How To Act Like You’re Already A-List
Dallas has 3 suggestions on how to take charge of your career!
Q & A: Emily Rose and Colin Ferguson Talk ‘Haven’, Acting and Chemistry
Colin on Acting: “If you can’t listen and respond, you’re sort of done”
5 Questions with Harrison Knight, Star of the Hallmark Original Movie ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham’
Harrison talks about the movie, auditioning and working with the cast
Q & A: Glenn Howerton on ‘It’s Always Sunny’, Not Getting Emmy Love and Auditioning for Blockbuster Movies
Glenn: “If I were to teach a college course it would probably be in how to make acting more authentic”
Q & A: Sean Hayes Talks ‘Sean Saves the World’, Producing and His Time on Broadway
Sean: “If you love anything, you’re in it for the long haul”
Bryan Cranston and His Advice to Actors
We’ve posted some of Bryan Cranston‘s advice to actors before and it was, as expected, pure gold. Now, we’ve got some more awesomeness to chew on in the video below. Taken from last years Academy Awards new member reception, he drops some more awesome advice: “Know what your job is,”
Director Alfonso Cuarón Narrates a Scene From ‘Gravity’
Director Alfonso Cuarón‘s visually stunning film, Gravity, opens this weekend and it’s definitely something you should watch on the big screen; you should see in both IMAX and 3D. And I hate 3D. In this New York Times Anatomy of a Scene video, Cuarón narrates a scene from the film
Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi Talk ‘Captain Phillips’
Tom Hanks and Director Paul Greengrass‘ Captain Phillips looks like it’s going to be one of many award-worthy films that are coming out this fall. I’m really looking forward to catching it. In the video below, Hanks and star Barkhad Abdi talk about the filming, how Abdi got the part
Q & A: Katey Sagal Talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’: “I’d say it’s the part of a lifetime for me, absolutely”
Katey on Gemma: “I don’t see her as evil at all. I rather like her”
Watch Joe Manganiello Perform a Monologue from ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
Here’s another video in the great New York Times series, In Performance. This time, we get Joe Manganiello as Stanley Kowalski. He’s currently starring as Kowalski in the Yale Repertory Theater’s revival of Tennessee Williams’s 1947 drama, A Streetcar Named Desire. In the scene below, Stanley talks to his wife
The Character Project: Interviews with Some of the Best Character Actors in Film
Our friend and occasional writer here at Daily Actor, Christian Meoli, is behind a new project called, The Character Project. Originally a documentary, which was a work in progress for years, the producers set out to interview some of the best character actors working today. The DVD featured Dabney Coleman,
And Now…. The Worst Acting Demo Reel Ever
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, Neil Johnson and his acting demo reel. At over 7 minutes long, the demo features sex acts, various cowboy hats, the murder and dismemberment of a homeless person and sex toys. And it’s hilarious. But, that’s the thing, I don’t think it’s meant
Interview: Riley Voelkel on ‘The Secret Lives of Dorks’, ‘The Newsroom’ and Nightmare Auditions
Riley: “Nerves that come on the first day of set are usually good nerves”
Tom Hiddleston reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 (video)
Listen to that voice and that command he has while reading. Recorded at Air Studios in London, Tom Hiddleston reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’ from The Love Book app. The Love Book interactive app has a selection of poems, quotes, short stories and
Q & A: ‘The Blacklist’ Star Megan Boone on Auditioning for Her Role, Working with James Spader and Why She Almost Quit Acting
Megan: “I probably gave one of the better auditions of my career [for the show]”
Taylor Schilling Talks ‘Orange is the New Black’, How She Got the Part, Her Career and More (video)
The SAG Foundation talked with Taylor Schilling, star of the fantastic (and addictive) Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. Interviewed by Variety‘s Jenelle Riley, Schilling talks about how she got the part of Piper, working on the show, her career, being directed by Jodie Foster and tons more. It’s
Watch Actors Line-Up and Audition for the ‘Motown The Musical’ Open Call
Two New York City news stations stopped by the open call auditions for Motown The Musical‘s upcoming National Tour. They go behind the scenes, talk to some of the hopeful actors and even talk to casting director, Bernie Telsey. Check them out below!
Q & A: Maggie Siff Talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’, Shakespeare and Her Future Plans
Maggie: “If I commit to something 100% and I’m satisfied with what comes out then I can walk away from my day and I feel pretty light”
Review: ‘A Single Shot’ Starring Sam Rockwell
With Sam Rockwell as the lead, there is never an uninteresting moment and that alone is one reason to watch this.