Hold the Phone: Tips and Tricks on Using Your Phone in an Audition
What should you do if your audition sides include talking on the phone?
Watch: A Conversation with Saoirse Ronan of ‘Brooklyn’
Ronan goes into detail about the challenges of shooting a period piece and the significant amount of emotional scenes in the film
Review: ‘A Stray’
If ever a film was ‘of the moment’, this is it. This takes the Muslim community and humanizes it, gives it a much needed face
Review: ‘The Arbalest’
Cinematographer Adam Pinney makes his directorial debut with the strange and sometimes intriguing, The Arbalest.
Watch: Conversations with Rooney Mara of ‘Carol’
Mara talks about the challenges of playing a young woman having an affair with an older woman in the 1950s.
Watch: Conversations with Will Smith on ‘Concussion’ and the Research That He Did for His Role
Smith speaks in-depth on his preparation for the role, including the amount of research that he did to play Dr. Omalu
Maggie Smith on the “Real Pressure” of Film and Television Acting
Smith reveals why she’s much more comfortable on a stage than on a film or television set
Paul Alexander Nolan Talks Steve Martin’s ‘Bright Star’ and How to Have a Normal Life While Working on Broadway
“It takes time to get stuff in your blood and to a place where you feel like you’re not just in a room surviving and trying to remember lines” – Paul Alexander Nolan on auditioning
Morris Chestnut on ‘Rosewood’, How He Got the Role and Maintaining a Long Career
“I try to be prepared. But I think first and foremost, is I always try to get better. I still see acting coaches. I still go to acting classes” – Morris Chestnut
Actor Laurence Fox Yells at a Heckler During the Play, ‘The Patriotic Traitor’
Fox plays Charles de Gaulle in the play, and instead of the final two lines of the play of this particular performance he shouted…
Jason Bateman Talks ‘Zootopia’ and the “Great Challenge” of Directing
“All the hard work is being done before and after us. We stand in a booth, and we talk” – Jason Bateman on Voice Acting in ‘Zootopia’
Q & A with fruitlessmoon theatreworks Artistic Director Aimee Greenberg
Aimee Greenberg answers about directing fruitlessmoon theatreworks’ upcoming production of ‘Waiting for Godot’
How Creating Dynamic Characters Can Grow Your Compassion and Life Perspective
Each of us views the world through a different set of eyes. And each of us has been deeply affected by the past events of our lives; they create who we are and the distinct perspectives we have today. We filter the world through the events of our past and
Find Out How Oscar Isaac’s First Audition Led Him to Getting Cast in ‘Ex Machina’
Oscar Isaac proves that a unsuccessful audition doesn’t mean a dead end
Brie Larson on Sexism She Has Faced in Auditions
“There were many times that I would go into auditions and a casting director would say, ‘It’s really great. Really love what you’re doing, but we’d love you to come back with a jean miniskirt and high heels.” – Brie Larson
Lenny Platt on ‘Quantico’, the “Amazing Education” He Got Working on a Soap and Pushing Forward When Faced with Adversity
“The faster I can get those words and commit them to memory, the sooner I can really start thinking about what my intention is, what the subtext is and what my character is trying to achieve by saying these things” – Lenny Platt
How the Producers of ‘Behind the Blinds’ Got a Cast and Crew Together to Shoot a Webseries in 6 Days
The producers of the webseries discuss finding their cast, auditions and shooting their project
Watch: Actors on Actors with Bryan Cranston and Jason Segel
Cranston and Jason Segel talk about their approach to acting, their shared roots in television, and playing real-life authors
Watch: Oscar Winner Alicia Vikander Discusses Her Role in ‘The Danish Girl’
Vikander talks about her role in ‘The Danish Girl’
Watch: Conversations with Brie Larson and Lenny Abrahamson of ‘Room’
The pair spoke about the complexity of the character-driven film and the challenge of ensuring the audience would stay engaged with a film that almost entirely takes place within one room.