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Nina Arianda Interview Being the Ricardos

Interview: Nina Arianda on ‘Being the Ricardos’, Breaking Down a Script and the Music of Aaron Sorkin’s Script

“I always break the script down the way I have since school. What does the playwrights say about me? Or what, in this case, what does the screenwriter say about me? What do others say about me? What do I say about myself?” – Nina Arianda Being the Ricardos is a terrific behind the scenes look into the lives of Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) during one week of their hit

Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Aaron Sorkin, ‘Project Power’ and Why He’s “Eternally Grateful” to John Lithgow

When asked what superpower he would like to have for five minutes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt answers: “Power of Empathy.”

Idris Elba on Acting in Aaron Sorkin’s Directorial Debut: “I winged that performance, if I’m honest”

Elba makes two surprising admissions about his lack of readiness for the role and his belief that he wouldn’t be on Sorkin’s radar.

Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Steve Jobs’

‘Steve Jobs’ takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter.

Michael Fassbender on ‘Steve Jobs’ and Aaron Sorkin’s Words

“It really was me spending time with the script. Whether we were rehearsing together as an ensemble and with Danny [Boyle] or myself at home.” – Michael Fassbender on ‘Steve Jobs’

Jeff Daniels on Aaron Sorkin’s Dialogue and Working with Michael Fassbender in ‘Jobs’

“You’ve got to get those lines so embedded inside you that it’s second nature.” – Jeff Daniels on working with Aaron Sorkin

Seth Rogen on Portraying Steve Wozniak, Aaron Sorkin’s Screenplay and Being “Blown Away” by Michael Fassbender

“It would almost take me out of it at times because of how good it was. Like something in my brain would go, ‘Whoa, he’s really going for it.'” – Seth Rogen on Working with Michael Fassbender

William H. Macy on ‘Shameless’, Nude Scenes and Winning a SAG Award

“Of all the awards, that one means the most to me because those are my peeps” – William H. Macy on winning a SAG Award

Interview: Riley Voelkel on ‘The Secret Lives of Dorks’, ‘The Newsroom’ and Nightmare Auditions

Riley: “Nerves that come on the first day of set are usually good nerves”

Jeff Daniels Praises Aaron Sorkin: “He writes scenes that you get to play and get your teeth into”

Jeff Daniels is somewhat enamored with his boss, creator/writer/executive producer Aaron Sorkin. The two are working together on HBO’s series, The Newsroom, where Daniels is able to recreate some of Sorkin’s best monologues.

Thomas Sadoski on His ‘The Newsroom’ Audition

Thomas Sadoski’s connections to the world of theater helped him land the role of Don Keefer on HBO’s The Newsroom.

The Newsroom’s Dev Patel doesn’t want to be an actor who is a “victim of the system”

Dev Patel has no desire to be typecast.
“Me being who I am, I automatically get pigeonholed into some things,” said the actor who is now starring in Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama, The Newsroom. “I do try to look for roles I can mold and change, and writers and filmmakers who aren’t close-minded.”

‘The Newsroom’, ‘The Babymakers’ & ‘The Daily Show’: Olivia Munn is Having a Great Year

Hollywood is not an easy place. Despite dreams and general perceptions of what some consider “overnight success,” there is rarely, if ever, anything comparable to that particular occurrence. Olivia Munn, star of Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO drama, “The Newsroom,” is an actor who has worked long and hard for her recent success, even if her career appears to have blown up “overnight.”