Dave Bautista on the “Challenge” of Becoming an Actor
“that’s what I left wrestling to do, was act.” – Dave Bautista
The Leftovers’ Carrie Coon: “It’s Hollywood that lacks imagination. Actors don’t”
“Literature has always been the greatest fuel for my imagination.” – Carrie Coon
Second Guessing Yourself as an Actor? Brie Larson Does It Too
“I guess the truth is, for me, no matter what recognition I get, I think I am always going to question myself.” – Brie Larson
Jim Broadbent: “When the industry moved more into character roles, I was already there.”
“The system has changed now, there are more varied roles, partly because there’s so much more television and so much less theatre.” – Jim Broadbent
Gal Gadot Recalls Her Audition for Wonder Woman
Gadot revealed what happened when she first attended a screen test for Batman v Superman director, Zach Snyder
Stanley Tucci on Film Actors Doing Television Roles and Finding Jack Warner
“You’re a film actor, you’re a TV actor. To me, you’re an actor. Just act.” – Stanley Tucci
Bill Nighy on Why He Doesn’t Watch His Own Movies: “All I see are my mistakes”
“Generally, every morning, I have to start from scratch.” – Bill Nighy on Being an Actor
David Harbour: “You gotta do things your own way. You have to find your own path”
“All I say is that if you HAVE to act, then you HAVE to make it happen.” – David Harbour
Ewan McGregor on Playing Two Roles on ‘Fargo’: “The challenging part is making sure they’re both unique people”
“I felt like I understood them from the writing and I don’t make the job very complicated for myself as an actor.” – Ewan McGregor on ‘Fargo’
‘SNL’ Cast Member Sasheer Zamata on Creating a Career in Comedy: “I just followed the things I was really interested in”
“I thought I was going to do theater and Broadway and stuff. But I kept going to see UCB shows and was such a fan I was like, ‘I should really just try this.'” – Shasheer Zamata
Watch: Former Talent Agent Philip Carlson on Finding Talent and How He Helped Them Succeed
In this short video posted on The Atlantic, Carlson talks about his years working to try and get his clients wor
Bill Nighy on Playing Older Parts and the “Terrible Roles” He’s Been Offered
“I never expected to be as fortunate as I’ve been and I’ve been able to play all kinds of roles.” – Bill Nighy
Charlie Hunnam on How Shooting ‘The Lost City of Z’ on Location Made it Easier to Get into Character
Hunnam also talks about working with Robert Pattinson and how his dreams of becoming a filmmaker shifted into his acting career.
David Oyelowo on How He Played a King for ‘A United Kingdom’
Oyelowo explains how he approached a key scene where he had to give a speech defending his character to his people.
Michael Shannon on Why He Prefers Supporting Roles
“I see some people that have talent and something to offer but they get in their own f*cking way sometimes.” – Michael Shannon
Bobby Cannavale on the Physical Challenge of ‘The Hairy Ape’ and the Advice Bruce Springsteen Gave Him
“I get to the theater two hours early and run the play in my head, because it’s a lot of words and it takes me there.” – Bobby Cannavale
Alexander Skarsgard on ‘Big Little Lies’: “It was very primal in a way and some of the toughest scenes I’ve ever had to shoot”
Skarsgard talks how difficult it was to film the abuse scenes and why it is so important that he gained the trust of his co-star
Ruth Wilson on Creating a Character, Accents and More
I create a workbook by which I go through and write down everything every other character says about my character, what I say about myself and others
Michelle Pfeiffer: “I’ve always had this feeling that one day they’re going to find out that I’m really a fraud”
“I still work pretty instinctually—it’s a little bit like hearing the rhythm of the character in your head.” – Michelle Pfeiffer
Christina Ricci on Why it’s So Hard to Cast Her
“I think in some ways the image I presented of myself throughout the years has caused people to have a hard time casting me” – Christina Ricci