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.
Dev Patel: “I never went to acting school. Everything I’ve learned, I’ve learned from great directors and my co-stars”
“I’m 26 and, like most actors my age, hungry to show emotional range.” – Dev Patel
Michael Keaton on Playing Ray Kroc in ‘The Founder’
“You never do an impression, and yet I felt somewhat obligated to kind of simulate his attitude and his sound” – Michael Keaton on Playing Ray Kroc
Tom Hardy Talks About the “subtleties and complexities and paradoxes” of Playing Villains
“I have to find an identifier, a silhouette which immediately radiates something for me.” – Tom Hardy on Creating a Character
Viggo Mortensen on His First Movie Role and Why It Didn’t Bring Him Instant Success
“I’ve always stuck to a similar approach with each job. Show up on time and prepared, and pay attention.” – Viggo Mortensen
Octavia Spencer on Period Pieces: “I don’t come out of the time period; I stay in it”
“I listen to music of the time and I only deal with family and friends that are on the film” – Octavia Spencer
Tom Hardy on How He Prepared for His Role in ‘Taboo’
“I really think about acting in two different parts. There’s convincing and not convincing acting.” – Tom Hardy
Greta Gerwig’s Advice to New Actors: “Make your own things”
“When I suddenly feel like I can’t find my footing, I listen to a song or look at a photograph or read an essay, and reconnect with what I felt the essence of the character was.” – Greta Gerwig
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
Michael Fassbender on Finding a Character: “If I can make them logical to myself, then I apply them, and that’s really it”
Fassbender talks about his parents’ concern about his action aspirations and why he reject the idea that he is an “intelligent actor.”
Felicity Jones on How She Finds Inspiration For Her Characters
“As much as possible, I’m trying to understand who the characters are and why they’re making the decisions that they’re making.” – Felicity Jones
Scarlett Johansson on Choosing Roles and “Pushing Your Boundaries”
“Breathing life into a character means celebrating and recognizing the fullness of them…” – Scarlett Johansson
Casey Affleck on Finding a Character: “It’s such an internal and complicated and still mysterious process”
“The fun part for me is endlessly talking about why does he do this, or why does he do that, or why doesn’t he? I really get into that.” – Casey Affleck on Rehearsing
Ben Mendelsohn on His ‘Rogue One’ Villain and Finally Getting Work in America
Mendelsohn spoke about playing one of the Empire’s nefarious villains in the latest Star Wars film.
Andrew Garfield on What He Loves (and Hates) About Acting
“I want to know everything about everything, and that’s not possible and it won’t be possible.” – Andrew Garfield
Mahershala Ali: Our Job is “to consistently put ourselves in a position where we’re uncomfortable and going beyond our comfort zone”
Ali points out that having anxiety or fear about a role shows that he’s getting close to finding his character.
Ryan Gosling on Improvising and His True Audition Story That Made it into ‘La La Land’
“I do love movies but I love making them more. I’ve never found something professionally that engages me as much as that.” – Ryan Gosling
Aaron Eckhart on Playing a Real-Life Individual: “I was always watching, always talking in his voice.”
“They’re going to be judged based on your performance by millions of people.” – Aaron Eckhart on Playing a Real Person