James Ortiz for ‘Project Hail Mary’ | Conversations at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
Puppeteer and actor James Ortiz on landing Rocky through a casting director who remembered him, a bold audition choice,...
Inspiring Videos for Actors
27 videosLonger conversations and career retrospectives from people who have done it, for when you want something to think about rather than something to action.
Samantha Sloyan on ‘Carrie,’ Mike Flanagan, Playing Unlikable Characters
Samantha Sloyan on playing Margaret White in Mike Flanagan's Carrie: the freedom of not being liked, drilling a...
2026 Shorts Showcase: Creators & Cast Panel | Los Angeles, Night 2
The LA Night 2 shorts showcase filmmakers on writing yourself a role, cutting pages at lunch, trusting your casting...
2026 Shorts Showcase: Creators & Cast Panel | Los Angeles, Night 1
The LA Night 1 shorts showcase filmmakers on casting outside the system, the myth that disabled actors cost more,...
Why the Actors Who Enjoy the Process Are the Ones Who Book the Most
Why the waiting is the career rather than the toll on the way to it, three traps that turn a good year into a...
Cast and Creators for ‘Tiny Fugitives’ | Conversations at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
The young cast and writer-directors of Tiny Fugitives on first jobs, open calls, chemistry reads built on games, and...
Labs, Retreats and Development Programs for Filmmakers | The Business | SAG-AFTRA Foundation
Programmers from the Black List, the Sundance Institute, Stowe Story Labs and Anti-Gravity Academy explain how their...
Léa Seydoux Career Retrospective | Conversations at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
Léa Seydoux on the auditions that failed, learning by watching directors, adapting to every filmmaker, and why her...
? THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION - Acting Scene Performed by Cody Martin
A performed scene from The Shawshank Redemption between Andy and Red, useful as scene study material for the...
The TRUTH About 'Overnight Success' in Acting #shorts
What is actually underneath a career that appears to happen all at once, from someone who taught the people it appeared...
How to Create Your Own Content as an Actor (with Keena Ferguson)
Actor, writer and director Keena Ferguson lays out five steps for self-producing content, plus the deadline habit that...
How to stay creative between acting jobs
What to do with the empty stretches, cheaply, and why the skill you pick up for fun keeps turning into the thing that...
Don't wait for Hollywood to tell you that you are an actor
Nobody arrives with a wand to make you an actor. What to do with the years before anyone hires you, and two examples of...
We Recreated A Scene from Whiplash (Not My Tempo)
A scene study of the Whiplash confrontation recreated in an ad agency, and how its status, repetition and escalation...
'The Last OG' Actor Talks About The Growth of Short Films & Actor Networking Advice
Alan Maldonado on why lateral relationships beat chasing people above you, and what short films still offer actors.
MORNING MOTIVATION 2019 FOR ACTORS I PERFORMERS I CREATORS
A short motivational piece built on a real argument: mass markets are over, so the odd specific thing about you is now...
4 Actors Who Started Acting After Age 30
Four actors who did not start acting until after 30, and what their timelines actually looked like.
5 Actors With Other Jobs
Five recognizable working actors, from William H. Macy to Nikki Blonsky, and the second careers they keep going...
7 Well-Known Actors Who Used Backstage
Seven working actors, from Sandra Bullock to James Earl Jones, on how Backstage listings got them their first jobs.
How the mind of Heath Ledger created The Joker
How Heath Ledger refused to repeat himself, pursued the Joker directly, and built the character in six weeks of...
Kate Winslet shares her acting secrets
Kate Winslet on letting preparation go, reading the source novel, holding focus on set and why you should never...
Karl Malden on Marlon Brando's greatness
Karl Malden on what made Brando different: the full pause, being guided versus dragged, and the studio fight over...
ACTING - THE FINAL LESSON ! (Acting coaches nyc)
A four minute talk on the one idea that dissolves acting's difficulties: once you are ready, there is no performance to...
Stella Adler: Awake and Dream! from "American Masters"
Stella Adler on acting with your soul, choosing imagination over emotional memory, and playing action in the body...