Interview: ‘Beautiful Creatures’ stars Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert talk Getting Cast and Bad Auditions
Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert also discuss working with the Beautiful Creatures cast and their advice to actors
Walton Goggins Talks ‘Justified’ and Career Beginnings: “I never subscribed to the notion that I needed to be starving to be an artist”
At the end of the day, Walton Goggins knows he’s lucky. He has a choice role on FX’s Justified and has had the spare time to pop up in award-winning movies like Django Unchained and Lincoln.
Anthony Edwards on his return to TV in ‘Zero Hour’
Anthony Edwards is back in his comfort zone, returning to television on ABC’s Zero Hour, after breaking onto the scene with ER.
Commercial Actors Working More for Less Pay
Oklahoma City actor Frank Crim has appeared in 150 commercials over a thirty-year career but only earns about $60,000 per year. Despite appearing on televisions regularly, he points out, “I still don’t make enough money to buy a house.
Jesse Eisenberg on Acting: “I don’t concern myself with thinking ahead to the finished product. I focus more specifically on what the character is experiencing”
Almost a year and a half ago actor Jesse Eisenberg made an unexpected move by becoming a playwright, debuting his play Asuncion at New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre.
Bruce Willis on the ‘Die Hard’ Series: “There is something that comes out of having the opportunity to do five films about the same character”
Bruce Willis might have displayed more acting range than people would have expected throughout his many films, but he’ll always be best remembered by audiences as John McClane, the tough-as-nails cop who is the protagonist of the Die Hard series
Matt Damon Wonders if the Future of Movies is… Television?
While Matt Damon’s longtime friend Ben Affleck has moved into directing, Damon has remained focused on acting aside from a few screenplays he has co-written. Recently Damon co-wrote the screenplay for The Promised Land, which opened to lukewarm reviews and did not make much money at the U.S. box office.
Kathy Baker talks Aging, Finding Quality Parts and Her New Play, ‘The Gift’
Most actresses dread the time in their career when they can no longer play younger roles. But Kathy Baker has managed to avoid the lull by finding quality parts despite her age.
Audition Tips: Improve Your Performance With ‘Personalization’
Auditions can be one of the most frustrating and unnatural places to give a performance so, what can you do about it?
‘Once’ Wins the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
Once, the winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, has won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album last night.
Q & A: Being Human’s Meaghan Rath on Becoming Human(ish), the Challenges of the Series and Cast Chemistry
Meaghan on her characters new direction: “I just felt so much more free than – and ironically alive than I have been on this show before”
Daniel Radcliffe: “I’ve always known I have potential to be a good actor, and I think more than a good actor, but…”
Despite starring in one of the biggest movie franchises of all time, the success doesn’t seem to have gone to Daniel Radcliffe’s head. After playing Harry Potter, the British actor still insisted on auditioning for his role as Allen Ginsburg in the film Kill Your Darlings.
‘Girls’ Jemima Kirke was a Successful Painter Before She Started Acting: “It was a huge decision, and I don’t think I realized that at the time”
Jemima Kirke is getting used to facing her critics head on. As one of the main characters in Lena Dunham’s Girls, the actress is slowly becoming more comfortable with lots of attention.
Chinese Extra Dies Over 200 Times a Year
Chinese actor Shi Zhongpeng gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “Bring out your dead!” After all, that’s what directors probably yell when it’s time for him to come on set.
‘Girls’ Alex Karpovsky on Making Realistic Acting Choices
It would be easy to assume that men don’t get as many juicy storylines as the women on HBO’s Girls. But one only has to tune in to Alex Karpovsky’s character Ray to see that there is plenty of action to go around.
Rob Corddry on His ‘Warm Bodies’ Character: “I went about it as if I was playing a brain-injured patient”
Rob Corddry actually had to do quite a lot of preparation for his role as a zombie in the new film, Warm Bodies. In order to properly portray the walking dead, Corddry first got some advice from his wife, a speech therapist.
Q & A: Sarah Rafferty talks ‘Suits’, Her Theater Training and Advice to Actors
Sarah: “What you learn studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make a strong choice”
After a Nationwide Casting Call, ‘Motown the Musical’ Finds its Young Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder
Following a nationwide casting search, Motown the Musical has found its young Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.
Is Your Cat a Future Broadway Star? ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ is Holding Auditions!
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the new play that opens on Broadway this March, is holding a casting call to find the purr-fect (sorry, I had to write that) cat to take on the iconic role of “Cat.”
Hugh Jackman’s ‘Les Mis’ Audition Mishap
Even Oscar-nominated stars have audition mishaps. Before auditioning for the film adaptation of Les Miserables in New York City, Hugh Jackman ran into some trouble while visiting his singing teacher, Joan Lader.