Interview

In the Moment

From the beginning, Viggo Mortensen was the only choice of director John Hillcoat ("The Proposition") to play the role  in "The Road."

Gentle Giant

Colin Firth has been showing up around Los Angeles dressed in a stylish suit, white shirt, and tie. Why not? He's speaking about his role in "A Single Man."

Mining 'Fine'

As an Englishman, Kirk Jones believes he had advantages—as well as many challenges—in writing and directing a film centering on the lives of an American blue-collar family.

Sarah Hyland: A Back Stage Exclusive

"I've always been very outspoken," says Sarah Hyland. From a family of actors, the 19-year-old currently stars as 15-year-old Haley Dunphy in ABC's smash-hit comedy "Modern Family."

Foley Artist

Dave Foley jokes that the secret to the Kids in the Hall's longevity is that its members find one another more funny than annoying.

Surer Footing

Anna Kendrick left her "Up in the Air" audition convinced of one thing and one thing only: It didn't go well.

Good to the Bone

Since her breakout role as a cocaine-addicted housewife in the 2004 indie "Down to the Bone," Vera Farmiga has amassed an impressive résumé.

Women's Ware

In a career spanning almost 25 years, Clarkson has tackled a spectrum of roles on Broadway, on television, and in film.

Keep on Truckin'

When Michelle Monaghan was sent the script for "Trucker" by writer-director James Mottern, she knew she had found, in her words, "the role of a lifetime."

Poetic Justice

In "Bright Star," Abbie Cornish depicts Fannie Brawne, the lover of Romantic—and doomed—poet John Keats.