Chiwetel Ejiofor Discusses His Acting Journey and Being a “Kid With This Funny Name”
“I was a kid with this funny name. And people were like, ‘It’s going to be quite difficult for you to make any money as an actor” – Chiwetel Ejiofor
Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany Talks About Bringing Her Clones To Life: “I think they’re like any character for me”
“It’s such a playful place, and as an actor I approach everything that way” – Tatiana Maslany on Improv
Lena Headey Talks ‘Game of Thrones’ And Bringing Humanity to Cersei
“Everything I do with my job, I do because I am intrigued by a character” – Lena Headey
Ryan Gosling on Using Dreams in Acting and How He Regards Bad Reviews
“That’s a style of acting that’s pretty popular right now, where actors use their dreams to connect whatever material they’re working on.” – Ryan Gosling
Scott Eastwood on His Rise to Fame: “The only thing I can say is that I’ve been doing this for 12 years”
“As quick as somebody can be ‘the guy’ in Hollywood, he can be gone the next minute. For me, it’s about doing great work” – Scott Eastwood
Steve Coogan on Filling Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Shoes and Becoming ‘Happyish’
“This is kind of like a vacation for me. All I have to do is concentrate on the character and capture the voice.” – Steve Coogan on Happyish
Jon Cryer on Why He’s Only Cast in Comedic Roles: “I’ve always felt I was kind of a ridiculous human being”
“When I get super dramatic, the urge to giggle nearly overtakes me. It’s the reason I think I haven’t been cast in science fiction” – Jon Cryer
Jason Momoa on ‘The Red Road’, Aquaman and Diversity
“I’d rather play characters than play someone who’s close to myself” – Jason Momoa
Miles Teller on Character Research and How He Chooses Roles
“I don’t want to play a character. If I’m going to do something dramatic, I want it to be inspired. I want it to be passionate” – Miles Teller
Kevin Bacon on ‘The Following’ and Why He Doesn’t Want to Face Surprises in the Scripts
“Surprise is not so important to me, though. Yes, I have to work that into Ryan, but as an actor, I don’t need that” – Kevin Bacon on ‘The Following’
Alec Baldwin On Keeping SNL Fresh, His Daily Routine and His Ideal Role
Working as a comedic actor means Baldwin has worked hard at perfecting the art of conveying meaning through facial expressions alone.
Steve Buscemi’s “Ask Me Anything” Chat on Reddit: “I don’t think you can point to any one character and say that that’s ‘me'”
“With any role I play, I only have myself” – Steve Buscemi
Sally Field On Improvisation, How She Chooses Her Roles and ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’
“There’s a dearth of roles for women. I turn down a lot of stuff because there’s just nothing in it for me to do.” – Sally Field
Will Ferrell on His Comedy Roots, ‘Get Hard’ and His Favorite Roles to Play
Ferrell was on hand to take part in a Q&A and spoke more about how working with Hart came about. When asked if he chooses his projects based on who he wants to work with, or the script itself, Ferrell explained that each project was different.
Hawaii Five-0’s Daniel Dae Kim Talks Directorial Debut: “The first day I had to yell action, it was kind of odd”
Kim’s desire to direct has been a longtime in the making, but due to the the complex story line of Lost, he wasn’t able to tackle directing until now.
Ellie Kemper on ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’, Doomsday Cults and Tina Fey
Kemper remembers that she felt that her first meeting about the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Fey and Carlock was too good to be true.
Lily James on Auditioning for ‘Cinderella’ and the Hardest Scenes She Had to Shoot
“The good thing is wearing something like that sort of changes how you stand and it gives you a sense of grace that you can use to your advantage as an actor” – Lily James on wearing corsets
Kevin Spacey: “I’m used to people thinking I’m nuts. And you know what? I kind of love it”
Spacey spoke about why he loves being seen as an outsider and why he decided to make those moves in the first place.
William H. Macy on ‘Shameless’, Nude Scenes and Winning a SAG Award
“Of all the awards, that one means the most to me because those are my peeps” – William H. Macy on winning a SAG Award
Christian Bale on Not Having a Script for ‘Knight of Cups’: “I never had any lines to learn”
“I never knew what I was going to be doing each day” – Christian Bale on working with Terrence Malick in ‘Knights of Cups’