Page 16 – Daily Actor: Monologues, Acting Tips, Interviews, Resources

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Star Glynn Turman on the Differences Playing His Character on Stage and Film

Glynn Turman spoke about playing his part on both stage and screen and how his approach to playing Toledo changed.

The talk focuses on Rhea Seehorn’s Better Call Saul role, but she does speak about her long road to booking the series.

Jodie Foster went into detail about rehearsals with Robert De Niro on Taxi Driver and why it ended up being important to their characters.

Scott Glenn talks about his career, the military and reveals that he became an actor almost by happenstance.

Giancarlo Esposito details his early career struggles and what he had to do to adapt to the expectations people had of him as a performer

Kate Winslet went into detail about her early career and how the blockbuster film, Titanic, changed everything for her.

George Clooney points out that as an actor nearing sixty, he is now gearing toward a different caliber of roles.

Hugh Grant talks about character actor work that he had done early in his career and why comedy is more challenging for an actor than drama.

Carey Mulligan explains how she feels about playing such an ambitious, and in some instances dark, character in Promising Young Woman.

Tom Hanks on why he feels his roles do not necessarily inform each other and how backstory can get in the way of a film’s narrative.

Lupita Nyong’o chats to SAG about her work on Serengeti, 12 Years a Slave as well as her other acclaimed roles.

Sarah Paulson made her first major appearance on TV in Law & Order, but reflecting on that audition she reveals that she nearly blew it.

Gillian Anderson talks about getting into character and what she learned from Donald Sutherland about preventing first day jitters on a set.

Laura Linney on how she overcame concerns about on-camera acting and taking on roles without knowing the direction the character will take.

Kate Winslet details what went into her portrayal of Mary Anning in ‘Ammonite’ and reveals what scared her about the role.

Mercedes De La Cruz recently wrapped filming a co-lead in the feature Because You’re Dead To Me and a co-star on the Netflix series Maid.

Josh Gad discusses voicing the world’s most famous snowman and his other major roles, including his current HBO series, Avenue 5.

Emma Corrin on what inspired her to get into acting and how she created her version of Princess Diana, including her “Diana playlist.”

Hugh Grant admits he couldn’t do much research into playing a scoundrel outside of reading the script.

Edgar Ramirez, who starred in the HBO miniseries The Undoing, referenced how his background in media and journalism.