Actor Kahlid Elijah Tapia: A Day in the Life of an Expat Thespian
Here’s a look at what actor Kahlid Tapia does to further his overseas acting career
What is Jesse Eisenberg’s “Most Fulfilling Acting Experience”?
“My absolute favorite thing to do is to write a play and then, after I finish, do the first reading of it with my friends around the table”- Jesse Eisenberg
Travis Van Winkle and Marissa Neitling Talk ‘The Last Ship’ and How They Prepare for a Day On-Set
Van Winkle and Neitling were at WonderCon to talk about the upcoming season, relating to their characters and how they get prepared for a day on-set.
Adam Baldwin Talks ‘The Last Ship’ and Robert Duvall’s Advice on Exposition
“Roles tend to choose the actor more than the actor chooses the roles these days” – Adam Baldwin
Bridget Regan on ‘The Last Ship’, ‘Agent Carter’ and What She Loves About the Call Sheet
“I have a lot of fun playing Dottie, if I didn’t I think I have to quit being an actor” – Bridget Regan on Her ‘Agent Carter’ Character
Jocko Sims Talks Season 3 of ‘The Last Ship’: “It’s really exciting. You don’t know what’s gonna happen”
Jocko Sims and co-creator Hank Steinberg, talk about the upcoming season, season arcs and how it’s determined what character is getting the axe!
Dustin Hoffman Taunted Meryl Streep About Her Dead Boyfriend While Working on ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’
“While filming the first scene, right before their entrance, he [Hoffman] slapped Streep hard across the cheek, leaving a red mark.”
‘Criminal Minds’ Casting Director Fired After Article on Casting Workshops
Is it a conflict of interest for a casting director of a popular television series to offer casting workshops to actors for a fee?
Lupita Nyong’o on Her Broadway Debut: “When we get up on that stage, you do not know what will happen”
“I think theater offers a chance to flex muscles that then only help to sustain cinematic work.” – Lupita Nyong’o
Movie Review: ‘Be Here Now (The Andy Whitfield Story)’
The only way to describe Be Here Now, the story of actor Andy Whitfield’s quest to find a cure for his cancer diagnosis, is sadness. Heartbreaking sadness.
Jake Gyllenhaal on Missed Superhero Opportunities and Portraying “Antisocial” Characters
“I’ve always wanted to have the opportunity to play a number of different roles, and I knew it wasn’t necessarily the role, but how you played them” – Jake Gyllenhaal
Stay in Control by Controlling Your Calendar
Managing your calendar will allow you to focus your time and energy on what it is you want and need to get done as an actor.
WonderCon: Claudia Black on Her Audition for The CW’s ‘Containment’
“A lot of my work is done by sort of gut and instinct. I just feel into it and I know what they want me to bring to the canvas” – Claudia Black
WonderCon: George Young on ‘Containment’ and Saying Medical Jargon Like He Means It
“It’s not just memorizing and it’s not like a memory test, you have to actually say as if you mean it and understand it” – Containment’s George Young
Christina Marie Moses Talks ‘Containment’ and Getting to “Play in the Audition Room”
“We got to play in the audition room, in the testing room, which takes a lot of the pressure out of things and you can have a good time and hope for the best” – Christina Marie Moses
WonderCon: Hanna Mangan Lawrence on ‘Containment’ and Audition Nerves
“They’re always very nerve-racking but I just tried to control my nerves and make it look like it was easy. But it wasn’t.” – Hanna Mangan Lawrence on auditions
The CW’s ‘Containment’ Executive Producer on Casting the Show and Writing for “Trained” Actors
“[David Gyasi] walked into our room just to read at the last minute and blew us away so much that we changed everything about how we were gonna put this cast together”
Watch: A Conversation with Thomas Mann on ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
Mann talks about the on the impact of having a film that was so well received at Sundance and the effect it has had on his career.
Jessie Mueller on Broadway’s ‘Waitress’ and Her Initial Fear of Performing in New York City
“I hope that I put something truthful out there, with sensitivity and openness. I feel emotions deeply.” – Jessie Mueller on Broadway’s ‘Waitress’
‘Jeepers Creepers III’ Casting Call Pulled Because of Director’s Prior Conviction of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor
Are you comfortable with the idea of a film director who was convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor nearly 30 years ago?