Tom Hanks and Viola Davis chatted during a taping of Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” on a range of topics, including sex scenes and diversity on TV vs film. For more, tune in when the fifth season premieres on PBS SoCal, presented by The Venetian Las Vegas, on Jan. 3.
Maggie Gyllenhaal has done enough sex scenes in her career to know when to say no, but for actresses who are just starting out, she says an intimacy expert might be the best solution. “I have done so many sex scenes in my life; I have learned how to protect myself. I’m good with it. [...]
During their conversation for Variety‘s Actors on Actors, Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Kindergarten Teacher”) talked about how they choose roles and how Hollywood has changed for women.
“I had been told — Rob Marshall, who just directed [Emily Blunt] in ‘Mary Poppins,’ said, ‘When you work with her, you’ll see,'” John Krasinski said during his interview for Variety‘s “Actors on Actors,” of directing his wife in “A Quiet Place.” “And I said, I know, I’m her biggest fan…and he said, ‘Nope, not until [...]
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