Mark Ruffalo tells ‘Details’ he almost quit acting: “I’d had it with L.A. I got depressed. I was losing my love for it. So I said, ‘I’m done.’”
“I’d had it with L.A., and I really had it with the business side of acting, the machinery of it all.”
Interview: Priscilla Queen of the Desert’s J. Elaine Marcos: “People say, “How did you prepare for this?” And I really just played my mom. My mom turned up 10,000 degrees.”
J. Elaine Marcos talks about the show and how you don’t need an agent when auditioning for Broadway!
Little Victories Change Our Contextual Landscape
When we don’t keep things in perspective, when we focus only on what isn’t working, when we become defeated by rejections and challenges
Interview: Margaret Colin, star of Broadway’s ‘Arcadia’: “I stick to what my first impulse is when I read the character”
Margaret Colin talks about the Broadway revival of Arcadia, how she creates a character and working with Tom Stoppard!
Q & A: Paul Reiser talks his new show and playing himself
Paul Reiser plays himself on his new show, The Paul Reiser Show. Did he get any advice from guest star Larry David?
Coffee Grounds, Kaleidoscopes and Character
How the past is used to shape character, both our own, and the ones we play
“Secret Diary of A Call Girl” star Billie Piper on her “endless frustration” of finding work
“I’m just trying to find a job. We’re back to the drawing board. It’s frustrating, it’s tiring. It’s desperate. You slightly lose your mind.”
James Caan wants to be more than just the “tough guy”:”They said we don’t want a tough guy. I said excuse me, I am an actor”
“They said we don’t want a tough guy. I said excuse me, I am an actor. That is what I do for a living. You know it’s frustrating. “
Q & A: Law & Order LA’s Alfred Molina and Dick Wolf on cast changes and how to ‘let go’ an actor
How does an Executive Producer fire an actor? Find out that and more!
Emma Roberts Auditioned for Scream 4 via Skype: “It was the fastest job I’ve ever gotten”
“I get to his house and they told me it would be on Skype, which is so strange because his assistant was there, his casting director was there and he’s on a laptop.”
Bobby Cannavale discusses Broadway, Chris Rock and memorizing huge chunks of dialogue
“I don’t think it’s a secret that if we didn’t have a star as big as Chris, this play might not be on Broadway.”
SXSW Interview: Dane Cook “If you can self-generate and be a motivated person, I think that you can create your own opportunities”
Dane Cook talks Broadway, his new film, Detention, and gambling on yourself!
SXSW Interview: Director Mike Mills on his film, ‘Beginners’
The Beginners director talks about Ewan McGregor‘s accent training, shooting in continuity and how you cast a dog!
Review: ‘Arthur’ starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner
Blurgh. Rent the Original.
SXSW Interview: ‘Detention’ Director Joseph Kahn: “Whenever you do something new and interesting, inevitably the vast majority of people will reject it”
The director talks about self-financing his new film, Detention, not finishing casting till 2 weeks into the film and finding the perfect actors!
SXSW Interview: Shiloh Fernandez and Heath Freeman talk ‘Skateland’, auditions and getting left on the cutting room floor!
Skateland‘s Shiloh Fernandez and Heath Freeman talk candidly about their careers, acting and more! Check out this great interview!
With contracts up, will “30 Rock” take a bow in 2012?
The show will bow after six seasons and three back-to-back Best Comedy Emmy wins, allowing an exit while still on top.
Q & A: Christian Slater is ‘Breaking In’ his new FOX show
Christian Slater discusses his new FOX show, Breaking In, how most of his characters are morally ambiguous and more!