Paul Dano on Playing Beach Boy Brian Wilson: “I’ll probably never find a better acting job”
“Learning to play Brian’s songs, without question, brought me closer to the character.” – Paul Dano on playing Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy
20 Year-Old Pete Davidson on How He Became a ‘Saturday Night Live’ Feature Player
“The schedule is insane. I’m probably the most tired one of all. Everyone else is used to not sleeping very much, and I need to learn from them.” – Pete Davidson on SNL
David Oyelowo On Why He Became A Method Actor
“You can’t afford for there to be gaps in your pool of knowledge when it comes to a character, otherwise what ends up onscreen is generalized and unspecific” – David Oyelowo
Helen Mirren Talks Starring On Broadway: “We all have to live like nuns”
“I’d like to go to a bar or a restaurant. I can’t do that now. I am onstage for two hours every night. I can’t go out.” – Helen Mirren
Watch: Tony Nominee Kristin Chenoweth Talks About Her Career, Broadway and More!
Though she’s appeared in film and on television, most would associate Kristin Chenoweth with her extraordinary Broadway career.
Kodi Smit-McPhee on Doing Research to Play X-Men’s Nightcrawler and Intimidation During Auditions
“I’m doing so much research definitely — on Alan Cumming’s take, on the comic books, on even the cartoons.” – Kodi Smit-McPhee on character research for X-Men’s Nightcrawler
Chris Pratt on How He Got Typecast as the Boyfriend or the Fat, Funny Guy
“Looking back, I think I know why. Physically, I looked… like the guy—like Johnny in The Karate Kid, you know?” – Chris Pratt on being typecast
Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe On The Emotional Toll of Filming Violent Scenes
“Having to put yourself in that place is tough. To sit in that emotional space, especially when you’re doing it day after day.” – Caitriona Balfe
Chrissie Fit on How She Landed Her Role in ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
“I remember getting the audition and being like, “This might not happen,” just because it is such a massive movie.” – Chrissie Fit
Sam Elliot on How he Screwed Himself Out of a Career as a Lead Actor
The rugged Sam Elliot has most often cast in character actor roles throughout his long career in film, though the 70 year-old Elliot thinks it wasn’t always meant to be that way.
Anna Kendrick Talks Hollywood and its Gender Bias
“As an actress you’re perpetually about to be unemployed.” – Anna Kendrick
Tom Hardy on Fame, Acting School, and His ‘Mad Respect’ for Michael Fassbender
“Do what you love doing, do it well—everything should fit into place.” – Tom Hardy
Emma Stone on How Broadway Boosted Her Confidence
“I feel more like I understand acting in a different way.” – Emma Stone on Her Broadway Experience
Rachel McAdams on Her ‘True Detective’ Role and Why She Loves Acting
“What I love is dropping into someone else’s life and exploring it” – Rachel McAdams on Acting
Helen Hunt on Why She Made the Creative Move to Directing
“When I wasn’t getting acting jobs all the time that I liked, I was writing and writing and writing” – Helen Hunt
James Franco on Working at McDonald’s and His Days as a Struggling Young Actor
“The casting director for NYPD Blue liked my British accent, but was put off when I revealed that I was actually just a California boy.” – James Franco
Anna Kendrick: “I don’t really have a career strategy”
“The memory that at one point I couldn’t book a guest spot on Gilmore Girls is always on my mind. There is someone else out there who can do my job.” – Anna Kendrick
Robin Lord Taylor on How ‘Gotham’ Has Changed His Life: “My identity until this was that of a struggling actor”
“There’s a fleeting sense of comfort. My health insurance isn’t going to lapse for a while, that’s nice.” – Robin Lord Taylor on Being a Series Regular
Carey Mulligan: “You get better as an actor doing theater”
“Once you’ve done a play you build muscles, you feel better when you keep it fresh every time, it has to have the feeling it’s never been done before” – Carey Mulligan
Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks Indie Movies and How He Gets Offered Roles
“To me, the important thing is that my movies can play anywhere and people will understand the drama, the action, or whatever and get entertained.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger