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Hugh Grant on Comedy, Character Acting and His Process of Creating a Role

Hugh Grant talks about character actor work that he had done early in his career and why comedy is more challenging for an actor than drama.

Carey Mulligan explains how she feels about playing such an ambitious, and in some instances dark, character in Promising Young Woman.

Tom Hanks on why he feels his roles do not necessarily inform each other and how backstory can get in the way of a film’s narrative.

Lupita Nyong’o chats to SAG about her work on Serengeti, 12 Years a Slave as well as her other acclaimed roles.

Sarah Paulson made her first major appearance on TV in Law & Order, but reflecting on that audition she reveals that she nearly blew it.

Gillian Anderson talks about getting into character and what she learned from Donald Sutherland about preventing first day jitters on a set.

Laura Linney on how she overcame concerns about on-camera acting and taking on roles without knowing the direction the character will take.

Kate Winslet details what went into her portrayal of Mary Anning in ‘Ammonite’ and reveals what scared her about the role.

Mercedes De La Cruz recently wrapped filming a co-lead in the feature Because You’re Dead To Me and a co-star on the Netflix series Maid.

Josh Gad discusses voicing the world’s most famous snowman and his other major roles, including his current HBO series, Avenue 5.

Emma Corrin on what inspired her to get into acting and how she created her version of Princess Diana, including her “Diana playlist.”

Hugh Grant admits he couldn’t do much research into playing a scoundrel outside of reading the script.

Edgar Ramirez, who starred in the HBO miniseries The Undoing, referenced how his background in media and journalism.

Online acting classes are not exactly standard, but they’ve become the norm in the last year. As with anything, there are pluses and minuses.

Director Sean Durkin spoke about his approach to working with actors and the importance of directors developing trust with actors.

Noma Dumezweni talked about The Undoing and concerns that her years on the stage might affect her ability to act on television.

There are countless opportunities to find different revenue streams, they just have to take the time to figure out what they love.

Sarah Paulson’s characters have undergone serious trauma and she’s also gone through that herself since she doesn’t know how to “fake it.”

Emma Corrin speaks about her education as an actress and how it felt acting opposite so many major stars in the Netflix series, The Crown.

Nicole Kidman reflects on her career and speaks about how she took it into her own hands when she faced roadblocks.