Don Cheadle on Playing “Dark Characters” and Why Actors Need to Practice Self-Care
Don Cheadle reveals that portraying a character who is in pain on screen has a tendency to affect him off-screen.
Don Cheadle: “Be scared. Be on the edge of your creativity”
“Be willing to fall flat on your face and be in an unknown place. If you’re doing that, you’re probably growing” – Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle’s Advice to Actors: “Be writers first”
Actors like Don Cheadle are often the types of careers aspiring artists want to have. He has transitioned seamlessly from TV roles on shows like Picket Fences and House of Cards to films like Hotel Rwanda and Iron Man. He has dabbled a bit in theatre and taken on a
Don Cheadle Doesn’t Rest on the Success Of His Career: “I always feel like I’m grinding”
Don Cheadle is an actor’s actor. He comes in quietly, does consistently excellent work and then retreats back to his private life. His next project is one that he’s wanted to do for years, Miles Ahead, about the life of musician Miles Davis. Cheadle is writing, starring and directing the
Ben Kingsley: “I think when actors are playing villains, the best key is not to look at how evil they can be, but to look into their total conviction”
Without spoiling much, Ben Kingsley absolutely steals the show in Iron Man 3. He plays the Mandarin, a terrorist who controls the television airwaves in order to broadcast his vicious acts.
Terrence Howard Reveals That His One-Sided Contract Stopped Him From Starring in ‘Iron Man 2’
Being that Marvel Comics — which is now owned by Disney — has created an ongoing connected universe of franchises with its Avengers movies, it’s become clear now that once you sign up to play a Marvel character your character will potentially pop up in other films.
Don Cheadle Talks About the ‘Five Stages of an Actor’s Life’
Though most of the interview is focused on wristwatches (!), Don Cheadle has a few clever things to say about acting in films like Robert Zemeckis’ Flight and TV’s House of Lies in his recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Making the Movie: The Making of Movie: The Movie’ featuring George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Don Cheadle & Bryan Cranston
Here is the ‘Making the Movie: The Making of Movie: The Movie’ featuring backstage ‘interviews’ with some of the cast.
Don Cheadle: Acting isn’t “as dazzling as it used to be”
Though Don Cheadle still appears regularly in movies — like last summer’s blockbuster Iron Man 2 and the critically acclaimed Brooklyn’s Finest — his pace has seemed to slow somewhat as his attention has turned to other causes.