For most actors, becoming a character is a fully immersive experience and as one group of veterans from Milwaukee are also finding out, acting also gives us a chance to work through and express our own emotions about all sorts of things, all under the guise of a character. In
Stroker, who has been in a wheelchair since being involved in a car accident aged 2, says that life in a wheelchair enables her to “think more creatively.”
“Sometimes I can spend months doing things to make sure that my instincts work correctly, but ultimately it’s still instinctive.” – Rebecca Hall on Creating a Character
About Ray stars Elle Fanning as a teenage girl who wishes to transition to become male.
Producer Brandon Roberts was certainly pleased with Stange both on and off screen, saying that he “nailed” his audition and describing him as “a really great guy.”
Robert Downey Jr. leads the pack for the third year running with a rather impressive $800 million in earnings
“Each part will have its challenges and I like that because if you’re trying to solve a problem you’re fully engaged” – Ian McKellen
“I was a freak accident, so I got a lead that happened to be The Graduate and it was like a light switch went on and I was an instant star” – Dustin Hoffman
“My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I came out.” – Ian McKellen
“Don’t send me your script if you want me to play the black best friend. I just won’t do that.” – David Oyelowo
Charmed actress Rose McGowan has spoken out against sexism in Hollywood casting, and her remarks have apparently cost her dear- getting her fired from her agent.
“Even when I’m not working, I’m still working on something because I just want to create something.” – Sutton Foster
The intimate setting of Broadway’s Belasco theatre plays host to Hedwig and the Angry Inch; a transgender singer from East Berlin and her back-up band.
“You can’t afford for there to be gaps in your pool of knowledge when it comes to a character, otherwise what ends up onscreen is generalized and unspecific” – David Oyelowo
“I’d like to go to a bar or a restaurant. I can’t do that now. I am onstage for two hours every night. I can’t go out.” – Helen Mirren
Pratt then placed orange post-it notes around the set, out of shot. “Then,” he says, “it would catch my attention halfway through the scene, and it would affect me emotionally underneath.”
“Looking back, I think I know why. Physically, I looked… like the guy—like Johnny in The Karate Kid, you know?” – Chris Pratt on being typecast
“Having to put yourself in that place is tough. To sit in that emotional space, especially when you’re doing it day after day.” – Caitriona Balfe
“I remember getting the audition and being like, “This might not happen,” just because it is such a massive movie.” – Chrissie Fit
“As an actress you’re perpetually about to be unemployed.” – Anna Kendrick
