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‘Sound of Metal’ Star Riz Ahmed Almost Quit Acting Right Before Booking ‘Nightcrawler’

Riz Ahmed nearly quit acting before being cast in his breakthrough role in the 2014 film Nightcrawler because he was not making enough money.

Anthony Mackie says he’s followed a traditional career path as an actor, and feels he is finally enjoying the benefits of that groundwork.

When Gary Oldman worked with director David Fincher on Mank it was a positive thing that they were on the same page.

Rebecca Breeds admits that she didn’t have a handle on Starling’s accent at first because she misunderstood the sides for the audition.

Glynn Turman spoke about playing his part on both stage and screen and how his approach to playing Toledo changed.

The talk focuses on Rhea Seehorn’s Better Call Saul role, but she does speak about her long road to booking the series.

Jodie Foster went into detail about rehearsals with Robert De Niro on Taxi Driver and why it ended up being important to their characters.

Scott Glenn talks about his career, the military and reveals that he became an actor almost by happenstance.

Giancarlo Esposito details his early career struggles and what he had to do to adapt to the expectations people had of him as a performer

Kate Winslet went into detail about her early career and how the blockbuster film, Titanic, changed everything for her.

George Clooney points out that as an actor nearing sixty, he is now gearing toward a different caliber of roles.

Hugh Grant talks about character actor work that he had done early in his career and why comedy is more challenging for an actor than drama.

Carey Mulligan explains how she feels about playing such an ambitious, and in some instances dark, character in Promising Young Woman.

Tom Hanks on why he feels his roles do not necessarily inform each other and how backstory can get in the way of a film’s narrative.

Lupita Nyong’o chats to SAG about her work on Serengeti, 12 Years a Slave as well as her other acclaimed roles.

Sarah Paulson made her first major appearance on TV in Law & Order, but reflecting on that audition she reveals that she nearly blew it.

Gillian Anderson talks about getting into character and what she learned from Donald Sutherland about preventing first day jitters on a set.

Laura Linney on how she overcame concerns about on-camera acting and taking on roles without knowing the direction the character will take.

Kate Winslet details what went into her portrayal of Mary Anning in ‘Ammonite’ and reveals what scared her about the role.

Josh Gad discusses voicing the world’s most famous snowman and his other major roles, including his current HBO series, Avenue 5.