Ian McShane is riding high as the notorious Pirate Blackbeard in “On Stranger Tides”
“You get the best lines. And when people recognize me on the street, they tend to keep their distance.”
Alexander Skarsgard discusses “True Blood” and the differences of being an actor in Sweden and Hollywood
“If you’re an actor in Sweden, you do drama, you do comedy, you do action, you do film and live theater. You do whatever there is. Vanity is death to an actor.”
Jennifer Lawrence opens up about her fear of taking on “The Hunger Games”: “I knew that as soon as I said yes, my life would change”
“I walked around an entire day thinking ‘It’s not too late, I could still go back and do indies, I haven’t said yes yet, it’s not too late.’”
“Bridesmaids” Chris O’Dowd on his new found fans: “It was a very strange sensation to hear myself being, ‘awed.’ It’s very odd”
“I’m overjoyed that it’s doing so well, it’s a hell of a ride!”
Brad Pitt discusses Cannes Palme d’Or Winner, “The Tree of Life” and the reason he walked away from commercial films
“About 10 years ago, I started thinking about my favorite films, and they weren’t the big commercial things.”
Paul Bettany talks about his new film “Priest” and his diverse resume
“I went to drama school and studied for three years and then I had a relatively easy time of it. I feel incredibly lucky – really.”
Denzel Washington’s inspirational Commencement speech: “Do you have the guts to fail?” (video)
“No one ever tells a graduating class, ‘You’re going to fail.’ But it was very important for everyone to hear that.”
“Bridesmaids” director Paul Feig: “If people are reacting in a believable way you can kind of take an audience anywhere”
Feig guided the cult TV show “Freaks and Geeks” to become a critical darling. After working on smaller films, he graduated to working with A-list producers like “Bridesmaids” Judd Apatow.
Andrew Rannells went “method” for his role in ‘The Book of Mormon’
During rehearsals for his Broadway play “The Book of Mormon”, Andrew Rannells decided to go “method” and pay a visit to the Latter-day Saints New York visitors’ center and meet some real-life missionaries.
“Hawaii Five-0” star Scott Caan: “I feel like, right now, acting is work”
“I’m happy I have a job. I’m happy that people like what I’m doing. I’m happy that the show is doing good, but I always like to be doing something else.”
A bit of improvisation and a lot of chemistry landed Ginnifer Goodwin her role on “Big Love”
“I realized when I kissed him that it was unexpected and therefore none of the other girls must have molested him in the way I was intending to molest him.”
Keira Knightley: “The thing about acting is, it does require life, because you have to have things to draw from”
“Doing it solidly for two years at that time was definitely enough. And I mostly just wanted to do something else.”
Stephen Amell talks “Vampire Diaries”, playing Joran Van Der Sloot and almost getting cast as Spartacus
“It worked out because the Tuesday after I didn’t get “Spartacus,” I got a call to get on the plane to Georgia for “Vampire Diaries.”
Get weekly reports on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” from the co-book writer
After a serious reworking Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark returns to Broadway this week, eager to receive kinder and less critical reviews.
In Will Ferrell’s new film, “Everything Must Go” the actor shows off his serious side
“There’s a reaction to watching me in a role like this where people think, “Oh, were your impulses to go crazy at some point?” It’s really easy: You read the script and you see that it doesn’t call for any of that. It was a pretty easy transition.”
“Bridesmaids” Ellie Kemper: “Scenes would go on and on and I would keep forgetting that I was in a scene”
“We had this great script but they really encouraged us to improvise on the day itself.”
Daniel Radcliffe says he doesn’t feel snubbed by Tony Awards: “The people that do this job for awards and recognition are kind of worshipping at the wrong altar”
“I think I speak for 99% of actors when I say that… while it’s lovely to get recognized by your peers, it’s not the reason why we do it.”
Melissa McCarthy on “Bridesmaids” and hitting her stride at 40
With several projects in the works, from her hit sitcom to co- writing a comedy with Mumolo to Feig creating a romantic comedy for her, the actress could not be more thrilled.
Matthew Morrison: “I get frustrated with shows like American Idol”
“I’ve had people ask me, back in the day, why don’t you audition for Idol? No interest at all.”
Kristen Wiig: “Comedy is tough, and sometimes the more you try, the more it doesn’t work”
I had no experience, and this city is filled with people who have experience and who are trying and going out there and auditioning and taking classes and doing plays. And I was like, ‘I took Acting 101. Hi, L.A.! I’m ready to be discovered!’ Which didn’t really happen.”