Jonah Hill Talks ‘War Dogs’ and Getting into Character by Listening to Music
“When I started taking acting classes, it was the first time teachers were like, ‘You’re good and you should keep doing this.'” – Jonah Hill
‘Suicide Squad’ Star Margot Robbie on How ‘Goodfellas’ Influenced Her Harley Quinn
“My spectrum goes from Lorraine Bracco to animated Harley, and it’s just a roller coaster between those two throughout the film” – Margot Robbie on Harley Quinn
Walton Goggins on Making It in Hollywood and His First Job as an Actor
“I actually got my first job after being here for one week — a role opposite Billy Crystal in Mr. Saturday Night.” – Walton Goggins
Karen Fukuhara on her ‘Suicide Squad’ Audition
“I hit one of the lights, and I remember hearing the casting director and David gasp.” – Karen Fukuhara
Jeff Bridges on Creating a Character, ‘Hell or High Water’ and Playing The Dude
“I use elements of myself—I see my parallels with a character—and find similar things in my own personality.” – Jeff Bridges on Creating a Character
Benjamin Bratt: “For as limiting as the opportunities are for actors and actresses of color I’ve been very blessed”
“…it’s dangerous to keep going down the same artistic path.” – Benjamin Bratt
Frank Grillo on Being Typecast: “I welcome it”
“I hear actors pooh-pooh the idea… people might see them as a certain thing. I welcome it” – Frank Grillo on Typecasting
Michael Shannon on Actors Working for Free: “I think as a group actors need to stop enabling this behavior”
“If somebody’s got a good script and you want to put good actors in it then everybody should be taken care of.” – Michael Shannon
Aubrey Plaza: “It’s always mind-blowing to me that people assume that I am my character”
“I never feel satisfied. I never feel like I can take a break” – Aubrey Plaza
Jesse Eisenberg: “It’s much easier for me to play a character with some kind of eccentricity or strange behavior”
“In a part that’s so different to me, I can just lose myself in the character and I don’t feel any of my usual self-awareness” – Jesse Eisenberg
Paul Giamatti: “Occasionally it’s fun to play somebody nice”
“I always played unpleasant people. Or weirdos. I’m not complaining. They’re good parts.” – Paul Giamatti
Daniel Radcliffe on How He Played Dead in ‘Swiss Army Man’
“You just sort of have to use your imagination when you’re playing something that doesn’t exist.” – Daniel Radcliffe
Alexander Skarsgard on Playing Tarzan, His Workout Regimen and Filming Scenes in the Buff
“I didn’t want any muscle mass that didn’t serve a purpose, because animals don’t have that.” – Alexander Skarsgard
‘Suicide Squad’ Director David Ayer Turned Rehearsals into ‘Fight Club’
Director David Ayer wanted to see just how tough his cast really was by creating a fight club of his own.
Toby Kebbell on Motion Capture Roles: “You’re not really doing it for the glory. It’s more for the duty of performance”
I consider acting a craft. I’ve got to pay my shillings and present a masterpiece in order to get into the guild, but I’m just trying to learn what this craft is.” – Toby Kebbell
‘Begin Again’ Director John Carney on Why He’ll Never Work with “Model” Actors Like Keira Knightely Again
When the interviewer points out the praise for Sing Street, Carney responds, “Well, it’s fantastic. I’m very surprised; it’s a small personal movie with no Keira Knightley’s in it. It’s really rewarding.”
How J.J. Abrams Ruined Aaron Paul’s ‘Cloverfield’ Audition
“I’ve never given up in an audition. I fight to the end… I don’t want to waste your time” – Aaron Paul
Kirsten Dunst: Auditions are “the most stressful thing to me on the planet Earth”
Despite being a well-known actress with dozens of credits, Kristen Dunst tells Variety that she still thinks of auditions as “the most stressful thing to me on the planet Earth.” Most audiences first became familiar with Dunst after her appearance as the young vampire Claudia in 1994’s Interview with the
Ewan McGregor Talks Playing Jesus and the Devil in ‘Last Days in the Desert’
“I was just trying to play him like any other role, really. Who do I think he was? Who do I want him to be in this story?” – Ewan McGregor
Cara Delevingne Had to Read a Scene from ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ for her ‘Suicide Squad’ Audition
“More is known about my life than the lives of the characters I play. My plan is to reverse that” – Cara Delevingne