Patrick Stewart: “Always do the best work you can do, but don’t expect that it will lead to the next thing”
“It’s always for me been about performance and trying to produce the unexpected.” – Patrick Stewart on Acting
Susan Sarandon on Equal Pay: “There’s no equity in terms of value”
“It’s a sin what happens to these supporting actors through the years where they can barely exist on the pay they get” – Susan Sarandon
How a Failed Audition Started Lucas Hedges’ Career
Hedges reveals how a failed audition jumpstarted his career and how he mastered that tricky Boston accent for the Massachusetts-set film.
Josh McDermitt on His ‘Walking Dead’ Character: “I’ve had to make decisions for myself because being an actor is all about making choices”
Josh McDermitt reveals that not even he knows the truth — and he wants to keep it that way in order to help his performance.
Interview: Jimmy Smits Talks ’24: Legacy’
Smits chats about his role and working with “pro to the max’ Gerald McRaney, who plays his father on the show.
Zach Galifianakis on ‘Baskets’: “Not to sound too pretentious or actor-y but you want to kind of challenge yourself”
“As a comic — as a fat, bearded comic — you can paint yourself into a corner” – Zach Galifianakis
Michael Shannon on ‘Nocturnal Animals’: “From Day 1, I felt pretty locked into [the character]. It’s pretty mysterious”
“When you’ve got really great writing, it makes it easy.” – Michael Shannon
Why Giovanni Ribisi Never Intended to Do a Show Like ‘Sneaky Pete’ and When He Finally Decided to “Chase Being an Actor”
“A friend of mine introduced me to the Actors Studio and Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro and Gary Oldman. It really was a revolution for me.” – Giovanni Ribisi
Interview: Richie Keen on ‘Fist Fight’and How He Transitioned from Actor to Director
“As an actor, I got so many things like, ‘He’s not cute enough.’ ‘He’s not tall enough, he’s not this enough. He’s great, we just went another way.’” – Director Richie Keen
Interview: Michael Xavier on ‘Sunset Boulevard’, Glenn Close and the Weirdest Thing That’s Happened On-Stage
“As an actor, I’m always trying to learn constantly. Always trying to hone my craft.” – Michael Xavier
Outlander’s Tobias Menzies on Preparation and the “Most Precious Commodity” of Filmmaking
Tobias Menzies: “One of the great luxuries when you have a bit of time is that you can give yourself a few different routes through a scene”
David Oyelowo on Memorizing Lines
“The only thing that works is hours and hours of saying them over and over and over again” – David Oyelowo
‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz on Her Long Road to Success
“When I booked ‘This Is Us’, I had 81 cents in my bank account” – Crissy Metz
Jeff Bridges: “You might magnify those aspects of yourself that work with the character”
“Start with yourself and see what kind of lines up with the character” – Jeff Bridges
Dan Stevens Talks His Role in ‘Legion’ and Turning “Up the Dial” When Working with Green Screen
“I always sort of look at filmmaking as an exercise in collective madness” – Dan Stevens
How Does Mahershala Ali Get Into Character?
One way Mahershala Ali – especially while working on multiple projects at once -is that he makes music playlists for each individual character
Nick Offerman on His Early Roles and the “Great Lesson” He Learned in How to Treat His Fellow Actors
“As an actor trying to find your spot you’re just generally happy to get a job and keep your SAG insurance.” – Nick Offerman
Watch: Jason Momoa’s War Dance Audition for ‘Game of Thrones’
“On Game of Thrones, [Drogo] doesn’t say much. So how do you convey him? There’s nothing in the script.” – Jason Momoa
Sutton Foster on the Importance of Being Prepared
“A lot of people say, ‘What’s more important: acting, singing or dancing?’ And I say, always acting.” – Sutton Foster
‘Manchester by the Sea’ Star Lucas Hedges on Capitalizing on Early Success
Hedges speaks about starring in the Oscar-winning film and his latest role in an Off Broadway play.