Dallas Roberts Didn’t Know What To Expect From His Character When He Joined ‘The Walking Dead’
Dallas Roberts, who plays Milton, on AMC’s The Walking Dead wasn’t really sure what to expect when he joined the series.
Q & A: Justified’s Walton Goggins: “One of my greatest fears as an actor is apathy”
Walton talks Justified, acting and what he learned from Quentin Tarantino on Django Unchained
Terrence Howard Reveals That His One-Sided Contract Stopped Him From Starring in ‘Iron Man 2’
Being that Marvel Comics — which is now owned by Disney — has created an ongoing connected universe of franchises with its Avengers movies, it’s become clear now that once you sign up to play a Marvel character your character will potentially pop up in other films.
Freddie Highmore on Playing Young Norman Bates: “The role was just brilliant”
It’s always odd to see one-time child actors take on their first “adult” roles. In the case of Freddie Highmore, who starred in Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and August Rush, the twenty-one year-old actor is stepping into adulthood by taking on a role that launches him from cute kid to creepy teenager — Norman Bates.
West End Actors Vote on Increasing Sunday Performances
Broadway actors already know that their Saturdays and Sundays aren’t really weekends — in fact, they are often their busiest days. But on the other side of the Atlantic, many of London’s West End theatres are actually closed on Sundays to give actors the day off.
SXSW Interview: ‘Sequin Raze’ Director Sarah Gertrude Shapiro on How She Got Her Great Cast: “Psychotic luck”
Sarah talks about how she got the cast to work for free and getting the actors to see her vision
SXSW Interview: Anna Camp & Ashley Williams Talk Their New Short, ‘Sequin Raze’, Auditions and Having a Back-up Plan
Anna: “Usually in this business, the most talented person does not get the job”
Katey Sagal and ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Cast Members Embark on 4-City Musical Tour
Katey Sagal, who once sang back-up for Bob Dylan, Bette Milder and Etta James, has announced a 4-city tour called: Katey Sagal: An Evening of Music and the Cast of Sons of Anarchy.
Broadway’s ‘Once’ Gets a New Cast
All great things must come to an end. Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti, Will Connolly and Elizabeth A. Davis, from the original cast of Once, will play their final performance on Sunday, March 24th.
Black, White, and Frustrated All Over?
What do you do when there isn’t a “type” for you to be typed into?
Q&A: Alison Brie and Danny Pudi on ‘Community’, New Show Runners and the Dreamatorium
Alison on the Dreamatorium episode: “It really was an amazing acting exercise”
SXSW Review: ‘Drinking Buddies’
If I had a drinking buddy as attractive, smart and cool as the character she plays in Joe Swanberg’s new film, Drinking Buddies, I’d be slamming a few back with her right now.
Daniel Radcliffe on His New Play, Choosing His Projects and Pushing Boundaries
Daniel Radcliffe isn’t sure how much longer people are going to talk about Harry Potter—or insist that his career is hurt by the franchise’s popularity.
Banshee’s Hoon Lee on His Character, Wigs and Tight Corsets
It might be difficult enough for some straight male actors, like Hoon Lee, to play gay characters—but what about donning wigs and dresses?
Kristin Scott Thomas on Why She Keeps Acting: “I’ve discovered that if you stop, everything churns on without you. So you have to keep pedalling, really”
French-English actress Kristin Scott Thomas might be most familiar for her roles in 1990s hits The English Patient and Four Weddings and a Funeral, but Scott Thomas has consistently worked in American, English, and French film and theater.
Maggie Smith: “I think as actors you’re intimidated most of the time by everything you have to do”
Not many septuagenarians — soon to be octogenarians — actresses still work steadily in film and television, but Dame Maggie Smith is no normal actress. Along with starring on the critically acclaimed Downton Abbey television series, she recently appeared in Quartet, Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut.
Steve Carell on ‘Burt Wonderstone’: “I think anyone loves to play a character that is either evil to a certain extent or has a real definable character flaw”
Though The Incredible Burt Wonderstone hasn’t received the best pre-release reviews, it seems most people are happy just to see star Steve Carell doing a full-out comedy again after several turns as a dour man having a mid-life crisis.
Deaf High School Student Wins South Carolina Acting Competition (video)
Joey Kadera is a senior and aspiring actor at J.L. Mann High School in Greenville, South Carolina. He has already won several awards, including first place in a South Carolina International Thespian Society competition.
PaleyFest 2013: The Cast of ‘Nashville’ Talk Music and Shooting on Location
Everyone involved with the ABC drama Nashville is quick to point out that the show could not be possible without two very fearless leaders: show creator Callie Khouri and the man behind the music, T-Bone Burnett.
PaleyFest 2013: The Cast of ‘Parenthood’ talk Tearjerking Episodes and Trying to “Exist in the Moment”
One thing was clear from the PaleyFest event on Thursday night—the cast of Parenthood is definitely on board for a fifth season. But the series’ fate is in the hands of NBC, who has yet to renew the acclaimed (but noted ratings-challenged) show.