Watch: ‘The Audition’ a video for “every actor” out there
Here is a wonderful video by Celia Rowlson-Hall called, The Audition.
Stop Letting the Narrative of Your Life Be a Linear Path. Instead… Ascend!
Have you ever felt isolated by your thoughts and thought that you were the only one thinking them?
What’s Al Pacino’s Weekly Salary for Broadway’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’?
Usually it pays for Broadway producers to cast big-name actors to draw huge houses. But how much exactly do those big names make? For Al Pacino, who stars in Glengarry Glen Ross as Shelly Levene, it’s money that most Broadway regulars could only dream about.
Katie Finneran: “I’m feeling more pressure about Annie than anything else I’ve done”
Although she’s a Tony Award winning actress, Katie Finneran has had to work tremendously hard on her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the new Broadway revival of Annie.
Interview: ‘Chasing Mavericks’ star Jonny Weston on Surfing Mavericks and the Pressure of Playing a Real Person
Jonny on getting the part: “I’m incredibly, incredibly fortunate and honored”
Interview: Headshot Photographer Peter Konerko: “There is nothing more boring than a picture of an actor playing an actor”
Peter: “The best shoots are when the talent defines the looks and commits to a playable action”
23-Year-Old ‘Ben and Kate’ Star Dakota Johnson on Playing a Mother: “It makes me feel old”
Dakota Johnson was definitely able to relate to her role as a sibling in FOX’s sitcom Ben and Kate. She was less ready for portraying a mother.
Annie’s Daddy Warbucks, Anthony Warlow, on Battling Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and How Vocal Quality Can “Touch the Heartstrings”
Despite playing Daddy Warbucks twice already, Anthony Warlow still felt he had a lot to learn in Broadway’s latest revival of Annie.
‘Pushing Daisies’ Anna Friel takes on ‘Uncle Vanya’: “Every single word matters”
Sometimes an actor is faced with the decision of whether to choose a role for the popularity it will bring or to stick with more fulfilling projects. British actress Anna Friel ended up choosing to star in a new production of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya.
Interview: It’s Always Sunny’s Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton
Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney talk about coming up with plot ideas, if it’s easier for them to act in something they’ve written and more!
Bill Murray on Playing FDR: “Playing a beloved person, that really sets a high bar for your behavior and your acting and what you project”
I got to see Hyde Park on Hudson at the New York Film Festival, and while it’s far from a perfect movie (though it is, in my opinion, a very good one), Bill Murray’s performance as Franklin Delano Roosevelt is among the best roles he has ever done.
Planning for Success. For Once, It’s All About You
Many of us walk around asking everyone what to do about their acting careers when in fact they know exactly what to do
Toby Jones said that his role as Alfred Hitchcock in ‘The Girl’ was “unturndownable”
Portraying a real person is nothing new to Toby Jones. He starred as Truman Capote in Infamous (2006), super-agent Swifty Lazar in Frost/Nixon (2008) and Karl Rove in W (also 2008). Now, he’s starring as Alfred Hitchcock in HBO’s The Girl, a job that, he told Collider, was “unturndownable.”
Should Actors Worry About Appearing in Too Many Commercials?
An article in Advertising Age asks a question worthy of debate: Can an actor be in too many ads? Most little-known actors would see nothing wrong with a steady stream of paying commercial gigs. But if an actor becomes a familiar face by appearing in commercials for too many products,
Susan Sarandon’s Tale of the Casting Couch
It’s nearly impossible after decades of a successful career to imagine Susan Sarandon as a fledging actress, but the 66-year-old was once the victim of those infamous casting couch sessions.
Thomas Sadoski on His ‘The Newsroom’ Audition
Thomas Sadoski’s connections to the world of theater helped him land the role of Don Keefer on HBO’s The Newsroom.
Interview: Rockmond Dunbar talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’, How He Got His Start and the Question That Changed His Life
Rockmond on acting: “If you’re creative, if you love doing it, then act like it. Do it because you love it”
Q&A: Drea de Matteo talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and Her New Lifetime Backdoor Pilot, ‘Stalkers’
Drea: “Growing up I was dying to be an actor my whole life”
Q&A: Ashley Tisdale on ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and Shedding Her Disney Image
Ashley: “I always want to grow as an actress and this was definitely out of my comfort zone”