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Justin Long Says Drew Barrymore is Still Passionate About Acting

by actorguru on September 2, 2010

Justin Long has admitted that he was apprehensive about working with girlfriend Drew Barrymore in Going The Distance.

Speaking to Reuters, the actor confessed that he was relieved to discover that his chemistry with Barrymore extended to their appearance together on screen.

“When you’re working with somebody and when you know them [personally], you never know how it’s going to be in a professional light,” he said.

“But I saw firsthand day after day how much joy she took in what she did. I saw the way she treated people she worked with.”

He added: “It was nice to witness.”

Going The Distance opens in US cinemas on September 3 and in the UK on September 10.

Long recently revealed that he loves kissing Barrymore as she is a “great kisser”.

Digital Spy

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Are Great Actors Born Or Made?

by actorguru on September 1, 2010

by Amy Lyndon

I’m sure not too many people share my views on this, but I do believe that anyone with a great emotional facility, imagination and fortitude can become a great actor.

The actor is “made” by his or her own willingness to be great. There are actors that were “born” to be actors, however if they don’t understand the work that it takes to be great, then it’s just another person out there who never capitalized on their God-Given gift.

Just because an actor has a television series or stars in major motion pictures, does not make them great. They most certainly can fall into the category of “made.” That is in the sense that they had the right look and were placed into a project at the right time. There are many brilliant actors out there that work hard and are ready, but were never “made.” That is, “made” in the sense of the business making them a household name.

There are others like Philip Seymour Hoffman that are brilliant because they worked on anything and everything to be seen, heard and exercised to the extent where they built their career whereby the public came to them. Cream really does rise to the top.

Amy Lyndon is multi-award winning filmmaker, actress, director, writer and producer. Having grown up in New Rochelle, New York, formal training was as easy as jumping on a train. During her senior year, Lyndon studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse (NYC) and went on to England to tackle the prestigious London Academy of Performing Arts. After earning her BFA from Syracuse University, Lyndon flew out to LA to debut opposite Andy Garcia in the Feature Film “A Night In Heaven.” Shortly after, Lyndon brushed up her chops with Stella Adler and Harry Mastrogeorge.

The Lyndon Technique

Photo/Philip Seymour Hoffman/Capote

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Ryan Seacrest the Actor? Beverly Hills, 90210 (2000)

by actorguru on August 31, 2010

Here’s Ryan Seacrest in a throwback video clip from ‘Beverly Hills, 90210.’ It’s from 2000, two years before American Idol began, and he’s playing a game show host, go figure.

In the episode, ‘The Final Proof,’ Kelly and Matt are set to go on a couples game show, but after Kelly gets too nervous Donna has to step in. Much to Kelly’s surprise, Donna does surprisingly well on the ‘Newlyweds’-esque game show.

Source

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Never Pay Upfront Fees for a Talent Agent or Manager

by actorguru on August 31, 2010

Some of you may be aware of this little truth but we wouldn’t be surprised if some of you were clueless to the fact that you should NEVER pay UPFRONT fees to any talent agent or manager.

No matter how tempting it may be, no matter how talented you think you (or even your child) may be, you should never have to put up money just to sign or acquire a talent agent or manager.

Remember, talent agents or talent managers essentially work on your behalf and get a commission based on the projects you book. The standard commission for talent agents is 10% and it’s 15% to 25% (and sometimes up to 35%) for talent managers.

If a manger or talent agent charges you just to sign a contract with them, they are a scam, so beware.

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And the 2010 Emmy Awards Winners Are…

by actorguru on August 30, 2010

The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Fallon, was held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night (29 AUG 10).

List of winners below.

More info
Red Carpet Arrivals

Winners list of the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards is below while the rest of the winners are available at Emmys.com.

BOB HOPE HUMANITARIAN AWARD
George Clooney

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jane Lynch (Glee)

OUSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Betty White (SNL)

OUSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Neil Patrick Harris (Glee)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY
Modern Family

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A COMEDY
Ryan Murphy (Glee)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY
Christopher Lloyd and Stephen Levitan (Modern Family)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
John Lithgow (Dexter)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Ann Margaret (Law & Order: SVU)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Mad Men

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA
Erin Levy and Matthew Weiner (Mad Men)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A DRAMA
Steve Shill (Dexter)

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A VARIETY SHOW
Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg (The 2010 Tony Awards)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
Bucky Gunts (The Winter Olympics)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Al Pacino (You Don’t Know Jack)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Claire Danes (Temple Gradin)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Mick Jackson (Temple Grandin)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SUPORTING ROLE IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
David Strathairn (Temple Grandin)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPORTING ROLE IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Julia Ormand (Temple Grandin)

OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE
Temple Grandin (HBO)

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
The Pacific (HBO)

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Adam Mazer (You Don’t know Jack)

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
Top Chef

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2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Pictures – [Arrivals]

August 29, 2010

Actors arrive for the 2010 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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