NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson admits he was initially disappointed to learn he was too old to play the lead in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained."
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Having grown up with ambition, but not monetary wealth, actor Leonardo DiCaprio says he can relate to the character he plays in the big-screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel "The Great Gatsby."
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Irish actor Pierce Brosnan says Keely, his wife of nearly 12 years, is remarkably understanding when it comes to his romancing actresses on the big screen.
NEW YORK, April 19 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino says after working with Christoph Waltz on 2009's "Inglourious Basterds," he found himself writing a role specifically for Austrian actor in "Django Unchained."
NEW YORK, April 12 (UPI) -- British actor Tom Riley says he tried to connect to the man behind the myth while playing the titular artist, architect, engineer and inventor in the new Starz drama series "Da Vinci's Demons."
NEW YORK, April 8 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Meryl Streep, who won her third Oscar for playing Margaret Thatcher says the film "The Iron Lady" is not meant to be a docudrama about the political career of Britain's first female prime minister.
NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- Irish actor Aidan Gillen says British politician Peter Mandelson is an inspiration for his portrayal of "Game of Thrones" schemer Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish.
TORONTO, March 29 (UPI) -- U.S. singer-actress Selena Gomez says she is proud of her new R-rated thriller "Spring Breakers," but hopes her young fans don't go to see it.
NEW YORK, March 29 (UPI) -- German-born actress Diane Kruger says she has signed on to star in "The Bridge," a new FX crime drama set on the Mexican-American border.
NEW YORK, March 28 (UPI) -- American author Stephenie Meyer says penning her book "The Host" was a freeing experience after her "Twilight" vampire novels became first a literary phenomenon, then a series of blockbuster movies.
NEW YORK, March 19 (UPI) -- Well-known British TV actor Richard Armitage says starring as dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield in "The Hobbit" movies has been a huge milestone in his career.
NEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- Screenwriter David Magee says he worked closely with director Ang Lee as he penned their big-screen adaptation of Yann Martel's Indian fable "Life of Pi," which ultimately won four Oscars this year.
NEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage says he didn't meet his co-stars in the animated caveman comedy "The Croods," until after the movie had wrapped.
LAS VEGAS, March 16 (UPI) -- Actor Steve Buscemi says he signed on to play a Las Vegas stage magician in the new big-screen comedy "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone because the project was "the total package."
LAS VEGAS, March 11 (UPI) -- Steve Carell says the outrageous magician he plays in the new comedy "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" may seem out of place everywhere -- except Las Vegas.