Matthew Lillard: “Somehow, someway, I got into a bad jag of movies that helped pay the rent”
So what’s Lillard up to these days? Surprisingly to most, including Lillard himself, he has a small but key role in Alexander Payne’s The Descendents.
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Miles Teller Went From Starring in his High School Production of ‘Footloose’ to the Big Screen Movie
Footloose actor Miles Teller, who plays Willard in Director Craig Brewer’s just released remake, may not have seen the original 80’s movie that previously starred Kevin Bacon, but Teller explains that playing the same role back in high school gave him an advantage.
Michael Emerson on Why He’s Always the Villain
The star of J.J. Abrams’ latest small screen venture, Person Of Interest, doesn’t deny he has what it takes to pull of those creepy and sinister roles he so often plays.
Jessica Chastain On How She Managed to Appear in Eight Films in 2011
Pick a movie currently playing in theaters. Chances are Jessica Chastain is in it.
Willem Dafoe on His Love of New York and the Importance of Acting on Stage
With his next film, 4:44 Last Day on Earth making its United States debut at the New York Film Festival, Dafoe has a lot to say about the city that he calls half-home (he lives the part of the year in Italy).
John C. Reilly on How to Impress Your Co-Stars: “Just pretend like you belong there and maybe you’ll rise to the occasion”
A friend of mine in acting school said, ‘Fake it ’til you make it.'” He adds a summary of that good advice: “Just pretend like you belong there and maybe you’ll rise to the occasion.”
How to Bring Your Best Acting Skills to an Audition
Every actor is faced with the challenge of being as mentally and physically present as possible during their audition in order to show themselves at their best.
‘Revenge’ star Emily VanCamp: “I’ve never really had to build a character from the ground up”
With a new character, a person that is completely opposite of her, the actress had to find inspiration and create the personality of Thorne from the “ground up.”
Casey Wilson “Hoped Against Hope” for “Happy Endings to Come Back
As Happy Endings star Casey Wilson explained in a recent interview, the ABC comedy almost didn’t have such a satisfying conclusion. Unable to blow the network brass with its first season ratings, the show hung in the balance for much of its initial run, but was eventually picked up for a second season last May.
Michelle Williams channels Marilyn Monroe in ‘My Week With Marilyn’
“As soon as I finished the script, I knew that I wanted to do it, and then I spent six months trying to talk myself out of it,” she says. “But I always knew that I never really had a choice. I’ve started to believe that you get the piece of material that you were ready for.”