Page 168 – Daily Actor: Monologues, Acting Tips, Interviews, Resources

Adam Driver talks ‘Girls’, Working with Lena Dunham and His Upcoming Film Roles

Adam Driver doesn’t do a lot of interviews so if you’re a fan of Girls or Driver himself, you should check this out.

Mads Mikkelsen on ‘Hannibal’: “I think he is as close as you can come to the devil”

It seems like there would be many challenges to playing an iconic character like cannibal serial killer Hannibal Lecter. Luckily for Mads Mikkelsen, he’s not a picky eater.

Leonardo DiCaprio on ‘The Great Gatsby’: “It’s intimidating … because you’re almost setting yourself up for disaster”

I’m feeling incredibly ambivalent about Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby because it is adapted from my all-time favorite book. While I’m happy to see the book get even more recognition, I’m not crazy about the cast, the soundtrack (I didn’t know there was so much hip hop in the 1920s), that it was shot half a world away from where it takes place, and the simple fact that no adaptation of The Great Gatsby has ever been able to capture the wild spirit of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.

Ben Kingsley: “I think when actors are playing villains, the best key is not to look at how evil they can be, but to look into their total conviction”

Without spoiling much, Ben Kingsley absolutely steals the show in Iron Man 3. He plays the Mandarin, a terrorist who controls the television airwaves in order to broadcast his vicious acts.

Review: ‘Billy Elliott’: ‘He Could Be a Star’

Billy Elliot the Musical, currently playing in San Diego, features two wonderful performances from Rich Hebert and Mitchell Tobin.

Bobby Cannavale’s Advice to High School Actors: “‘Say yes to everything,’ because you learn by doing”

Thirty Bronx Theatre High School students had the opportunity to pick the brain of one of New York’s top stage actors, Bobby Cannavale, when he visited with them on behalf of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s education program to chat about acting.

Greetings from Tim Buckley’s Penn Badgley on Not Impersonating Jeff Buckley’s Voice and Being “Done With” T.V.

Penn Badgley is more than ready to leave behind his days as a CW heartthrob on Gossip Girls. With his new role as legendary singer Jeff Buckley in Greetings from Tim Buckley, Badgley is already earning critics’ attention for his portrayal.

Colin Firth: “Life as an actor is a constant roll of the dice”

Colin Firth was a relatively popular actor even before he won an Oscar for The King’s Speech, so it’s not hard to guess that his stock rose afterward. However, Firth says that while he’s certainly more in demand it doesn’t make the roles he’s offered any less of a chance when he accepts one.

Matthew McConaughey Decided to Read Every Negative Review Ever Written About Him

Although Matthew McConaughey recently claimed that his recent decision to pursue better quality roles in acclaimed movies wasn’t a conscious decision, he admits

All Michael Shannon Wants is to Appear on David Letterman

Michael Shannon’s rise from relative unknown to Oscar nominee to blockbuster movie super-villain has been long, but not as tough as some of his friends suggest.

Watch Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Announce the 2013 Tony Award Nominations

Early this morning, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster announced the nominations for the 2013 Tony Awards and if you missed them (like I did – way too early for me!), you can watch them right here.

Nominations for the 2013 Tony Awards!

Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominations for the 2013 Tony Awards this morning (way too early for us West Coasters) and with 13 nominations, the musical Kinky Boots is the one to beat.

SAG-AFTRA Negotiates New Contract for Commercial Actors

The new contract, which was approved by SAG-AFTRA leadership on April 21, addresses some of these concerns.

Young ‘Matilda’ Stars Ruled Ineligible for Best Actress Tony Award, Will Receive Honorary Award Instead

When it comes to the Oscar and Emmy acting awards, decisions are pretty cut and dry on the eligibility requirements. When it comes to Tony Awards, the rigorous schedule of Broadway sometimes disqualifies certain performers from categories.

Yo, Adrian! Rocky is comin’ to Broadway!

Rocky, the new musical based of the classic film that starred Sylvester Stallone, will come to Broadway next February, 2014.

Michael Shannon: “I guess any time I take a job, I’m not afraid to dig into something, no matter how ugly it may be”

Michael Shannon’s big movie this year is undoubtedly Man of Steel, in which he plays the Superman villain General Zod, but those who enjoy Shannon in his dark roles are also looking forward to his role as real-life serial hit man Richard Kuklinski in The Iceman.

Clark Gregg on His Movie ‘Trust Me’: “Anyone who is in Hollywood long enough, you go through some… kind of feeling like that untouchable loser who can’t get a break”

Clark Gregg took time out from his schedule of appearing in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to film Trust Me, a movie he wrote, directed, and starred in about Howard, a luckless Hollywood agent for child actors who seems to finally have hit his stroke of luck with a young actress.