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Andy Serkis on Motion Capture: “It’s acting. It’s not a genre of acting, it’s not a type of acting. It’s acting”

One of the things I’m looking forward to most in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is seeing the undisputed master of motion capture, Andy Serkis, once again stepping into the digital role of Gollum, the character that put motion capture on the map. In an interview with CBS News, Serkis talks about how he went from just performing Gollum’s voice in the Lord of the Rings trilogy to performing the character via motion capture and what he feels about motion capture becoming an Oscar category.

Amputee Actors Help Train Soldiers for Treating Battlefield Injuries

Acting isn’t just a career option for those who want to appear on stage or screen, it has been a huge benefit for the medical community. In fact, people who have lost their limbs play an important role in training soldiers and others on the battlefield how to treat severe injuries.

How to Make Your ‘Thank You’ Really Count

When you truly come from a place of gratitude, your relationship can grow deeper and last longer

Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe Sing ‘The Confrontation’ from ‘Les Miserable,’ Live at Joe’s Pub

This weekend, Russell Crowe had a show at Joe’s Pub in New York City, calling it “Russell Crowe and Alan Doyle present the Indoor Garden Party.” Who was the special guest? Friend in real-life and mortal enemy on-screen, Hugh Jackman. In the videos below, shot by a fan who then

Jessica Chastain on Preparing for ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Even though Jessica Chastain is portraying a real person in the new film, Zero Dark Thirty, she didn’t have the opportunity to meet her.

Matthew McConaughey on His Recent Acclaimed Roles: “I want to do something that I look at, that I’m excited about, that I’m actually scared of”

If any of the approximately seventy-nine hundred film societies gave out an annual award for “Most Risky Actor,” Matthew McConaughey would easily take the top prize.

Michael Chiklis on ‘Vegas’, Playing Bad Guys and Why Directing is in His Future

Despite playing a few good guys (in The Fantastic Four and No Ordinary Family), Michael Chiklis is best known for playing really, really bad guys. He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the ultimate baddie, Vic Mackey, on The Shield, and his new role has him playing a mob boss on CBS’ Vegas. But don’t let his amazing acting skills fool you—he’s still a nice guy.

Bradley Cooper on ‘Silver Linings’ and What He’s Learned After 10 Years as an Actor

His new film, Silver Linings Playbook, is quickly gaining attention as a standout in part because of Cooper’s humorous portrayal of a man dealing with being bipolar. But Cooper isn’t getting on his high horse yet.

Trust That You’re Enough!

Sometimes we become so focused on end results and completing things perfectly that we get scared to try

Q & A: Kurt Sutter on the Season Finale of ‘Sons of Anarchy’, Casting and Why He Cut Off His Characters Tongue

Kurt: “I’m pretty much plugged in to every actor that is in the show”

To The Moon, Alice! San Diego’s Old Globe to Open Season with the World Premiere of ‘The Honeymooners’

San Diego’s The Old Globe Theatre will open its 2013-14 Season with the world premiere of The Honeymooners, a new musical based on the legendary CBS television series.

Frank Langella: “There are, for some reason, more parts available to me in these years than I ever thought would be”

Langella talks about how he feels about still getting great roles at his age and how he managed to act against the “robot.”

Review: Starlet

Dree Hemingway is fantastic is this story of an unlikely friendship

Q & A: Donal Logue talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’, Preparation and Advice to Actors

Donal on Acting: “It’s kind of a growing, organic skill”

Q&A: Jimmy Smits on ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and Finding Common Ground with His Characters

Jimmy: “The research for me is probably just as fascinating as being on-set doing work every day”

Christopher Plummer: “The theater is the highest point of art for us, the actor, because it encompasses our whole bodies”

Though 83 year-old Christopher Plummer has seen a career uptick in film in recent years by appearing in popular favorites like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and winning an Oscar for Beginnings, he’s remained committed to smaller projects like Barrymore, a film adaptation of a play about the final months in the life of actor John Barrymore (grandfather of Drew Barrymore).

Eddie Murphy Tops Forbes’ 2012 List of Overpaid Actors

Most lists of “Top” whatever make me scratch my head and wonder, “Really? That’s number one?” However, for this particular list this number one is no headscratcher. That’s because Eddie Murphy tops Forbes‘ list of the most overpaid actors, with the average estimate that for every dollar he is paid