Rafe Spall on How His Famous Father “Tested” Him on His Desire to Become an Actor
Actor Rafe Spall talks about how his father, Timothy Spall, influenced his career and how he still felt challenged by him.
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When Did ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Star Noah Centineo Find Out He Wanted to Become an Actor?
Noah Centineo explains that it was the feeling he got from appearing in front of an audience that led him to pursuing acting.
Jeremy Pope on Broadway and Becoming a Double Tony Award Nominee
Jeremy Pope reveals his stage origins and explains what it was like performing in one Broadway show while rehearsing for another.
Bill Hader on Becoming an Actor: “I was afraid of failing”
“When I went to the Sundance screening of The Skeleton Twins it was the first time I said, ‘Wow, I’m an actor.'” – Bill Hader
Sterling K. Brown on Becoming an Actor: “You get bit, and you just keep chasing that”
“I was used to being ‘that dude from that show, who got shot in that episode'” – Sterling K. Brown
Viggo Mortensen on How He Became an Actor
“It didn’t occur to me to try acting it until I was, for an actor, relatively pretty old — 22 or 23.” – Viggo Mortensen
Frank Grillo on Being Typecast: “I welcome it”
“I hear actors pooh-pooh the idea… people might see them as a certain thing. I welcome it” – Frank Grillo on Typecasting
Owen Wilson on How He Started Acting, Trying “To Be Real” On-Screen and Choosing His Roles
“It’s not enough just to be real; you have to try to make it interesting or entertaining” – Owen Wilson on Acting
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
Greg Kinnear on ‘Thin Ice’ with Co-Star Alan Arkin: “I just basically steal from great actors like Alan”
It’s hard to believe that actor Greg Kinnear, who is best known for his roles in Little Miss Sunshine and As Good As It Gets, has never had any type of professional training when it comes to acting
How To Use ‘Google Alerts’ To Help Your Acting Career
Google Alerts can provide a virtual gold mine of information about the people, places and projects actors want to be involved with.
