‘Downton Abbey’ Star Joanne Froggatt on Creating Her Own Backstory and How She’s “Not a Big-Budget Hollywood Type”
“They want the model type, classically beautiful, and I’m not” – Joanne Froggatt on Working in Hollywood
Watch John Travolta in a 1971 Commercial for $13 Pants
Like all actors, Travolta had to start somewhere. Before he ever appeared in a TV show or a movie, Travolta appeared in this 1971 commercial for Haggar Slacks.
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
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
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
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
Sarah Silverman Gets Dramatic in ‘I Smile Back’
“I’m not one of those actresses out to prove something” – Sarah Silverman
How Did Emma Stone Convince Her Parents to Let Her Become an Actor? She Made a PowerPoint Presentation
“I never wanted to do anything else, from 7 on. It wasn’t a flight of fancy.” – Emma Stone
Actress Caitlin Benya Has a Great Tip For Memorizing Lines
Caitlin shares an acting tip she learned in her time at the British American Drama Academy in London!