Michelle Williams on ‘Take This Waltz’: It’s about “a transition that you make in your life in your late 20s from being a girl into being a woman”
Williams said she initially thought the movie would be perceived as a comedy.
John Cusack on his Darker Roles, Jungian Shadow Exercises for Acting and Losing 30 Pounds for ‘The Raven’
While The Raven has performed poorly at the box office after receiving very negative reviews, John Cusack is still talking about playing Edgar Alan Poe. In a lengthy interview with New York Magazine, Cusack talks about how playing Poe affected him both mentally and physically, exploring his dark side, and
Benedict Cumberbatch Filmed His ‘Star Trek’ Audition on His iPhone
While in his native England for Christmas he was alerted that producer/director J. J. Abrams wanted him to send a videotape audition for “the not-so-good guy” role.
Ewan McGregor Talks About On-Screen Nudity and His Four-Month Break from Acting
You may not have noticed it, but in his nineteen-year career Ewan McGregor has appeared in 45 films, which is a prolific rate for actors these days.
Rhys Ifans on his ‘Spider-Man’ Audition and Lizard Transformation: “The chilling thing is, in the clips I’ve seen, I recognize myself”
Welsh actor Rhys Ifans is set to star as the villain in the biggest blockbuster of his career, The Amazing Spider-Man. Though he appears as the very-human Dr. Curt Connors, for much of the film we’ll see Ifans as the scaly Lizard.
Jason Segel on His Early Acting Jobs and ‘The Five Year Engagement’: “I find romantic comedies very predictable, and that’s what most people don’t like”
He discusses his early acting roles, his writing process, and a surprising type of role he’d like to have one day.
Sarah Silverman on Her Nude Scene in ‘Take This Waltz’
Comedienne/actress Sarah Silverman: “It’s such a common, everyday thing for women that’s never reflected in movies”
Guy Pearce on Why He Feels Supporting Roles are More Difficult than Lead Roles
English-Australian actor Guy Pearce will likely always be most remembered for his starring role in Christopher Nolan’s breakthrough film Memento, but Pearce has appeared in a variety of roles — both big and small — in a number of acclaimed films.
Alison Brie on Her ‘Five-Year Engagement’ Accent and How She’s Handling Problems on the ‘Community’ Set
Community and Mad Men star Alison Brie has her most high-profile movie role so far in The Five-Year Engagement as the sister of lead actress Emily Blunt.
Jerry Ferrara on branching out beyond ‘Entourage’: “I like the challenge”
Playing the same character on a fairly one-dimensional TV series for seven years can understandably lead to an actor being pigeonholed, but Entourage star Jerry Ferrara is looking to prove he’s more than the posse member he played on the HBO series, which aired its final episode last summer.
Greta Gerwig on ‘Damsels in Distress’: “A lot of the rehearsal ended up being done in the minivan on the way to set every morning”
Indie actress Greta Gerwig was ecstatic to be a part of director Whit Stillman’s new film, Damsels in Distress.
Zac Efron On ‘The Lucky One’: “Initially I wasn’t convinced I could pull this off”
Speaking about his role, Efron, who worked under the direction of Scott Hicks, says he was both confident and doubtful about taking on the role.
‘Matilda’ Star Mara Wilson on Why She Quit Acting in Films: “Film acting is not very fun”
Some child actors grow up to become adult stars, some fall off the wagon, and some, like Drew Barrymore, go through a combination of both. Then there are others who just, well, disappear into obscurity.
James Franco: “Don’t do a movie you wouldn’t see or don’t believe in, because movies can be hell to make”
James Franco is an interesting nut to crack. He’s alternately wonderful (127 Hours) and infuriating (his stint as Oscars host, Your Highness, allegedly not really earning all the college degrees he seems to get every other month) to observe, and it’s hard to decide whether I respect him as an artist or shrug off his efforts to become a pretentious renaissance man.
Jeremy Renner: “I don’t want to be a good celebrity, a good f—ing star. I want to be a good human being”
Actor Jeremy Renner, best known for his Oscar-nominated roles in The Hurt Locker and The Town, is gearing up for the release of his new movies, The Avengers and The Bourne Legacy.
John Cusack Speaks About Playing Edgar Allan Poe in ‘The Raven’: “It was a pretty trippy headspace to stay in”
John Cusack — a man Roger Ebert once said “isn’t found in bad films” — stars as one of the most iconic American writers, Edgar Allan Poe, in The Raven, a fictionalized mystery that casts Poe as a detective.
Mark Ruffalo Talks About Playing The Hulk: “I was channeling my 10-year-old son”
At The Avengers premiere, Ruffalo talked about how he managed stepping into the Hulk’s purple pants.
Cast of Tribeca Film ‘First Winter’ Illegally Killed Deer During Production
The writer/director Benjamin Dickinson and his actors will potentially face legal ramifications for killing two deer during the shoot in upstate New York, which appears in the film
Chris Evans on His Early Acting Days, Theater and Doing His Own Stunts
Chris Evans might have built his career on comic book movies — both Fantastic Four movies, The Losers, Captain America: The First Avenger, and the soon-to-be blockbuster The Avengers — but Evans is more than just muscles.
Eugene Levy on the ‘American Pie Presents’ DVD’s and Finally Sharing a Scene with Stifler’s Mom
Eugene Levy might have been appearing in comedy films since the early 1970s, but he really hit fame since the late 1990s starring as Jim’s Dad in the American Pie series.