Interview: How Casting Directors Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee Found the Cast of ‘Palm Royale’
The casting directors also talk about self-tape submissions and being adaptable in auditions.
Ke Huy Quan on Lessons He Learned from Tom Hiddleston on ‘Loki”
Quan admits that he found the technical jargon challenging, and turned to co-star Hiddleston for advice.
Barry Keoghan on Making Choices and What He Does to Stay “Mentally” in a Role
Keoghan says he didn’t judge his ‘Saltburn’ character. “All the choices I made as Oliver, I didn’t seem them as sociopathic or wrong.”
Interview: Daisy Betts on ‘Unsung Hero’ and Playing Director Joel Smallbone’s Real Mom
“I stepped away from L.A. and moved back to Australia when I was pregnant with my fourth child, so there were a few parallels with Helen Smallbone’s story,” Betts said.
Interview: Casting Director John Papsidera on ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ and His Advice on Self-Tapes and Demo Reels
“What stays with me really is when I feel like I’m in the presence of an artist… that you just realize, “Oh, this person’s really special. There’s something really that I can’t touch, I can’t talk about it, I can’t equate, but I feel it,” Papsidera said.
Jeffrey Wright on His Early Career and What He Learned from Harrison Ford
Wright enrolled at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts but left after two months. “I learned it the old apprentice way, just working on the stage,” he said.
Interview: Director Nicolas Wright on ‘French Girl’ and Zach Braff
“[Braff] is a comedic ninja and to have our lead guy also be a super talented filmmaker in his own right? It was amazing to have that presence on set, just as a sort of a spiritual brother,” Wright said.
Bradley Cooper on Playing Leonard Bernstein: “I direct the whole day as him. That’s the only way I know to be absolutely free”
Cooper points out that because he is playing Bernstein at three different ages, he had to approach his portrayal in three different ways.
Cillian Murphy “Was Running on Crazy Energy” While Filming ‘Oppenheimer’
“Method acting is a sort of … No,” the Oppenheimer star said.
From High School Play to ‘The Holdovers’: Dominic Sessa on His First Film Role
Sessa, who had just finished performing in his school’s production of “Rumors” by Neil Simon, was scouted by casting directors searching for locations and potential background actors.