Samantha Morton shares stories from her performances in ‘The Serpent Queen’, ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘The Whale’ in this career spanning discussion moderated by Scott Mantz. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting. The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by the guests and moderators are solely those of th...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Career Conversations with Uzo Aduba. Moderated by Stuart Webber, President, The Oxford Union. Uzoamaka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black (2013–present), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards f...
Nov 15, 2022•56 min
Q&A with Jim Parsons. Moderated by Richard Ridge. Two-time Emmy winner, Golden Globe® Award winner and SAG Nominee, Jim Parsons continues to bring a winning combination of indelible charm, charisma and comedic timing to his roles on screen and on stage, establishing himself as one of Hollywood's leading men.
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Leslie Jordan shares stories from his performances in 'Will & Grace' and 'Sordid Lives' in this conversation about his acting career, moderated by Todd Amorde. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting. #lesliejordan #actors #acting The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by the guests and moderators a...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 46 min
Emily Watson shares stories from her performances in BREAKING THE WAVES, PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, and GOSFORD PARK in this conversation about her acting career. In the Q&A she also shares insight on voice work and authenticity in this career spanning discussion moderated by Esther Zuckerman. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting....
Oct 25, 2022•58 min
Angela Lansbury shares stories from her performances in MURDER SHE WROTE, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, and GASLIGHT in this conversation about her acting career, moderated by F.J. O’Neil. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting. #AngelaLansbury #actress #hollywood The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by ...
Oct 18, 2022•56 min
Career Q&A with Bill Pullman. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, New York Magazine. Born in Hornell, New York, Bill Pullman pursued stage work before making his big-screen debut in Ruthless People in 1986. Other comedies followed like Spaceballs and Clerks before the actor hit it big with roles in Sleepless in Seattle and While You Were Sleeping, then playing the U.S. president in the global blockbuster Independence Day. He currently stars on USA's series, THE SINNER, with Jessica Biel. This F...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Career Q&A with Burt Reynolds. Moderated by Paul Ryan.
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 52 min
Career Q&A with Elisabeth Moss. Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. BIO: Elisabeth Moss stars as ‘Peggy Olson’ on the award-winning series Mad Men, which is currently airing its final seven episodes. In addition to the series’ numerous honors, Moss has received five Emmy Award nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her performance on the show and has joined with the cast to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Dra...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Career Q&A with Kristin Chenoweth. Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth, takes the lead in a career that spans film, television, voiceover and stage, effortlessly. She received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the ABC series Pushing Daisies (Pushing Daisies was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award for “Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.”) More recent...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Career Q&A with Christopher Meloni. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Washington, D.C. native Christopher Meloni studied acting at the University of Colorado, Boulder, before graduating with a degree in History. He worked in construction and as a bouncer before breaking into acting, studying his craft in New York with legendary teacher Sanford Meisner. His television breakout role was on “NYPD Blue,” opposite Kim Delaney. That led to being cast on HBO’s gritty landmark series “Oz,” playin...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Career Conversations with Julianna Margulies. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. As an Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award winner, Julianna Margulies has achieved success in television, theater and film. Margulies won the 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and was nominated for a 2012 Emmy Award in the same category for her work on THE GOOD WIFE. Most recently, Margulies was nominated for a 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
A career retrospective with actor and television host Seth Meyers. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Still photos by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by the guests and moderators are solely those of the organization and/or individual providing them and do not reflect the opinions of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, its staff or Board of Directors. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 24 min
A career retrospective with television executive Warren Littlefield. Moderated by actor Bob Balaban. The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by the guests and moderators are solely those of the organization and/or individual providing them and do not reflect the opinions of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, its staff or Board of Directors. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https:/...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Career Conversations with Henry Winkler, currently starring on HBO's BARRY. Moderated by Michael Schneider, IndieWire.
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Q&A with Andrea Martin. Moderated by Richard Ridge.
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 49 min
Conversations with Geoffrey Rush. Moderated by Pete Hammond.
