http://theinneractor.com Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:55:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cynthia Bain has been training young actors for 10 years and has established herself as one the premier coaches and performance consultants. Her students include some of the top young performers in film and television. In our interview, she addresses a number of questions, including : How important is it for your ... http://theinneractor.com/cynthia-bain-about-teaching-young-actors/ "Mustering up enough self-esteem to say, ‘I want to be an actor,’ was a big turning point.” Julia Roberts  [Parade mag. Nov 9 2008] Many creative people report feeling incompetent, inadequate and having low self esteem at times. But there are ways to shift those feelings. A number of film actors report they ... http://theinneractor.com/actors-and-self-esteem/ Venice magazine: You began writing poetry when you were nine.. Do you feel like it has become somewhat of a second form of expression for you? Amber Tamblyn : Definitely! I did a lot of writing with my father (actor/choreographer Russ Tamblyn) who always encouraged my budding imagination. I think all true ... http://theinneractor.com/amber-tamblyn-being-an-artist-can-bring-change/ Summer Bishil stars in "Towelhead," about a Lebanese American girl's coming of age in Texas during the first Iraq war. In an article about the film, Rachel Abramowitz notes Bishil was 18 when she played 13-year-old Jasira in the film directed by Alan Ball ("Six Feet Under," "American Beauty"), based on ... http://theinneractor.com/summer-bishil-on-the-emotional-toll-of-towelhead/ Melora Hardin plays "Jan" on the tv series "The Office" and has roles in a number of film and tv projects. She sang as Fantine in "Les Miserables" at the Hollywood Bowl earlier this month; made her feature film directorial debut in 2007 with the movie "You," and has produced two ... http://theinneractor.com/melora-hardin-on-the-office-and-her-other-creative-projects/ From article: Child actors: Sofia Vassilieva, 'Medium', By Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times NBC'S "Medium" centers on Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette) and her psychic abilities -- in her dreams, she sees how people were killed. A great part of the show's charm comes from the fact that Allison is also a ... http://theinneractor.com/sofia-vassilieva-growing-as-an-actor-and-a-person/ A recent article by Lynn Smith in the Los Angeles Times described a journey that many committed actors experience. Here are some excerpts: Austin Highsmith finally landed her first big break as a guest star on CBS' "Ghost Whisperer." But as luck had it, her episode aired the same week the ... http://theinneractor.com/austin-highsmith-wanting-to-act-more-than-anything/ In SherryBaby (2006), Maggie Gyllenhaal portrayed Sherry Swanson, who returns home after serving a prison sentence to reestablish a relationship with her young daughter. Gyllenhaal describes for Interview magazine her experience with the character, and the big change in her attitude toward appreciating roles that are "not so wayward." Maggie Gyllenhaal: ... http://theinneractor.com/maggie-gyllenhaal-on-working-with-the-dark-and-light/ "Actors and actresses, because that's their career, can be sort of self-obsessed." Kristen Bell says that for her new film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" she "just looked into the depths of the most hard-to-admit or vulnerable or bad characteristics of my own personality and what an actress can become if given that ... http://theinneractor.com/are-performers-raging-narcissists/ Brooke Smith plays heart surgeon Dr. Erica Hahn on "Grey's Anatomy," and her extensive filmography includes the series "Weeds" and movies Vanya on 42nd Street and The Silence of the Lambs. In an interview, she was asked if she has any advice for actors who "would love to have a career ... http://theinneractor.com/brooke-smith-on-not-being-like-everybody-else/