SXSW Interview: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard Talk ‘The Cabin in the Woods’
Joss: “I think we like killing characters. I think we’re ready to step it up and kill actual people”
Joss: “I think we like killing characters. I think we’re ready to step it up and kill actual people”
Kristen: “It’s a lot of energy that people don’t realize just making the character come alive with just your voice”
The two talk about Kathy Bates, their characters and the biggest challenges of working on the show
Billy and Leonora talk about shooting on location in Taiwan, the quick shooting process and their burgeoning careers!
Andrew on memorizing audition sides: “I feel like I’m never going to fully be able to get into the character… if I’m having to constantly check down at my script”
The two talked about how they prepare for their day on set, memorizing lines and their advice to actors!
Adam: “I can’t believe I get to be on TV sets and movie sets”
Jennifer: “I am not sure I have a writing ‘process’, as I have only done this three times in ten years!”
The two talk about auditioning for their roles, the acting challenges the show affords and how they’ve grown as actors
Cherry Jones and BD Wong talk about Awake, how Cherry is the “worst auditioner in the world” and what it’s like to win a Tony.
Josh on Playing Judas: “The character that you’re playing needs to think he is doing the right thing and think he is a good guy”
Kirby and Alexis talk about how they got their start, auditioning for the movie and some really bad auditions!
Jason: “Living a life through other people’s challenges can be illuminating and invigorating”
Aisha: “With this show you pretty much just can’t wait to get in there and say these words”
Heidi: “I want an actor who is willing to work the long haul and not just looking for success immediately”
After 5 auditions for ‘Breaking Dawn’, Casey almost quit: “I was not equipped for this kind of pressure”
Romany on Acting: “Honor the story first”
James on ‘Lone Star’: “It was a huge learning lesson as a human being which is maybe the most important thing that we do as we go on this journey”
Sheen: “My real name is Ramon Estevez and in fact I have never changed it”
Kudrow returns as Host and Executive Producer of NBC’s genealogy show