‘Space Force’ Casting Directors: “We pride ourselves on bringing in new, fresh faces” and “journeyman actors”
Allison Jones and Ben Harris chat about casting the series, which also included series star Ben Schwartz on how they impacted his career.
‘The Chi’ Creator Lena Waithe: “Bring whatever you have to the role, rather than trying to fit into whatever that role is”
“If someone was going to tell me I was going to be on a Netflix show or Spielberg movie, I would never have believed them” – Lena Waithe
Jessica Williams Talks ‘Girls’ and Her Audition for ‘The Daily Show’
While much has been made about Saturday Night Live finally hiring a black female comedian after Maya Rudolph‘s 2007 departure, little fanfare occurred when Jessica Williams joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a correspondent in 2012. The former star of Nickelodeon’s Just for Kicks talked to Mother Jones
Casting Director Allison Jones: “Being funny is everything to me. Being funny and original”
If you’ve noticed lately, geeks are hot in Hollywood. Many of those geeks have one woman to thank, casting director Allison Jones, who has helped comedians and actors with a nerdy edge take over the big and small screen. Jones has discovered talents like Superbad‘s Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Veep‘s Timothy
Emma Stone’s Advice to Actors
Emma Stone was at WonderCon this past weekend promoting her upcoming film, The Amazing Spider-Man when at one point, they took audience questions and someone asked her what advice she would give to actors.