Celebrity Interviews

Mike Leigh, writer/director of the film "Hard Truths," poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths’ and his moviemaking struggles

When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to quit drawing pictures of people.

Ian McKellen, poses for photographers upon arrival at the European Premiere of the The Critic, in London, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Q&A: Ian McKellen is his own harshest critic as he discusses his stage fall and new thriller

A train leaves Central Railway Station at dusk in Yangon, Myanmar, in November 2017. (Libby Burke Wilde via AP)

Q&A: Author Clare Hammond reveals how railways made and broke Myanmar

FKA twigs attends "The Crow" world premiere at the Village East by Angelika on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Q&A: FKA Twigs is in a creative groove, with ‘The Crow’ and an upcoming album

Music producer Zedd poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Q&A: Zedd waited nine years to release a new album. He says the kaleidoscopic ‘Telos’ is ‘timeless’

Brandy and Kathryn Hunter star in ‘The Front Room’ | AP interview

Brandy stars alongside Kathryn Hunter in A24’s horror film “The Front Room.” The two actors spoke with AP entertainment journalist Leslie Ambriz about decompressing after dark scenes, Brandy’s past forays into the horror genre — and filming in a haunted house.

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John Legend arrives at the Montblanc Meisterstuck 100th anniversary event on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Q&A: John Legend on his ambitious children’s album, ‘My Favorite Dream,’ and new single, ‘L-O-V-E’

Twenty years on from the release of his career-making debut album, John Legend is entering uncharted territory.

FILE - St. Vincent performs at the 7th annual Love Rocks NYC concert on March 9, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

St. Vincent channels something primal playing live music: ‘It’s kind of an exorcism for me’

As sweaty fans pushed up against one another, clutching their drinks and swaying to the music, Annie Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent, was being transported.

Director Doug Liman, left, poses with actors, Matt Damon, from second left, Hong Chau, and Casey Affleck to promote the film "The Instigators" on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

Q&A: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau discuss their Boston heist comedy ‘The Instigators’

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck play complete strangers thrown into their first heist in the new action comedy “The Instigators.”

FILE - "Weird Al" Yankovic appears at the premiere of "Encanto" in Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2021. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Weird Al on new music, Sabrina Carpenter, a decade of ‘Mandatory Fun’ and 40 years of ‘Eat It’

Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

FILE - Griff performs at the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Friday, June 24, 2022. The British singer-songwriter released her debut album, “Vertigo,” on Friday. (AP Photo/Scott Garfitt, File)

Griff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to tour

British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an unmistakable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single, she won the Brit Award for Rising Star.

Singer Rachael Price, left, and keyboardist Akie Bermiss of Lake Street Dive pose for a portrait on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in New York to promote their latest release "Good Together." (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Pop-soul band Lake Street Dive wants to spread a little joy around. What’s wrong with that?

They call it a “joyful rebellion.” The musicians of Lake Street Dive, a pop-soul band born in Boston nearly two decades ago, are upbeat on their new disc “Good Together” and want to bring fans along for the party.

FILE - Beck performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2015. Beck will perform at The Hollywood Bowl this Saturday as part of his summer orchestral tour. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

Q&A: Ahead of orchestral tour, Beck says listening to classical music is a ‘spiritual’ experience

It’s been 30 years since Beck released his breakout lo-fi anthem “Loser.” In the time since the song and its hit album ”Mellow Gold,” Beck has sought to shed the slacker image inadvertently linked with him.

TV personality Ariana Madix, from the Bravo TV series "Vanderpump Rules," poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

For ‘Love Island USA’ superfan Ariana Madix, hosting the show ‘does not feel like work’

Ariana Madix just celebrated her 39th birthday, and if her last year was any indicator, this one should be full of surprises.

This image released by Amazon shows Emma Roberts in a scene from "Space Cadet." (Eric Liebowitz/Prime Video via AP)

Q&A: Emma Roberts talks ‘Space Cadet,’ her love of books, ‘Tell Me Lies’ and Kim Kardashian

Known for darker roles in Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story” franchise, Emma Roberts relished a change in tone for her new rom-com “Space Cadet,” which debuts July 4 on Prime Video.

English singer-songwriter Marsha Ambrosius poses for a portrait in New York on June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)

Marsha Ambrosius’ new ‘CASABLANCO’ album is just what Dr. Dre ordered

Marsha Ambrosius was done with the demands required of a successful R&B star, including touring and music industry politics.

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy poses for a portrait on June 5, 2024, in New York to promote her newest film “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge," which is streaming on Hulu. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

From DVF to Star Wars, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy charts her own path in Hollywood

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s oeuvre defies simple categorization. She’s made documentaries about acid attack victims and child refugees.

Canadian actor and comedian Veronika Slowikowska poses for a portrait on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Veronika Slowikowska worked toward making it as an actor for years. Then she went viral

When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while you audition for commercials and background roles and hope to eventually make it.

