Eric Stonestreet: “A tried and true process of who gets jobs is based on personal taste”
“In TV, I never wanted my size to be the butt of the joke, or my bigness.” – Eric Stonestreet
Domhnall Gleeson on Acting: “I think the key is not to be comfortable”
“As an actor, you should feel like you’re wrestling the material, like it’s using up your energy and your resources.” – Domnhall Gleeson
Sonny Valicenti of ‘Mindhunter’ on His Audition and Potentially Playing a Serial Killer
“The character that I play, and the behavior that he exhibits, was kind of all that I was told.” – Sonny Valicenti on His Audition
Interview: Mario Van Peebles Talks ‘Superstition’, Acting and His Long Career
Mario Van Peebles also discusses what he was looking for when casting the series and the advice Clint Eastwood gave him.
Movie Review: ‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ Starring Denzel Washington
As Israel, Washington takes on his most difficult role to date and leaves no doubt that he’s one of the best actors working today.
Movie Review: Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
With this these terrific actors he’s assembled, this is easily one of the best movies of the year.
Movie Review: ‘Justice League’
It’s a shame that they went with such a bland story but for what it is, it’s a marked improvement.
‘The Tick’ Star Griffin Newman on Acting in a Superhero Suit
“You very quickly realize there’s a certain iconography and a power to wearing one of these suits.” – Griffin Newman
Do You Feel Like You’re Not Getting Enough Auditions or Callbacks?
In order to maximize your efficiency in booking roles, monitoring your figures is essential.
John Carroll Lynch: “I seem to be asked to play complicated people. I bring a certain level of menace”
“If you want to figure out where you fit in the acting ecosystem, you look at where you would have fit into the generation that came before you.” – John Carroll Lynch
Why Idris Elba Believes His “best performance is yet to come”
“There was a time when I was a job actor and I didn’t know what I wanted to learn from it – I just wanted to get paid.” – Idris Elba
Movie Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Branagh is terrific as Poirot. The character can see things mere mortals can’t and you can just see the machinations of his brain working as he eyes each passenger.
Frances McDormand on “Being the Other” Actress
McDormand talks about her unique approach to her career and uses her latest acclaimed role as an example.
J.B. Smoove Tells the Story of His Audition For ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
“You don’t know how the universe is gonna work for us. But all this plays a part in our journey” – JB Smoove
Watch: Denzel Washington Explains Why He Passed on a Role Early in His Career
Washington explains why he turned down a role — and how it worked out for the best.
Audition Etiquette: Some Do’s and Don’t
Having been to quite a few auditions & listened to a lot of Casting Directors, actress Sharon Spink has a list of etiquette rules when it comes to auditions.
Aimee Greenberg Talks Her New Play, ‘American Carnage: A Love Story’
Greenberg chats about the show, actors and San Diego audiences.
Eddie Izzard on Learning to How to Be an Actor
“The bottom line of drama is to be truthful, the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and they are different.” – Eddie Izzard
Willem Dafoe on Choosing Projects and Why He Doesn’t Do Television
Dafoe spoke about why he seeks out unique projects… and why that doesn’t include television work
Evan Peters Explains Why ‘American Horror Story: Cult’ Has “Pushed Him to the Limit”
“I’ve never worked this much in my life, period, and I’ve never been in the show this much and had so much thrown at me.” – Evan Peters