Actor Stabbed in Onstage Accident in Tuscon
“I’m flabbergasted,” he said. “We rehearsed that scene over and over. We thought we had done everything right.”
Interview: Casting Director Jessica Daniels On Finding New Talent and Self-Taped Audition Tips
“I worked on 12 pilots this year and most of the series regular roles went to working actors who auditioned.” – Casting Director Jessica Daniels
Chris Pratt Reveals His “Awesome Techniques for Acting”
Pratt then placed orange post-it notes around the set, out of shot. “Then,” he says, “it would catch my attention halfway through the scene, and it would affect me emotionally underneath.”
Interview: Julie Ann Emery Talks ‘Better Call Saul’, Starting Her Career in a Smaller Market and Her Acting “Cheat Sheet”
“Take care of your craft, the business is gonna do whatever it’s gonna do with you.” – Julie Ann Emery
Watch: Tony Nominee Kristin Chenoweth Talks About Her Career, Broadway and More!
Though she’s appeared in film and on television, most would associate Kristin Chenoweth with her extraordinary Broadway career.
Kodi Smit-McPhee on Doing Research to Play X-Men’s Nightcrawler and Intimidation During Auditions
“I’m doing so much research definitely — on Alan Cumming’s take, on the comic books, on even the cartoons.” – Kodi Smit-McPhee on character research for X-Men’s Nightcrawler
Chris Pratt on How He Got Typecast as the Boyfriend or the Fat, Funny Guy
“Looking back, I think I know why. Physically, I looked… like the guy—like Johnny in The Karate Kid, you know?” – Chris Pratt on being typecast
Movie Review: ‘Results’ Starring Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders and Kevin Corrigan
Kevin Corrigan is the kind of actor where, when you’re watching him, wonder, “Why isn’t he in everything?” He’s got a natural way about him that is so realistic.
Brandon Davidson Makes a Splash in SDMT’s ‘Singin in the Rain’
Brandon talks about his role, being on stage at the Spreckels and the craziest thing to happen to him on stage.
Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe On The Emotional Toll of Filming Violent Scenes
“Having to put yourself in that place is tough. To sit in that emotional space, especially when you’re doing it day after day.” – Caitriona Balfe
Chrissie Fit on How She Landed Her Role in ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
“I remember getting the audition and being like, “This might not happen,” just because it is such a massive movie.” – Chrissie Fit
Sam Elliot on How he Screwed Himself Out of a Career as a Lead Actor
The rugged Sam Elliot has most often cast in character actor roles throughout his long career in film, though the 70 year-old Elliot thinks it wasn’t always meant to be that way.
Anna Kendrick Talks Hollywood and its Gender Bias
“As an actress you’re perpetually about to be unemployed.” – Anna Kendrick
Tom Hardy on Fame, Acting School, and His ‘Mad Respect’ for Michael Fassbender
“Do what you love doing, do it well—everything should fit into place.” – Tom Hardy
Emma Stone on How Broadway Boosted Her Confidence
“I feel more like I understand acting in a different way.” – Emma Stone on Her Broadway Experience
Rachel McAdams on Her ‘True Detective’ Role and Why She Loves Acting
“What I love is dropping into someone else’s life and exploring it” – Rachel McAdams on Acting
Helen Hunt on Why She Made the Creative Move to Directing
“When I wasn’t getting acting jobs all the time that I liked, I was writing and writing and writing” – Helen Hunt
Movie Review: George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is like a bolt of non-stop energy that begins as soon as it starts and doesn’t let up till the last frame of the film has finished and you’re walking back to your car.
Interview: Gary Marsh on Breakdown Services, Why Actors Shouldn’t Get Them and Tips on Using Actors Access
“As an actor, you have competition and not just a couple people, hundreds. So, you better be damn true to who you are and what you can play” – Breakdown Services Gary Marsh
Should You Have Your Manager Take Your Headshots?
Headshot photographer Vanie Poyey received an email from an old client whose manager had offered to take her headshots. What did she tell her?