 "The Inner Actor is a valuable source of wisdom and information for actors at all levels of the business. "It is an invaluable resource for those seeking the skills, truths, and practicalities of making a living in the world of art and entertainment. "It should be bookmarked on the computer of any actor who continues to develop -- hopefully all of us." Harry Lennix [photo from "Commander In Chief"] site: harrylennix.com |
Jenna Fischer [Blades of Glory; The Office] went to college as a pre-law history student, but in her junior year switched to a theater major.
Since “there wasn’t a film/TV department at Truman State, Fischer and a few other students got a camcorder and started writing and editing shows that they would then present on the [...]
Salon.com: Did you consider other careers?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: I went to college. I wanted to have a wide-open future with endless possibilities. [Laughs] It wasn’t so much that there were other careers in particular that I was considering so much as I just wanted to stop acting. I really wanted to move away from home and [...]
In the new Interview magazine, Director James Mangold and Liv Tyler have a stimulating conversation on many aspects of excellence in acting, especially being vulnerable and authentic.
James Mangold: “There are some actors who, when they feel insecure in a scene, will just turn up the volume or the energy to try to electrocute themselves. You’ve [...]
Rainn Wilson radiates confidence
Rainn Wilson discovered acting in a high school drama class, then moved to New York to study in NYU’s Graduate Acting Program, notes a new Los Angeles Times article [Revenge of the nerd, By Fred Schruers, March 22, 2007], and “filled the next decade with theater work, including Shakespeare and off-Broadway, but [...]
