Interviews with Actors, Directors, Casting Directors

SXSW Interview: ‘God Bless the Child’ Directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck

Directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck talk about their SXSW film, God Bless the Child and working with kids and 2 patients dogs.

SXSW Interview: Daniel Dae Kim and the Director and Stars of ‘Ktown Cowboys’

The director and cast talk about their original idea for the web series, the challenges of moving from the web to a film and how Daniel Dae Kim got involved

SXSW Interview: Joseph Frank and Zachary Reed On Their Directorial Debut, ‘Sweaty Betty’

Directed on a shoestring budget and taking a 1 1/2 to complete, the duo behind Sweaty Betty prove that with determination and will, you can do anything

Interview: James Tupper Talks ‘Revenge’ and How He Thought He “Fumbled” the Ball on His ‘Men in Trees’ Audition

“I’m a lifer actor,” James Tupper told me. “I went to drama school and got a Master’s. I did the way of the less talented. I had to just find a way to keep it going where I could really break in.”

Interview: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Riley Stearns on ‘Faults’, Not Rehearsing a 12-Page Scene and Shooting Chronologically

“You’re really just kind of in the story and letting it all unfold around you. It’s really wonderful. I love it” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead on shooting Faults in chronological order

Interview: Leland Orser Talks ‘Faults’, Finding Character Inspiration and Booking His First Commercial

“There’s no tricks. It’s very open, it’s very stripped down, it’s playing with the truth and without emotional truth no scene works” – Leland Orser

Interview: Aisha Tyler Talks ‘Archer’, Finding Lana and Her Productivity Secrets

“I’m always trying to play that truth even if the comedy is extreme” – Aisha Tyler on Voicing Lana Kane on ‘Archer’

Will Forte and Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller Talk ‘The Last Man On Earth’

“This is a chance to play a character that’s a little closer to who I am in real life and be a real person” – Will Forte

Q & A: Judy Greer Talks ‘Archer’: “I feel like we’re just as fresh and funny as we started out being”

“I still laugh out loud every time I read a new script and that’s really rare” – Judy Greer on ‘Archer’

Interview: Talent Agent Josiah Akinyele on Finding Talent and Self-Taped Auditions

Agent Josiah Akinyele talks helping actors discover themselves, selecting new clients and his biggest bug bear – not being off book on self-taped auditions

Q & A: Jada Pinkett Smith on the Acting Challenges of ‘Gotham’ and Finding Fish Mooney

“Finding where you need to be emotionally, or how grounded you need to be in a scene or how far you can actually go with the color of the Fish Mooney sometimes tend to be a bit challenging” – Jada Pinkett Smith

Interview: ‘NOW: In The Wings On A World Stage’ Director Jeremy Whelehan

Whelehan on pitching the idea Kevin Spacey, the challenges of filming in the different theaters and an emotional sequence with actor Steven Lee Anderson

Interview: Casting Director Robert Ulrich on Discovering Unknown Actors and Tips on Self-Taping Auditions

“Even if I know the character well, I pre-read fifty people or at least a great deal of people, sometimes even for a one line role” – Casting Director Robert Ulrich

Interview: Nick Krause Talks ‘White Rabbit’, Moving to LA and His Advice to Young Actors

“It took me months to get into the flow of things and adapt to audition rooms here” – Nick Krause on moving to LA

Interview: Jessica Pimentel on Winning a SAG Award and How ‘Orange is the New Black’ Could Have Been Her Last Audition Ever

Pimental also has the greatest story ever about auditioning for Maria in ‘Orange is the New Black’