Interview

Playing it Proud

Olympia Dukakis has made a career out of portraying strong, independent women. From Mayor Claire Belcher inSteel Magnolias,to the feisty principal inMr. Holland's Opus,to ultra-opinionated Rita Mosley inPicture Perfect,to her Oscar winning performance as Rose Castorini inMoonstruck,Dukakis has never shied away from roles that require ...

Wilde No More

Stephen Fry is probably the most eminently quotable man on the planet today. His work as a performer, writer, and general intellectual-about-town has been seen in just about every forum, from the stage and screen to the pages of a book, newspaper, or computer screen. His wit, sexuality, and talent ...

An English Poet, Daniel Craig

British actor Daniel Craig admits he now has what he calls a "high-class problem": He has been shooting films back to back this year, without a break. It's a problem he's worked for years to have.

Quick Study

Commercial agent Susan Nathe understands it's the look that books, but it still takes discipline and business savvy to impress her—skills she learned early on. A former teenage model who worked with the legendary agent Eileen Ford, Nathe quickly learned that being on time and having her clothing ...

Sense and Sentimentality

It's difficult to talk about Emily Mortimer without referring to how appropriately the title of her breakout American role in Lovely & Amazing also describes the actor. Mortimer has the giant eyes of a Keane painting set on delicate features and that irresistible British accent that makes one instantly assume ...

Going for the Gold

Jeremy Piven knows agents, as anyone who has seen his ferocious, take-no-prisoners, Emmy-nominated performance on HBO's Entourage can attest. Piven embodies the fast-talking, Viagra-swilling überagent Ari Gold with an accuracy that is frequently frightening and consistently entertaining. It's also a persona most actors are probably all too familiar ...

Intimate Moments

Playing off one another moment by moment is, along with strong objectives, perhaps the most important aspect of good acting.

Warming Up Cold Reads

Good news for all you cold-reading-a-phobics out there: The script is once again your friend. Los Angeles audition techniques guru Margie Haber invented a way to do cold readings without pre-memorizing.