FOX Takes a Cue From Features in the Way They Cast Pilots
Fox is changing the way it selects actors for pilots.
Johnny Lee Miller: “You don’t have to be outgoing to be an actor”
“I like to think of myself as being quite friendly, but I wouldn’t call myself shy.” – Johnny Lee Miller
Random Quotes: John C. Reilly
“The key to being allowed to do anything is to keep changing so you don’t get defined as one thing.” – John C. Reilly
Adam Goldberg: “I feel very bizarre acting”
“I generally just feel like I’m posing as an actor, to be honest.” – Adam Goldberg
Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding!) Talks About His Career and Says, “I’m not done!”
Dennis Haskins played Mr. Belding for 11 years and became an icon. Well, he’s not done yet! Check out this great interview!
‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Set Mishap
Last night’s final preview performance of Bye Bye Birdie on Broadway was anything but normal. 20 minutes in the show, the electronically controlled set didn’t clear the stage so they were forced to stop. John Stamos comes out and yell’s for Bob Saget to come on-stage to help talk to the
January Jones On Life Before “Mad Men”, Betty Draper and Why You Should Not Listen To Ashton Kutcher
From GQ: On her career before Mad Men: ‘[With modeling] You’re like an object. They move you around. And I felt like, God, I’m miserable. I hate modeling,” she says. “When I moved back to New York, the agency said I owed them $20,000. So I left the agency and
Michael Rady on Melrose Place and Not Booking a Role For a Year
“I had started doing theater in high school, and while I was doing that, I got my manager.” – Michael Rady
Kali Hawk: How She Built a Career From a One-Line Audition
“My character started out so small and I had such a small agent at the time that I didn’t really have any negotiating power.” – Kali Hawk
Abigail Breslin Talks “Zombieland” and How She Approaches Acting
From Movieline: This is a very different role in a very different movie for you. Was Zombieland part of an intentional effort to change up your career a little, or do you just take whatever role you like best that’s out there at the moment? You know, I really liked
Ty Burrell: “Modern Family”, Improvising and Single-Camera Comedies
“I know him now, to this day, because, uh, he’s me. He is just a hair away from me.” – Ty Burrell on His Modern Family Character
John C. Reilly Talks Comedy and Not Being a ‘Who’
“To me, acting is acting. When the circumstances are ridiculous, then you are in comedy.” – John C. Reilly
Jesse Eisenberg On Watching His Own Work and Reading Bad Scripts
“There was a lot of pressure because it was the first time I had a lead role in a big movie.” – Jesse Eisenberg on ‘Zombieland
Interview: Anthony Edwards on ‘Motherhood’ and Becoming a Better Actor as He Gets Older
Anthony Edwards is starring in the new film, Motherhood. Find out how he likes working and living in NYC, how he thinks actors get better as they age and how he likes working with child actors.
Jesse Eisenberg On OCD & Not Having “Natural” Talent
“I hate watching me. I hate watching me. It just makes me feel awful.” – Jesse Eisenberg
90210’s Shenae Grimes: “A character that’s one-note is the most boring character to play, and it was very frustrating for me”
From Movieline: It’s no secret that 90210 went through a lot of retooling last season. How much input did you have in that? Last year, I was really nervous as to where my character was going because it didn’t feel like she was going very far. Like I said, a
Gene Hackman On the Differences Between Writing & Acting and Doing Push-Ups On Set
“I ask myself some simple questions: Where are you going? Where have you been? What do you want?” – Gene Hackman
Michael C. Hall & John Lithgow Talk ‘Dexter’ and How the Trinity Killer is Like a ‘3rd Rock From The Sun’ Character
From nytimes.com: Q. John, what was your reaction when you were approached to portray a madman who kills in multiples of three? MR. LITHGOW I felt like, “Oh, yeah. I know how to play this.” The fascination — which is the fascination of the whole series — is: How can
Charlize Theron on Not Doing “That Method Stuff”
From MovieFone: Do all these incredibly tortured characters you play ever wear on you emotionally? No, they don’t. I love what I do, and I am not a tortured artist. I didn’t necessarily start out that way, but I’ve kind of learned over the years the things that are important
Bill Hader on How He Got His Start and His Advice to Actors
From Movieline: You P.A.-ed on TNT’s James Dean biopic and then Spider-Man, both featuring James Franco. Did he remember you later on during Pineapple Express or his SNL guest-hosting stint? No, he didn’t remember me. I wouldn’t have remembered me either; I was kind of a wallflower. You’re just a