Zoe Kazan: “If you’re basing your whole sense of self-worth about when you get a callback, you’re going to be pretty unhappy”
When you do it all, it’s hard to find balance. Just ask Zoe Kazan, who wrote and starred in the recent indie Ruby Sparks.
Life of Pi’s Suraj Sharma on Acting with a Fake Tiger and Beating Out 3,000 Actors for His Part: “It’s very difficult to believe”
Some considered it a risky move for director Ang Lee to cast an unknown in his adaptation of the celebrated novel, Life of Pi but Suraj Sharma is already winning rave reviews as an Indian boy who is stranded on a lifeboat with a tiger for more than 200 days.
Katie Finneran: “I’m feeling more pressure about Annie than anything else I’ve done”
Although she’s a Tony Award winning actress, Katie Finneran has had to work tremendously hard on her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the new Broadway revival of Annie.
23-Year-Old ‘Ben and Kate’ Star Dakota Johnson on Playing a Mother: “It makes me feel old”
Dakota Johnson was definitely able to relate to her role as a sibling in FOX’s sitcom Ben and Kate. She was less ready for portraying a mother.
Annie’s Daddy Warbucks, Anthony Warlow, on Battling Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and How Vocal Quality Can “Touch the Heartstrings”
Despite playing Daddy Warbucks twice already, Anthony Warlow still felt he had a lot to learn in Broadway’s latest revival of Annie.
‘Pushing Daisies’ Anna Friel takes on ‘Uncle Vanya’: “Every single word matters”
Sometimes an actor is faced with the decision of whether to choose a role for the popularity it will bring or to stick with more fulfilling projects. British actress Anna Friel ended up choosing to star in a new production of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya.
Toby Jones said that his role as Alfred Hitchcock in ‘The Girl’ was “unturndownable”
Portraying a real person is nothing new to Toby Jones. He starred as Truman Capote in Infamous (2006), super-agent Swifty Lazar in Frost/Nixon (2008) and Karl Rove in W (also 2008). Now, he’s starring as Alfred Hitchcock in HBO’s The Girl, a job that, he told Collider, was “unturndownable.”
Susan Sarandon’s Tale of the Casting Couch
It’s nearly impossible after decades of a successful career to imagine Susan Sarandon as a fledging actress, but the 66-year-old was once the victim of those infamous casting couch sessions.
Thomas Sadoski on His ‘The Newsroom’ Audition
Thomas Sadoski’s connections to the world of theater helped him land the role of Don Keefer on HBO’s The Newsroom.
Matthew Fox on Playing the Heavy in ‘Alex Cross’: “It takes me a little while for the emotional stuff to bleed out”
Matthew Fox was busy filing two movies simultaneously early this year—World War Z and Alex Cross. Despite the horrible scheduling conflicts, he said in order to work on projects that excited him, it was definitely worth it.
True Blood’s Chris Bauer is Headed Back to Theater: “I’ve told my children to think of this as though I’m going for a life-saving operation”
The actor, who plays Sheriff Andy Bellefleur, will be appearing in a New York stage production of What Rhymes with America starting in December.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead on Needing to Feel “Challenged” and How ‘Smashed’ Changed Her Confidence as an Actor
After landing plum roles in Death Proof and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Mary Elizabeth Winstead became complacent. The 27-year-old actress assumed that more exciting projects would automatically come her way.
Nate Parker Shares the Career Advice Denzel Washington Gave Him
Nate Parker, star of the newly released film Arbitrage, starred alongside Washington in The Great Debaters in 2007 and he told Parker that an actors career is determined by the first five roles they take.
Modern Family’s Nolan Gould is 13, Stars on a Hit TV Show and Has Just Graduated from High School: “It’s all downhill from now”
What’s it like to obtain success super early in life? Modern Family star Nolan Gould, who plays young prankster Luke Dunphy, speaks from experience.
Samantha Marie Ware, from LA’s ‘Book of Mormon’ Tour, Credits Matt Stone with Helping Her Find Her “Inner Innocence”
Samantha Marie Ware is earning rave reviews for her role as Nabulungi in the touring company of the hit musical Book of Mormon, now playing in Los Angeles.
Mamie Gummer: “Nothing can prepare you for the reality of the business side of” acting
Mamie Gummer knows what it’s like to be accused of getting parts just because she has a famous parent (her mom just happens to be Meryl Streep). But Gummer notes that she wasn’t given any special treatment in landing her new role in the CW series, Emily Owens, MD.
Taye Diggs Going Back to His Roots in a Series of Cabaret-Style Concerts
Taye Diggs is going back to where it all started, singing in a series of concerts while he’s not shooting Private Practice.
Marcia Gay Harden on Her New Film, ‘Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You’ and Wanting to Return to Theater
Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden still seeks out acting experiences she can learn from, taking on a role in Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You in order to work with director Roberto Faenza.
Michael C. Hall on ‘Dexter’ and the Starring in the Web-Series, ‘Ruth and Erica’
Michael C. Hall is taking a little break from playing homicidal Dexter Morgan on Showtime’s Dexter. The Golden Globe winner is currently starring in the Web series, Ruth and Erica, as Maura Tierney’s ex-drug addict boyfriend and the actor says that he can see many benefits of forgoing hour-long dramas for YouTube storytelling.
Allegiance’s Telly Leung said his parent’s wanted him to “become a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer”
Telly Leung is currently starring in the new musical, Allegiance, which allows him to tell a compelling part of American history. Leung plays a member of a Japanese-American family that is sent to an internment camp during WWII.