SXSW Interview: Michelle Monaghan talks about ‘Source Code’ and getting her face melted off
Michelle Monaghan on the challenges of doing the same scene over and over and if she did any research in the Source Code (answer: No!)
Stop Postponing Living
Why do we wait for things in life? Constantly put things off until they become long-lost dreams. Stop waiting for things to get better or easier or less busy!
SXSW Interview: Director Duncan Jones and Screenwriter Ben Ripley Explain the ‘Source Code’
Director Duncan Jones and Screenwriter Ben Ripley discuss the casting, the Source Code and how they put Jeffrey Wright‘s knee injury into the film!
Rainn Wilson on “Super” and the future of Dwight
“It’s every conceivable color – an actors dream role.”
“Spider Man” leads rehearsing, while understudies go on with the show
“The whole second act has been rewritten and there are new songs.”
Interview: Actor/Director Tom McCarthy on his new film, “Win Win”
Tom McCarthy, director of Win Win, talks about casting the film, hiring a non-actor in a lead role and how he decides whether he’s going to act or direct
Stephen Lang: “A lot of the characters I play, if I don’t love them, nobody will”
“And I think that’s the truth for a lot of actors. It’s a calling, not unlike the priesthood.”
SXSW Interview: Win Win’s Alex Shaffer: “It’s just crazy how this whole thing worked out”
Alex Shaffer, Win Win’s bleached blonde wrestler, talks about how he almost didn’t audition for the part and working with Paul Giamatti!
Q & A: Judy Greer on FX’s ‘Archer’ and nightmare auditions
Judy Greer talks about how she got started in animation, the joy of not having to wear make-up when doing voice overs and recalls a hilarious nightmare audition!
Q & A: Elizabeth Mitchell – “I spent 15 years doing theater before I ever got in front of the camera”
Elizabeth Mitchell talks about her guest starring role on Law & Order: SVU, her advice to actors and if V is coming back!
Life Is A Pratice
We’re so oriented toward the doing, toward the getting somewhere that we put such extreme pressure on ourselves to not only get there immediately – but at whatever cost.
SXSW Interview: Director Azazel Jacobs on his film, ‘Terri’
Azazel Jacobs, director of Terri, talks to me about the casting John C. Reilly and what he thinks kills actors when auditioning!
SAG and AFTRA nearing a merger
Once the national board approves the plan, it will be sent out to all members of both unions for ratification.
More controversy over Natalie Portman’s dancing in “Black Swan”
Lane points out dancing was the real star of the film. “It was everything to the movie. It’s called “Black Swan.”
SXSW Interview: Director James Gunn on his new movie, ‘Super’
Director James Gunn on his film, Super, the casting of the film and how his ex-wife, Jenna Fischer, got Rainn Wilson involved!
Sarah Lane, Natalie Portman’s Body Double in “Black Swan”: “Of the full body shots, I would say 5 percent are Natalie. All the other shots are me”
“Natalie is an amazing actress, for sure. I know that it’s not a personal thing against me. I know that it’s just a political thing. It’s just unfortunate that I kind of lost credit.”
Terry McMahon wanted to make a film so he turned to Facebook: his film just premiered at SXSW
“This is sincere,” he emphasized. “So bulls—-ers f— off in advance.”
Our Limitations Are Just Habits
It’s easy to get lost in our own ‘thoughts’. But repetitive thought doesn’t make something truthful. It just makes it a belief.
Q & A: Justified’s Walton Goggins: Boyd is “mysterious to me as well. I’m trying to make sense of it a word at a time”
Justified‘s Walton Goggins talks about the growth of Boyd Crowder, if he likes to know what is going to happen to his character and more!
What is An Actor’s ‘Essence’
Your understanding of, and control over, the three elements that make you unique, are essential for marketing yourself in the Biz.