Gillian Anderson on Getting Into Character and Donald Sutherland’s Acting Advice
Gillian Anderson talks about getting into character and what she learned from Donald Sutherland about preventing first day jitters on a set.
Elle Fanning on Getting into Character and the Colorblind Casting of Hulu’s ‘The Great’
Elle Fanning speaks about Hulu’s The Great miniseries’ use of colorblind casting and goes into detail about how she gets into character.
Jake Gyllenhaal on Re-Thinking His Approach to Acting and the “Joy” He Found Working on Broadway
Jake Gyllenhaal points to his performance in his Broadway run in Sunday in the Park With George as a significant help to changing his attitude toward acting.
Interview: Marc Kudisch on His Role in ‘The Tick’, Broadway and Being Prepared for Auditions
Marc Kudisch talks about his role on Amazon’s The Tick, auditioning for a Marvel movie, his career and being prepared for auditions.
How Does ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Lena Headey Get into Character for Cersei?
Lena Headey on how she gets into character for Cersei — and she points to her wig as a critical gateway into the role.
Steve Coogan on Portraying Stan Laurel in ‘Stan & Ollie’
Steve Coogan chats about not only about the makeup but also the other aspects that went into getting into character for Stan & Ollie.
Jeremy Jordan on Broadway’s ‘American Son’: “The second I read it I knew I wanted to be a part of it”
Jeremy Jordan goes into detail about getting into character, his return to Broadway and how his portrayal changed since rehearsals.
Benedict Cumberbatch on the Fun of Being a ‘Mean’ Grinch
Benedict Cumberbatch speaks about the glee of playing a villain and the fun of unleashing his imagination in the world of Dr. Seuss.
Gary Oldman on Playing Winston Churchill in ‘Darkest Hour’: “You have a responsibility to the family to the people, to the icon, and to the image”
Oldman talks about how he got into character as the former Prime Minister.
Sam Rockwell on Playing His ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ Character: “It’s all in the details”
Rockwell talks about getting into character for his role as an incompetent, small-town cop.
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
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.
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
How Joseph Gordon-Levitt Developed his ‘Snowden’ Voice
“You’re playing someone that everybody in the world has seen before. It’s a little different than playing a fictitious character.” – Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jonah Hill Talks ‘War Dogs’ and Getting into Character by Listening to Music
“When I started taking acting classes, it was the first time teachers were like, ‘You’re good and you should keep doing this.'” – Jonah Hill
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
Daniel Radcliffe Talks ‘Horns’, Getting into Character with Music and More! (video)
San Diego Comic-Con: Daniel Radcliffe has a new film, Horns, coming out this October and to rev up the promotion, he and writer Joe Hill and director Alexandre Aja had a press conference at this weekend’s Comic Con. Horns is about a young man named Ig Perrish (Radcliffe) who becomes a suspect for the violent rape and murder of his girlfriend, Merrin (Juno Temple). Waking up hungover, he finds horns starting to grow from his
Josh Hartnett on His Return to Television: “It’s been a learning experience”
The main problem with being considered a teen heartthrob actor is that the hearts of millions of teenagers stop throbbing at some point. In the early 2000s, Josh Hartnett was best known for playing the good looking guy in movies like The Virgin Suicides, Pearl Harbor, O, and 40 Days and 40 Nights. Although he also starred in critically acclaimed movies for maturer audiences like Black Hawk Down and Sin City, Hartnett’s profile has fallen
Sutton Foster on Auditioning, Getting Into Character and Singing for 8 Shows a Week
Sutton Foster, who is currently on tour doing a one-woman show, was at Northwestern University recently for a talk with its theater students where she answered questions on all things musical theater.
