Do We Ever Graduate From High School?
When actors go into an audition room, they incorrectly think they’re the only ones who feel insecure.
Hank Azaria Begs His Twitter Followers to Watch ‘Free Agents’, But It Doesn’t Help
Hank Azaria must be having a tough week. Not only do ongoing pay disputes threaten the cancellation (or at the very least will leave him with a significant salary reduction) of The Simpsons, which Azaria has been a cast member of since the show’s inception, but Azaria’s new NBC sitcom, Free Agents, has been canceled by NBC because of low ratings.
Michelle Williams channels Marilyn Monroe in ‘My Week With Marilyn’
“As soon as I finished the script, I knew that I wanted to do it, and then I spent six months trying to talk myself out of it,” she says. “But I always knew that I never really had a choice. I’ve started to believe that you get the piece of material that you were ready for.”
¡Ay Caramba! Salary Negotiations Between ‘The Simpsons’ Voice Actors and Fox Stumble
Every few years the core Simpsons voice actors find themselves in the middle of often tense negotiations for their next contract for the long-running animated series.
Q&A: Ed Helms on his ‘Office’ promotion, career path and how the show might end
Ed: “I think that the characters that I play are just sort of a heightened version of myself”
Johnny Depp Now Prefers Compliments Over Money
Johnny Depp — the highest-paid actor in Hollywood today — doesn’t think he’s worth the money he’s earned.
Tips On How to Arrange Your Script for a Worry-Free Performance
An overlooked facet of an actor’s audition preparation is how they put together the sides of their monologue or scene
Zach Galifianakis: “I just find actors so shitty, I just hate them”
Galifianakis isn’t the type of actor to fit in any sort of category, especially since he himself hates actors. Huh?
Q & A: Maya Rudolph on ‘Up All Night’ and SNL: “It’s like a fun drug”
Maya: “It’s actually more challenging to give a character a real life and longevity”
Q&A: ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Star Theo Rossi on his expanded role: “I couldn’t be happier”
Theo: “Kurt [Sutter] seriously gives so much info to the actors and he’s so great being an actor himself that he helps create the role”
Michael Shannon on Why He Chooses His Intense Roles And Becoming General Zod
Michael Shannon might be the perfect example of an actor gaining more and more exposure as he climbs himself to the top.
GLAAD Speaks Out Over Lack of LGBT Characters on TV
Every year, GLAAD releases it’s “Where We Are on TV” list, as a check-up of how networks are doing with regards to the amount of LBGT characters they have on scripted shows. Though the percentages may seem minor, there has been a drop in gay and bisexual characters, down 3.9% for the 2011-2012 season, in comparison to 2 seasons ago.
Jane Lynch: I’m “fascinated with extremities”
Glee’s Jane Lynch has given fans some insight when it comes to the roles she chooses to portray. Recently talking to the New York Post, Lynch, who plays the evil plotting, track suit wearing, Cheerios coach, Sue Sylvester on the Fox musical series, says she’s “fascinated with extremities.”
Interview: ‘House’ Star Odette Annable on being the new cast member, nerves and pulling double duty with ‘Breaking In’
Odette: “I feel so lucky thus far in my career not to have been stereotyped”
Make Your Life a Verticle Journey, Not a Horizontal One
All victories are born out of your challenges and they are essential in order for us to fulfill our potential
Who’s Being Paid What For The Latest ‘American Pie’ Sequel?
Though there are certainly many fans of the American Pie series of movies who are eagerly anticipating the film series’ upcoming sequel American Reunion, the cast of the series collectively haven’t exactly lit the box office on fire outside of the series.
Anna Faris: “It was really hard for me to break out of the ‘Scary Movie’ genre”
When talking about those steamy, but awkward bedroom scenes, Faris shared that her husband is “really supportive.”
‘Community’ Star Jim Rash Making Screenwriting Debut with ‘The Descendants’
“After people hear that we’ve written a movie, they’ll ask if it’s a comedy and we’re like no, it’s a dramedy,” Rash observed.
Zooey Deschanel Explains Inspiration Behind ‘New Girl’ Theme Song
“I wanted something upbeat that really felt like a theme song,” explained Deschanel
Paul Rudd on Judd Apatow, Auditioning for ‘Anchorman’ and Fearing Success
“He reveals that he initially aspired to do more serious roles, mentioning, “That was the plan. Maybe not exclusively Shakespeare, but definitely serious theater.”