Alicia Vikander talks about her performance in ‘The Danish Girl’, how much she wanted the role, working with an established partnership in Redmayne and director Tom Holland, and how dedicated she was to authenticity.
Leonardo DiCaprio recalls working on This Boy’s Life and how his audition process didn’t go as intended.
“I didn’t know who he was, and I needed to do my homework” – David Schwimmer on Playing Robert Kardashian
“I’ve been acting since I was twelve, and it’s thrilling to feel old bones stretch.” – Michelle Williams on ‘Blackbird’
Cannavale talks about how his role on Boardwalk Empire led to Vinyl, what it’s like to work with Scorsese, and how he manages to survive snorting so much fake cocaine.
The award-winning actress decided to speak up for “all those young women who doubt themselves”
“I had never done television when I walked onto set to film the pilot” – Gillian Jacobs on ‘Community’
The casting directors are asked how they cast their projects, where they locate new talent, and their thoughts on making casts more diverse.
Jones explains how frustration with not landing auditions nearly drove her out of acting but one break managed to bring her back.
Ruffalo speaks about playing Rezendes and how important it is to get a character right in a movie based on a true story.
“I wanted that challenge of playing a character who really felt like a character” – Kate Winslet on Triple 9
The actors talked about the challenges of making a film about such a controversial subject, what drew them each to the script, and how important “restraint” was in making the film.
“I literally have never, ever, done a professional play before.” – Saoirse Ronan
“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.
“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
“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’
“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
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.
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson joke about their success with the series, jumping from a web series to cable television, and how their show is related to popular 1990s sitcoms
Depp talks about getting into Bulger’s head, the cast talks about the difficulty of mastering the Boston accent, and many other details about the filmmaking process.
