Everybody's Got One: The Home of Tim Grierson

Yeah, I talked to Lily Tomlin. I actually hung out with her. It was kind of amazing. I made her cry -- not on purpose -- and I just let h...

As I may have said before, one of the things I most like about profiling actors for Backstage is that it puts me into the orbit of perfo...

If I was a betting man, I'd say place good money on Emma Stone winning Best Actress for La La Land . For Backstage , I spoke with the...

Slowly but surely, I'm working my way through the cast of The Invitation , interviewing each of them one by one. I spoke with Emayatz...

Making her breakthrough with the terrific Middle of Nowhere , Emayatzy Corinealdi is back with Miles Ahead , where she plays the muse and...

I tend not to bore you with my personal life, but I wanted to share this tidbit. On the day I was set to interview Will Smith, I was in t...

I had a great time hanging out with Ellen Page to talk about her new movie, Freeheld , which opens Friday. She and I discussed her Canadi...

She's won a Grammy, she's been nominated for an Oscar, she's hosted talk shows and award shows. She's Queen Latifah, and ...

Back in October when I was at the Beirut Film Festival, Juliette Binoche gave a talk to students and aspiring filmmakers in which she loo...

One of the perks of my job is having the excuse to dive into different pieces of art I might not have had a chance to sample otherwise. I...

I couldn't have had a better time hanging out with Randall Park. The star of ABC's Fresh Off the Boat , he was in the news a lot ...

Charlie Day, one of the stars of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (and Horrible Bosses and The Lego Movie ), was a lot of fun to in...

For Backstage , I sat down with Krysten Ritter, one of the stars of Big Eyes . We talked about the movie, being a longtime Tim Burton f...

For Backstage , I profiled Matt Lauria, the go-to character actor who's been on Friday Night Lights and Parenthood . His latest ende...

I had a very enjoyable time chatting with Luke Wilson, who's costarring in The Skeleton Twins . We talked about that, but we also dis...

Last month, I sat down with Eva Longoria to talk about her new movie, Frontera , and the many, many things she's involved with, every...

Back in mid-June, I spoke with Richard Linklater during the height of the Boyhood promotion. (He had photo shoots and interviews morning...

Frank Grillo has been making a name for himself lately thanks to scene-stealing roles in Warrior and The Grey. (He was also Crossbones i...

I had a great time talking to Michael Pena, the star of End of Watch and the forthcoming Cesar Chavez . I profiled him for Backstage , an...

I had a really nice time talking to the perfectly amiable James Wolk, one of the stars of Mad Men and The Crazy Ones . For Backstage , w...