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Prior to transitioning to stage and screen, many actors have served in the military, taking discipline and other skills from their experience to inform their acting. Here are four actors whose military paths preceded their Hollywood ambitions. Adam Driver Before… Read More

Actor Lance Reddick is best known for his roles in The Wire, Fringe, and the John Wick trilogy. But early on, his goal was to become a working musician—not an actor. In this Off Camera interview, Reddick recalls the debilitating… Read More

In the final episode of Breaking Bad we saw the newly liberated Jesse Pinkman barreling down the road to nowhere in a badass El Camino screaming his bloody head off. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, written and directed by… Read More

Did you always know you wanted to become an actor? The acting bug bites at different times for every performer, but many are compelled at young ages to enter show business. If you’re one of those thespians, here are 10… Read More

For years, Selena Gomez has bravely shared her mental health struggles with the public, and this month, the actress singer was honored with the 2019 McLean Award for raising awareness about depression and anxiety.  Each year, the McLean Hospital honors… Read More

Bryan Cranston once shared an “epiphany” he had in his 30s that transformed his acting career. During an interview with Variety, the Breaking Bad actor shared an important shift in his mindset as it pertained to auditions and handling rejection…. Read More

Being an actor is full of adventure, but it also comes with some tough realities. The first is the amount of rejection one must endure, and then there are the inevitable casting calls and auditions that go sideways.  Actors tell… Read More

At the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night, Lady Gaga and Glenn Close tied in the best lead actress category for their performances in A Star Is Born and The Wife respectively. As the Edge of Glory singer… Read More

Nicole Kidman and Amy Adams have both had stellar careers. Aside from both powerhouses being a part of the DC Universe, the two actors are reprising several roles years later (Adams as Giselle in the Disney + sequel Disenchanted and… Read More

English actor Tom Hardy, who stars as the beastly Marvel character Venom in the highly anticipated film Venom, says his past experiences with addiction informed his nightmarish performance as the infamous antihero. The star sat down with Esquire to talk… Read More

After landing a role, do you get a sinking feeling and begin to think that most performers are more capable and qualified than you? Do you sometimes experience intense feelings that your ideas or talents are not worthwhile enough to… Read More

This week we celebrate mothers and the rich and varied ways they contribute to our lives. Many Academy Award-winning actors have expressed their gratitude for the love and support of their moms, acknowledging the ways they’ve cradled and fortified their… Read More

Tomb Raider actress Alicia Vikander grew up watching action and adventure movies, wondering what it would be like to act in such rigorous stories. Playing the iconic character Lara Croft has given her the opportunity to climb cliff faces, zipline… Read More

Casting director/producer Bonnie Timmermann has an understated manner about her, but she’s certainly a powerhouse. Throughout her 44-year career, she’s cast about 100 films including Heat, Black Hawk Down, Armageddon and Amadeus. With her open heart and hard work, she’s… Read More

You’d be hard-pressed to miss Nina Gold’s work, as the multi-award-winning casting director has hand-selected spot-on actors for numerous productions over the past decades. Examples of her work include The King’s Speech, Les Miserables and The Martian. Gold is best… Read More