How Can Actors Overcome Non-Stop Criticism & Find Strength?
Top performers of all types walk a perilous tightrope between giving their all to their work and jeopardizing their mental health.
8 Career Transforming Truths For All Actors
To be an actor, it becomes less about headshots and workshops and more about self-love, growth, love of the craft, love of fellow actors and passion.
Brian d’Arcy James: “The bulk of my time as an actor has been ‘hustle, hustle’ to get to the next thing”
“Cause that’s where you’re challenged and that’s where you grow and that’s what makes it interesting.” – Brian d’Arcy James on Finding Variety in His Roles
Reese Witherspoon Goes ‘Wild’ to Get Her Career Back On Track
Reese Witherspoon is taking a risk in her acting career. After years of playing America’s sweetheart in romantic comedies, the actress is tackling a tough role in Wild. She plays a heroin-addicted woman who backpacks on a soul-searching thousand-mile hike. Witherspoon explained how hard it has been to get a
Liv Tyler Almost Quit Acting Before ‘The Leftovers’ Came About
Liv Tyler is back in a big way with her new HBO series, The Leftovers. It’s a good thing that the opportunity came along when it did because the actress was ready to pack it all in on her acting career. She said, “I’d think: maybe I should just move to
Julia Stiles Likes to Keep Everyone Guessing Where her Career Will Go Next
Julia Stiles has bounced between mediums throughout her acting career. From big blockbusters like the Bourne franchise to her own scripted show, Blue, on YouTube, the actress likes to keep mixing it up. She told the Associated Press why it’s important for her to constantly change up her career. The
A New York Actor Finds a New Way to Promote Himself — Fliers on Lampposts
Actors are always trying to think outside the box to stand out and promote themselves in a crowded talent pool. One New York City-based actor has taken an approach that hasn’t necessarily booked him a role, but it has gained him a bit of notoriety. Dan Perino posted 2,000 fliers
Tilda Swinton Admits She’s Never Auditioned for a Role
Tilda Swinton is one of Hollywood’s most unusual actresses who delivers an incredible performance each time she is on-screen. She is currently gracing theaters with her performance in Wes Anderson‘s The Grand Budapest Hotel as octogenarian Madame D. and in Jim Jarmusch‘s Only Lovers Left Alive as a chic vampire.
Robin Wright Is Choosing Roles on Her Terms: “I don’t want to always be the tortured, soulful wife”
Robin Wright is hot off the awards show podium with a win for Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama for House of Cards at the Golden Globes in January. However, the actress is not one to rest on her laurels. She’s stretching herself even further on the second season
Chris Evans on His Early Acting Days, Theater and Doing His Own Stunts
Chris Evans might have built his career on comic book movies — both Fantastic Four movies, The Losers, Captain America: The First Avenger, and the soon-to-be blockbuster The Avengers — but Evans is more than just muscles.
Denzel Washington on His Action-Oriented Roles and How the Industry Has Changed Around Him
Washington talks about how he has seen changes in both his roles and the film industry as a whole over his acting career, and what ambitions he has left.
‘Blair Witch’ Actress Heather Donahue Recounts Hazy Days in New Memoir
As she details in her new memoir, GrowGirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot, Donahue had greener pastures on her mind when she steered away from what could have been a successful Hollywood career.
Daniel Craig Talks Auditioning, ‘Dragon Tattoo’ and Bond, James Bond
Craig talks everything from his upcoming role in David Fincher’s adaption of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, as well his attachment to the James Bond franchise, landing work before his studies ended at the conservatory Guildhall, and looking good for the camera.
Kal Penn on Why He Changed His Name: “Half of it was curiosity to see if it would make a difference”
In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Harold & Kumar star Kal Penn explained the origin of his stage name and how it’s gotten him more auditions than his given name ever did.
Emma Watson: “L.A. scares the crap out of me”
“My acting tutor said the hardest thing for me was to get angry. I almost broke down in tears when they tried to get me to be angry.: