Booking A Job Is Not The Same As Shooting The Job!
Amy Lyndon: “Actors are so afraid of “going over the top” that they actually put a cap on their own performance!”
SXSW Interview: Jake Gyllenhaal: “Finding out the ‘why’ is always the most important thing”
Jake Gyllenhaal talks about his Source Code injury, how acting against a green screen was freeing and give us his advice to actors!
SXSW Interview: Michelle Monaghan talks about ‘Source Code’ and getting her face melted off
Michelle Monaghan on the challenges of doing the same scene over and over and if she did any research in the Source Code (answer: No!)
SXSW Interview: Director Duncan Jones and Screenwriter Ben Ripley Explain the ‘Source Code’
Director Duncan Jones and Screenwriter Ben Ripley discuss the casting, the Source Code and how they put Jeffrey Wright‘s knee injury into the film!
Interview: Actor/Director Tom McCarthy on his new film, “Win Win”
Tom McCarthy, director of Win Win, talks about casting the film, hiring a non-actor in a lead role and how he decides whether he’s going to act or direct
SXSW Interview: Win Win’s Alex Shaffer: “It’s just crazy how this whole thing worked out”
Alex Shaffer, Win Win’s bleached blonde wrestler, talks about how he almost didn’t audition for the part and working with Paul Giamatti!
Q & A: Judy Greer on FX’s ‘Archer’ and nightmare auditions
Judy Greer talks about how she got started in animation, the joy of not having to wear make-up when doing voice overs and recalls a hilarious nightmare audition!
Q & A: Elizabeth Mitchell – “I spent 15 years doing theater before I ever got in front of the camera”
Elizabeth Mitchell talks about her guest starring role on Law & Order: SVU, her advice to actors and if V is coming back!
Life Is A Pratice
We’re so oriented toward the doing, toward the getting somewhere that we put such extreme pressure on ourselves to not only get there immediately – but at whatever cost.
SXSW Interview: Director Azazel Jacobs on his film, ‘Terri’
Azazel Jacobs, director of Terri, talks to me about the casting John C. Reilly and what he thinks kills actors when auditioning!
SXSW Interview: Director James Gunn on his new movie, ‘Super’
Director James Gunn on his film, Super, the casting of the film and how his ex-wife, Jenna Fischer, got Rainn Wilson involved!
Our Limitations Are Just Habits
It’s easy to get lost in our own ‘thoughts’. But repetitive thought doesn’t make something truthful. It just makes it a belief.
Q & A: Justified’s Walton Goggins: Boyd is “mysterious to me as well. I’m trying to make sense of it a word at a time”
Justified‘s Walton Goggins talks about the growth of Boyd Crowder, if he likes to know what is going to happen to his character and more!
What is An Actor’s ‘Essence’
Your understanding of, and control over, the three elements that make you unique, are essential for marketing yourself in the Biz.
SXSW Interview: Josh Lucas on His new Film, ‘A Year in the Mooring’, Creating a Character and More!
Josh Lucas talks about creating a character when he had no dialogue and almost vomiting during his Broadway debut! Check out this great interview!
SXSW Interview: Director Aaron Rottinghaus & Actor Josh Danziger on their film, ‘Apart’
Aaron Rottinghaus and Josh Danziger talk about their film, Apart, how they wrote the script and the casting of the film.
Changing Your Inner Dialogue
Do you ever feel like you just sleep-walked through an entire month? A year? Just going through the motions in life?
Critics and Reviews – They’re Not as Awful as You Think
Not only should an actor learn how to deal with what critics think of their work, but also how to use these reviews to their advantage.
SXSW Interview: ‘A Bag of Hammers’ actor and co-writer, Jake Sandvig
Jake Sandvig, actor & co-writer of the SXSW hit, A Bag of Hammers, talks about writing his first script, casting the movie and nightmare audition stories!
SXSW Interview: Director Sebastian Gutierrez talks about his new films, ‘Elektra Luxx’ and ‘Girl Walks Into A Bar’ (the 1st internet movie!)
Director Sebastian Gutierrez on his two new films, his secret to casting and how he can shoot a film in 15 days!