Lance Carter, Author at Daily Actor: Monologues, Acting Tips, Interviews, Resources

Ty Burrell: “Modern Family”, Improvising and Single-Camera Comedies

“I know him now, to this day, because, uh, he’s me. He is just a hair away from me.” – Ty Burrell on His Modern Family Character

John C. Reilly Talks Comedy and Not Being a ‘Who’

“To me, acting is acting. When the circumstances are ridiculous, then you are in comedy.” – John C. Reilly

Jesse Eisenberg On Watching His Own Work and Reading Bad Scripts

“There was a lot of pressure because it was the first time I had a lead role in a big movie.” – Jesse Eisenberg on ‘Zombieland

Interview: Anthony Edwards on ‘Motherhood’ and Becoming a Better Actor as He Gets Older

Anthony Edwards is starring in the new film, Motherhood. Find out how he likes working and living in NYC, how he thinks actors get better as they age and how he likes working with child actors.

Jesse Eisenberg On OCD & Not Having “Natural” Talent

“I hate watching me. I hate watching me. It just makes me feel awful.” – Jesse Eisenberg

90210’s Shenae Grimes: “A character that’s one-note is the most boring character to play, and it was very frustrating for me”

From Movieline: It’s no secret that 90210 went through a lot of retooling last season. How much input did you have in that? Last year, I was really nervous as to where my character was going because it didn’t feel like she was going very far. Like I said, a

Gene Hackman On the Differences Between Writing & Acting and Doing Push-Ups On Set

“I ask myself some simple questions: Where are you going? Where have you been? What do you want?” – Gene Hackman

Michael C. Hall & John Lithgow Talk ‘Dexter’ and How the Trinity Killer is Like a ‘3rd Rock From The Sun’ Character

From nytimes.com: Q. John, what was your reaction when you were approached to portray a madman who kills in multiples of three? MR. LITHGOW I felt like, “Oh, yeah. I know how to play this.” The fascination — which is the fascination of the whole series — is: How can

Charlize Theron on Not Doing “That Method Stuff”

From MovieFone: Do all these incredibly tortured characters you play ever wear on you emotionally? No, they don’t. I love what I do, and I am not a tortured artist. I didn’t necessarily start out that way, but I’ve kind of learned over the years the things that are important

Bill Hader on How He Got His Start and His Advice to Actors

From Movieline: You P.A.-ed on TNT’s James Dean biopic and then Spider-Man, both featuring James Franco. Did he remember you later on during Pineapple Express or his SNL guest-hosting stint? No, he didn’t remember me. I wouldn’t have remembered me either; I was kind of a wallflower. You’re just a

WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase Jr. Talks About His Film Debut in ‘The Marine 2’

Ted DiBiase Jr., son of wrestling legend Ted “The Million Dollar Man” DiBiase, has followed in his father’s footsteps in ring, but he’s now about to break out of his dad’s shadow by making his film debut in The Marine 2.

How Does Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons Memorize His Lines?

Jim Parsons’ on Memorizing Lines: “I’ll go to my computer, and I’ll type the whole scene out on my word doc and then I’ll go back and I’ll do the second scene…”

Jon Hamm on Starting Out as an Actor and Getting Cast on ‘Mad Men’

From Vanity Fair: When did you start acting? Were you pretty young? You know, kind of. My first acting job, so the story goes, was in first grade. I was picked by my teacher to be Winnie the Pooh in our first-grade production of Winnie the Pooh—back when, you know,

Mad Men’s Vincent Kartheiser: “The words kind of do the work for me”

From Vanity Fair: Bruce Handy: I’m curious what your discussions were like with [series creator] Matt Weiner about Pete, when you first signed on. In the pilot, it feels like Pete’s going to be the villain of the series, the young snake-y executive. And probably on a lot of TV

Actual Article: ‘How to Audition for a Vampire Role 101’

Have you heard of The Examiner? Its a website where you can write articles and post it on the site, making you look like an expert in a particular field. Well, some idiot actually wrote this article below. I really hope she was trying to be funny. From The Examiner:

Embarrassing Audition Memories From Big Name Actors

From CNN.com: Bill Nighy “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” “Love Actually” “There was one that started out terrible, which was where I had to go to a disused tax office in Harrow [near London, England] very early in the morning and put on very tight velvet flared loon