Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Actor Chat

Oscar time coming up again, and Newsweek with the actor round table. They shoot these in advance of the nominations and invariably there's an actor in the group who doesn't get a nod, some might say they get robbed. This time it's Sally Hawkins who won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Music for Happy-Go-Lucky. But the conversation is almost 100% interesting, an insight into process and camaraderie.

Besides Ms. Hawkins the participants are Frank Langella, Brad Pitt, Anne Hathaway, Robert Downey Jr., and Mr. Mickey Rourke.

The article has a few passages not in the accompanying clips, but most of it is on video. Here's a taste:

2 comments:

Reeko Deeko said...

"Never go full retard!"
Why, oh why can't I ever remember that wisdom???

Anonymous said...

Actors' process: "interesting?"

Has this word been redefined while I wasn't paying attention?