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Career Retrospecitve Q&A with Kevin Bacon. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Back Stage. Kevin Bacon is one of the foremost actors of his generation. His talent for balancing starring roles with powerful supporting characters on both film and stage has allowed him to build a varied and critically acclaimed body of work. Just some of his film credits include "Tremors," "JFK," "A Few Good Men," "The River Wild" (Golden Globe Award nomination), "Murder in the First" (Best Actor by The Broadcast Film ...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Career Q&A with Darren Criss, moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" Darren Criss is a multi-faceted artist with an illustrious career spanning television, film, music and stage. He recently won a Primetime Emmy Award and received a Golden Globe nod for his portrayal of Andrew Cunanan in Ryan Murphy’s award-winning series “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace.” He made television history for being the second actor of Asian descent ...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Career Q&A with Steve Carell. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. ***** Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resource...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 30 min
A career retrospective with Andie MacDowell. Moderated by Caitlin Brody, Vanity Fair. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFou... Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUN... Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resources to ...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Actor Chloë Sevigny sat down for a career retrospective with Stacey Wilson Hunt and shared some lessons learned from past independent films and more recent projects like RUSSIAN DOLL and THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFou... Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUN... Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a...
Jun 14, 2022•58 min
Career Q&A with Ian McKellen. Moderated by Dave Karger. Ian McKellen has been honored with over 50 international acting awards during his half-century on stage and screen. He is treasured worldwide as Magneto in the X-Men films and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. He first worked with director Bill Condon as James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998) receiving his first Academy Award® nomination, for Best Actor. The same year, top critics' groups elected him Best Actor...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Career Q&A with Ray Liotta. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, New York Magazine. Ray Liotta currently stars on the NBC drama “Shades of Blue” as Lt. Matt Wozniak. Liotta started his career with a Golden Globe-nominated performance in Jonathan Demme’s “Something Wild” and followed that by co-starring opposite Tom Hulce in “Dominic and Eugene.” He’s also well-known for the iconic role of Shoeless Joe Jackson in the Oscar-nominated film “Field of Dreams.” But perhaps the film that brought Liotta...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Career Retrospective Q&A with Dennis Quaid. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Dennis Quaid’s breakout role was in 1979’s Breaking Away. Other credits include: The Long Riders, All Night Long, The Right Stuff, The Big Easy, Suspect, Great Balls of Fire!, Wyatt Earp, Something to Talk About, Any Given Sunday, Frequency, Far from Heaven, The Alamo and Yours, Mine & Ours. He currently stars on Crackle’s The Art of More.
May 24, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Career Q&A with Keegan-Michael Key, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" Emmy and Peabody award winning actor, writer, and creator Keegan-Michael Key has made a name for himself as one of the most creative and in-demand faces in Hollywood. With his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging talent in both comedy and drama, Key redefines what it means to be a chameleon and multi-hyphenate in the worlds of film, television, and theater. Up next,...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Career Conversations with John C. Reilly. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt. Academy Award-nominated John C. Reilly is one of the most diverse actors working today, with an impressive range of roles in dramas, comedies, musicals, and foreign films. He has been acknowledged by the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Tony Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards as well as the Grammys, among others. Mr. Reilly produces and stars in Jacques Audiard’s THE SISTERS BROTHERS. Also coming out this y...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 24 min
James Brolin joined Scott Mantz for a Q&A on his incredible career in Hollywood. Brolin, a Golden Globe and Emmy winner, was kind enough to share his learnings with SAG-AFTRA artists as well as what he learned as a young actor watching Marlon Brando's process. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFou... Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUN... Twitter: https://twi...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Career Conversations with Jeff Daniels. Moderated by BroadwayWorld.com's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" Actor, musician, and playwright Jeff Daniels is known for his roles in such films as Terms of Endearment, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Arachnophobia, Dumb & Dumber, The Hours, The Squid and the Whale, and Good Night and Good Luck, as well as his Emmy Award-winning performance on HBO’s The Newsroom. Daniels can currently be seen on his return to Broadway in 2016’s Blackbird, ...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Career Q&A with Joel Edgerton. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Joel Edgerton currently stars as John Connolly in BLACK MASS alongside Johnny Depp. He was honored for his performance as Tom Buchanan in “The Great Gatsby,” Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Edgerton won Australian Film Institute (AFI) and Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) Awards and was nominated for an Australian Film Critics Association Award, all in the category of Best ...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min
