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
Interview with ‘ParaAbnormal’ Creators Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash
ParaAbnormal is coming to a laptop near you. Are you ready? Creators Eduardo Sanchez (Blair Witch Project) and Jamie Nash (Altered) answer my questions!
Daniel Brühl on Audition Nerves
” I’m always nervous doing auditions — to be honest, I hate it.” – Daniel Bruhl
Michael Fassbender Talks ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and Difficult Accents
“I think all of them can be pretty difficult, do you know what I mean?” – Michael Fassbender on Accents
Quentin Tarantino on Brad Pitt’s Acting Style
“For the most part when we were on set he would stay in character.”
Interview With The Director And Star Of ‘Wrong Turn 3’, Declan O’Brien and Janet Montgomery
Like horror films? If you do, Wrong Turn 3 might be something you don’t want to miss. Listen as I ask her them about the casting process, improvising on a horror movie and much more!
Tyler Perry Warns Actors About a Craigslist Audition Scam
After the fake ad was spotted on Craiglist, Tyler Perry posted this warning.
James Brolin Still Gets Typecast
“I’m always stuck in the more straight roles, you know.” – James Brolin
Mad Men Cast Biographies
JON HAMM “Don Draper” Jon Hamm plays the lead character of ‘Don Draper’ in the award-winning, critically-acclaimed AMC original series “Mad Men,” created by Matthew Weiner, about the professional lives, social mores and sexual exploits of advertising executives on Madison Avenue circa 1960. Among his many accolades for his performance
Casting Director Neely Gurman Gives Her Tips On Auditioning
Neely Gurman is someone every actor should know. She casts union and non-union projects, always tries to get her work-shoppers into her auditions and has tremendous knowledge of the business.
Sir Ian McKellen Describes His Acting Technique
In this hilarious video from the show, Extras, Sir Ian McKellen describes his acting technique to Ricky Gervais.
Paul Giamatti on Preparation and Using Dreams in His Work
“I don’t really know how to play jokes as jokes; it’s easier for me to play all the comedy deadpan.” – Paul Giamatti
Erin Cummings on Improvising, Training and ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’
Erin Cummings has some great things to say on training, getting a huge part like this and has something to say about actors who don’t stick to the script.
Eric Bana Talks His Career Strategy and How He Got Started
From LATimes.com: How he got started: He knew he wanted to act but had no idea how to get into it, so he wound up performing stand-up. Discovered quickly, he worked on sketch comedy television shows in Australia. After a few years he started feeling burned out, just at the
Interview with David Johnson, Screenwriter of ‘Orphan’
David Johnson is the screenwriter of the film, Orphan, starring Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga. He talks about writing for actors, how the stars surpassed his expectations and much more!
Amy Lyndon Talks About Her Acting “Technique”
Amy Lyndon has appeared in over 40 films, produced, directed and is an acclaimed acting coach. Check out my interview with here here!