Chinese Fugitive Hid… By Becoming a Television Actor?
Chinese television actor Zhang Guofeng spent his thirteen years as a fugitive acting on a popular television shows!
Simon Pegg Talks About His Unlikely Success in Big Budget Action Films
Comedic actor/writer Simon Pegg might have to watch the jokes he writes now that he’s become a popular supporting actor in big budget films like Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.
John C. Reilly: “I try to just be really committed to what I’m doing. If I’m committed to something really stupid, then I’m in a comedy”
Reilly says that even though it’s a little uncomfortable to get acclimated with a dramatic director and cast, his commitment to his roles never wavers.
Judge Says Anonymous Actress Must Reveal Her Name to Proceed with IMDb Age Discrimination Case
The anonymous actress has claimed that because of rampant age discrimination in Hollywood that revealing her true age significantly damages her chances of landing roles, as would revealing her true name. Both the SAG and AFTRA have issued support for the lawsuit.
Jessica Chastain: “It’s recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It’s because of the connection I feel to people”
She speaks about how she adapts to new genres and what she learns from her roles. Interestingly she was interviewed by her Take Shelter co-star Michael Shannon (TV’s Boardwalk Empire), himself a prolific actor in 2011.
Jared Harris: “Even when I am playing a real person, I am playing a character. It is what is in the script”
Harris tells that more than anything else he was influenced by the style already established in Ritchie’s previous Sherlock Holmes movie. He also talks about how he ended up acting even though he initially was hesitant to do so.
Rachel Griffiths on ‘Other Desert Cities’ and Her Time in ‘A Doll’s House’: “It was the worst experience of my life”
Rachel Griffiths might be making her Broadway debut in Other Desert Cities, but she has a long history of appearing on both television (Six Feet Under, Brothers & Sisters) and on the stage in her native Australia.
After Being Away From Theatre for 8 Years, Clark Gregg Answers if An Actor Can “Lose It”
Clark Gregg might be most known as Agent Phil Coulson in the Marvel Movie Universe, but he’s had an extensive career in film and television and is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company.
Robert Downey Jr. Talks Improvising, Co-Stars and ‘Sherlock Holmes’
Downey also has praise for the man play Holmes’ arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty, Jared Harris.
J.B. Smoove: “I like to dive in there and have fun so I can have an honest reaction. A lot of things you can’t get on paper”
Smoove speaks not only about his role on Curb Your Enthusiasm, but also his very different role in Cameron Crowe’s film We Bought a Zoo.
Gary Oldman: “There’s always room for a white Jamaican pimp. No matter who you are, everyone should do it at least once”
“I just got tired of being the villain, or the go-to guy when you wanted someone who was an extrovert or an eccentric. There’s a villain role that came in for me recently, and I just said, ‘This is how much I want.’ [Laugh] You have to pay me this much to even get me at the table, because I’m more expensive if I play a villain!”
Albert Brooks on his ‘Drive’ Role: “First and foremost, the part was something I thought I could do and was different than I had played before”
Many have commented on how Brooks really went against his typical comedy type for his role, and he confesses that this change is what attracted him to the role in the first place.
Actors Take the Los Angeles Stage to Recall Their ‘Worst Audition Ever’
Actors aren’t typically shy when recounting stories of their worst auditions. So it shouldn’t be a surprise — in fact, it’s likely a stroke of genius — that actress Christine Lakin (who is probably best know for her role on the long-running ABC family sitcom Step By Step) created the show Worst Audition Ever.
Forbes Lists ‘The Hardest Working Actors in Show Business’
Some of the choices are the usual suspects, but there are also some surprises.
Patton Oswalt: “I don’t think your career should look like a swoop upward. It should have peaks and valleys and silences and activity”
Oswalt talks about the challenges of making Young Adult and why his career has taken the unique path that it has.
Alan Rickman: “You can’t judge the character you’re playing, ever”
Alan Rickman doesn’t appear on the New York stage very often, so when he does it’s a cause to pay attention. One of the few great English actors who hasn’t gotten a well-deserved “Sir” in front of his name yet, Rickman has returned to the New York stage in Seminar, which also features Jerry O’Connell.
SAG Representative on IMDb Age Discrimination Lawsuit: Being “prematurely pigeon-holed as an ‘over 40’ actress can be very harmful”
The Screen Actors Guild has come out against IMDb and age discrimination in casting in general.
Jesse Eisenberg Sues Lionsgate for Using His Image to Promote a Movie He Barely Appears In
Eisenberg is suing Lionsgate for listing his name and slapping his mug on the awful DVD cover of the low-budget horror film Camp Hell, which was shot in 2007 and released on DVD in August.
Scarlett Johansson: “My favorite actors are actors who are enigmatic and mysterious and never make the obvious choice”
She says that she seeks to work with actors who similarly also try to maintain a bit of the unknown.
‘Venus In Fur’ Star Nina Arianda Details Her Audition Process for Her Breakthrough Role
Once you understand her preparation process for her audition, you’d understand that Arianda truly understands the importance of the role.