Archive for July, 2009

Leslie Mann, audition anxiety and rude people

This video clip with Eric Bana and Leslie Mann is from the trailer for their new movie Funny People. In a BackStage magazine interview, Mann says she is terrible at auditioning. “I get so scared, and I can’t seem to get out of my head,” she admits. She appreciates casting directors who are patient with [...]

Edie Falco on her anxiety

In a CNN interview in 2002, Edie Falco said she had not experienced anxiety attacks in “many, many years, but everybody I know and love has gone through periods of anxiety. “Everybody I know who has been pursuing a career in the arts. It’s a very difficult life to have chosen.” From article Actors and [...]

Secrets of the Actor – a podcast

By guest author Elaine Elrod I am an aspiring actor and singer and am also the host and creator of Dramatic Impact: Acting and Theatre in Alberta. Dramatic Impact is a podcast that through video and audio recordings of interviews, forums, and performances, reveals how rich and vibrant the theatre scene is in Alberta, Canada. [...]

Actors and perfectionism

Emma Watson Acting in the final two “Potter” movies, and thinking about choosing college (maybe Columbia University), Emma Watson recently talked about criticism of her work as Hermione, and modulating her perfectionism. “I will look back on this part of my life and I know it will be special, but it used to be that [...]