Cuba Gooding Jr.: “I was in the wilderness of Hollywood for almost ten years”
“I wasn’t getting the roles offered to actors that hadn’t done a third of the roles I had done, or had the popularity I had.” – Cuba Gooding Jr.
Sarah Steele on Balancing Broadway and Television Roles: “I feel like I hit the jackpot”
“The Good Wife was just a part that I got in college that was just supposed to be a couple of episodes and then they decided to expand the character.” – Sarah Steele
Brianna Hildebrand on Auditioning for ‘Deadpool’
“When I auditioned, her name was Kathy, because they do these codenames. I didn’t know anything about the film at all” – Brianna Hildebrand on ‘Deadpool’
Richard Dreyfuss on His Role as the “Despicable” Bernie Madoff: “I play him as likable as possible”
“All you have to do is find that part of you that has been despicable, and you can find it if you look hard enough” – Richard Dreyfuss on Playing Madoff
Watch ‘Actors on Actors’ Featuring Paul Dano and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Gordon-Levitt and Dano speak about the challenges of portraying real-life figures in their work and how they feel about their work as actors.
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
John Krasinski on His Directing Debut, ‘The Hollars’, and How He’ll Always Be an “Actor at Heart”
“To me, it’s not about comedy or drama or genre, it’s about, where’s the good story?” – John Krasinski
David Harewood on ‘Supergirl’ and How He Was “Struggling to Get a Handle” on His Character
Harewood reveals how he relates to the character and how he eventually got comfortable playing him.
Jeff Daniels Remembers a Terrible Audition for a Diane Keaton Movie
One actor that knows the ups and downs of the audition process is Jeff Daniels.
Jennifer Jason Leigh on Her First-Ever Oscar Nomination: “It’s kind of phenomenal”
“He knew that I could, in his words, ‘act the … out of it’ and I’m not afraid to take a risk in terms of acting” Jennifer Jason Leigh on Quentin Tarantino
Forest Whitaker on Making His Broadway Debut in ‘Hughie’: “His rhythms are starting to invade inside of me”
“I want to get better as an actor, to keep trying to work harder, trying to discover something different” – Forest Whitaker
Alicia Vikander on the Her First Trip to L.A. and the Acting Tip ‘Ex-Machina’ Director Alex Garland Gave Her
“You [get immersed in] a film and of course you think that that is it. And then you go away and you read a new script and you have a new crush” – Alicia Vikander
Channing Tatum Talks ‘Hail, Caesar!’: “I’ve been beating on the Coens’ door for years, man”
“It’s the most I’ve ever prepped for a six-minute section in a movie.” – Channing Tatum
‘Shameless’ Actor Isidora Goreshter Remembers Her Audition
Isidora Goreshter recently recalled that her audition for the ‘Shameless’ was by far her worst ever.
Sutton Foster: “Sometimes I won’t even find a character until I put on the costume”
“I never had grand aspirations to be a movie star, to be famous or to be on TV. The theater was what I wanted.” – Sutton Foster
Paul Giamatti on Building His Career: “I was always willing to just go, ‘OK, sure, I’ll do that'”
“This guy is vain in a way that lots of characters I’ve played aren’t. I gotta look RIGHT for this guy! Prop-wise, style-wise, the way my beard’s shaped — it’s all carefully thought out.” – Paul Giamatti
Chris Pratt to Everyone Chasing Their Dreams: “Don’t give up. Apply constant pressure for as long as it takes”
Actor Chris Pratt posted this motivating message on Instagram
Michael Fassbender on ‘Steve Jobs’ and Aaron Sorkin’s Words
“It really was me spending time with the script. Whether we were rehearsing together as an ensemble and with Danny [Boyle] or myself at home.” – Michael Fassbender on ‘Steve Jobs’
Sutton Foster on Playing With Her Age in ‘Younger’: “I’m actually excited to be a 40-year-old on TV”
“I wasn’t pursuing television. I wanted to be onstage. And I was very lucky there. But my career’s unfolding . . . exactly as it’s supposed to.” – Sutton Foster
Rashida Jones on ‘Angie Tribeca’ and How Acting Can Be “Grind”
“It’s just that it’s a grind. To try for that to be your primary career, especially for women, it’s a bit of a grind.” – Rashida Jones on Acting