The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is about the titular humdrum man who lives a much more exciting existence in his mind (imagining himself in roles like a mighty soldier or a world-class surgeon) while he shops with his wife. In his imagination Mitty is far more virtuous individual than his feeble real-life counterpart, so Stiller will have the opportunity to play two totally different facets of the same character.
“It is a little weird that everyone else is going back to school and I have graduated. It will be interesting two weeks from now. I’m sure I’ll have some pangs.”
Whether it’s meeting an agent or manager, auditioning for producers, or just networking at a bar, you’re talking about your career. And, of course, the infamous question always arises: “Tell me a little bit about yourself?”
About the role, Evans says, “It’s a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s terrifying, nerve-racking and intimidating. There’s a swirl of negative emotions that arise. On the flip side, it’s great.”
Bateman talked how he draws inspiration for the characters he portrays and his desire to play different types of roles in the future.
When The Iceman Cometh, so will Nathan Lane. The theater star has signed on to play salesman Theodore “Hickey” Hickman in a 2012 revival of Eugene O’Neill’s classic Iceman Cometh. The play will begin its run at Chicago’s Goodman Theater next April 22-June 10.
Criminal Minds Casting Director Scott David talks about actor’s being unprepared, how we can find our “type” and Beckinfield!
The Emmy Nominated Actor/Comedian talks about comedy, writing the show and why he only signs actors to a per-show contract
Cranston talked about first reading the Breaking Bad script and how he makes his anti-hero character so likable
Jane Lynch talked about finding inspiration for the many parts she’s played over the course of her 30-year acting career and how she delivers her lines so flawlessly.
“I like to make decisions based on things I’m interested in doing, not what seems like the next move in my quote-unquote career. I’m not trying to climb a ladder — I’m casting a bit of a net.”
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The film starts right where the first part left off: Voldemort (I’m allowed to say his name out loud now, right?) has the Elder Wand as Harry grieves by the seaside grave of the Dobby the Elf. From the opening credits to the end, the film doesn’t let up.
A UK mother named Anita Burns has taken out a second mortgage on her home in order to pay for her 19 year old son’s education at the prestigious New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
With his new play at New York City’s Second Stage Theatre, Zach Braff’s life in the performing arts has come full circle. After watching his father act in community theater, an eight-year-old Braff knew what he wanted to do with his life.
The stars of Warehouse 13 on working in a big cast and new challenges for their characters!
The only problem with doing a television show about high school kids is that most only take four years to finish the curriculum. Already pushing it with a 29-year-old and a 25-year-old playing high school seniors, Glee creator Ryan Murphy announced that stars Cory Monteith, Lea Michele and Chris Colfer will leave the cast after graduating from twelfth grade at the end of the Fox hit’s third season.
Nowadays, it would be hard to shake Ray Romano as he films scenes for TNT’s Men of a Certain Age, where he plays a neurotic middle-aged store owner. However, that wasn’t so when Romano was starting out on Everybody Loves Raymond in the mid ‘90s. The 53-year-old actor told NPR’s Fresh
Here’s a curious investigative piece: are Broadway seats too small, and, in the case of some theaters, are they even getting smaller?
