Hollywood stardom, and the internet has made it easy for charlatans to peddle false services to wide-eyed clients. These scams vary from scheme-to-scheme, but essentially boil
Watch: Al Pacino Talks ‘The Humbling’ and His Extraordinary Career
In this conversation with Al Pacino talks about his role in The Humbling — including working with Greta Gerwig — and his historic acting career