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Actors on Acting

Actors talk about their work on a specific performance or their career as a whole and their technical approach.

Orion Lee, Orion Lee First Cow

Alex Heeney / July 25, 2020

‘I don’t believe opposites attract’: Orion Lee on playing one half of First Cow‘s sweet friendship – an ebook preview

Actor Orion Lee discusses his affinities with his First Cow character King-Lu, and how we prepared to play the itinerant entrepreneur.

John Magaro, Kelly Reichardt, John Magaro First Cow

Orla Smith / July 25, 2020

Playing Cookie Figowitz was ‘very liberating’ for John Magaro – an ebook preview

First Cow star John Magaro on the liberating experience of acting in a Kelly Reichardt film and how he got into character by cooking stews.

Lily Gladstone, Kelly Reichardt, Lily Gladstone Certain Women, Lily Gladstone First Cow

Orla Smith / July 25, 2020

Lily Gladstone on Kelly Reichardt and her love of linguistics – an ebook preview

Actress Lily Gladstone discusses her two collaborations with director Kelly Reichardt, Certain Women and First Cow.

Lesley Manville, Ordinary Love

Orla Smith / February 21, 2020

Interview: Lesley Manville on Ordinary Love

Lesley Manville delves into the challenges of portraying a cancer patient’s physical development, and discusses her work with Mike Leigh.

Olla, Ariane Labed, Sundance

Orla Smith / January 28, 2020

Sundance ’20 interview: Ariane Labed on her directorial debut, Olla

Ariane Labed speaks about her background as a dancer and why she sees directing as a natural extension of her work as an actress.

Geraldine Viswanathan, Hala

Orla Smith / January 11, 2020

Bright Young Things: Geraldine Viswanathan’s intelligent young women

After breaking out with her comedic role in Blockers, Geraldine Viswanathan showed her stunning dramatic range in Hala. We spoke to her about the film and dissected this promising young actress’ knack for playing intelligent young women.

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