Oliver Platt poses for a portrait in New York on Thursday, June 13, 2024, to promote his two series “The Bear” and “Chicago Med.” (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

How Oliver Platt moonlights on ‘The Bear,’ while still clocking in at ‘Chicago Med’

Oliver Platt has been Emmy nominated three times for his guest star appearances. The most recent one came for playing the mysterious Uncle Jimmy in FX’s hot kitchen comedy/drama “The Bear” — a show he worked on while also clocking in as Dr.

Lily Gladstone, left, and Isabel Deroy-Olson pose for a portrait to promote the film "Fancy Dance" on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

‘Fancy Dance’ with Lily Gladstone balances heartbreak, humor in story of a missing Indigenous woman

In “Fancy Dance,” Lily Gladstone stars as Jax, who is searching for her missing sister and caring for her young niece.

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Jesse Plemons in a scene from "Kinds of Kindness." (Atsushi Nishijima/Searchlight Pictures via AP)

Jesse Plemons is ready for the ride

Jesse Plemons is less a chameleon than a singular presence that can be dialed to disturbing or sweet.

Jeff Nichols, left, writer/director of "The Bikeriders," poses with cast members Austin Butler, center, and Jodie Comer, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. The motorcycle is a 1965 Harley Davidson Pan Head that Butler rode in the film. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Rebellious. Cool. Nostalgic. Bringing ‘The Bikeriders’ to life, and movie theaters

Jeff Nichols had dreamt of making a film about a 1960s motorcycle club for over 20 years. The obsession started in his brother’s apartment, when he first cracked open Danny Lyon’s book “The Bikeriders,” a New Journalism-style account of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club in the mid-1960s.

Tony Award nominee Will Butler poses for a portrait on Monday, June 3, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

Meet Will Butler, the singer-songwriter who makes Broadway’s ‘Stereophonic’ rock

The assignment was daunting: Write a song for an onstage moment of transcendence. Make it kind of funny and exciting and for a five-piece band.

Bebe Neuwirth poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)

No sets? Few props? No problem, says Bebe Neuwirth on ‘deconstructed’ ‘Cabaret’ revival

Two-time Tony-winning actor Bebe Neuwirth has received a third nomination for her role as Fraulein Schneider in the revival of “Cabaret” on Broadway.

This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Franka Potente in a scene from "Run Lola Run." (Bernd Spauke/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)

Q&A: Tom Tykwer, Franka Potente on the frenzy of ‘Run Lola Run’ and its theatrical re-release

It’s been 25 years since “Run Lola Run” was released in the United States. The small German experiemntal film about a woman who has 20 minutes to try to collect 100,000 Deutschmarks to save her boyfriend’s life became a modest hit and cult classic.

Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

How ‘Eruption,’ the new Michael Crichton novel completed with James Patterson’s help, was created

“Jurassic Park” writer Michael Crichton died from cancer in 2008 but a new novel co-authored by James Patterson called “Eruption” completes a manuscript he started 20 years ago.

Andra Day poses for a portrait on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote her latest album “Cassandra." (Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP)

Q&A: Andra Day talks new album, playing a villain and regaining confidence after injuring vocals

Andra Day gained acting acclaim after her starring role in a 2021 Billie Holiday biopic, but the soulful singer nearly lost the strength of her powerful voice during the process.

Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to debut his film in Cannes. ‘I have many more stories to tell,’ he says

Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison and likely more considering the uncompromising nature of his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” when he decided to flee Iran.

Nicholas Galitzine, left, and Taylor Zakhar Perez, cast members in the film "Red, White & Royal Blue," pose for a portrait, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

With a sequel in the works, ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ stars reflect on its success — and R rating

When Amazon Studios debuted “Red, White & Royal Blue” last summer, they did so without fanfare or spectacle, thanks to the timing of its release amid historic Hollywood strikes.

FILE - Actor Ray Romano attends a special screening of "Somewhere in Queens" in New York on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Everybody may love Raymond, but Ray Romano loves Peter Boyle

Ray Romano is looking back at his hit sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” and saluting a fellow actor for its success.

Kevin Costner poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'Horizon: An American Saga' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Q&A: Kevin Costner on unveiling his Western saga ‘Horizon’ at Cannes

A month before Kevin Costner puts the first installment of his multi-chapter Western “Horizon: An American Saga” into theaters, the actor-director came to the Cannes Film Festival to unveil his self-financed passion project.

Director Francis Ford Coppola poses for portrait photographs for the film 'Megalopolis', at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

The stuff that Coppola’s dreams are made of: The director on building ‘Megalopolis’

Of the many quotations and slogans that flitter through Francis Ford Coppola’s idea-stuffed, open-hearted, unabashedly optimistic “Megalopolis,” one that particularly resonates with the director is: “When we leap into the unknown, we prove that we’re free.”

Director Paul Schrader poses for portrait photographs for the film 'Oh, Canada', at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Paul Schrader felt death closing in, so he made a movie about it

After a string of hospitalizations for long COVID, Paul Schrader had a realization. “If I’m going to make a film about death,” Schrader told himself, “I’d better hurry up.”

Marisa Abela poses for portraits photographs at the Dublin Castle pub during promotion of the film "Back to Black" on Friday, March 22, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Chasing Amy: How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse for ‘Back to Black’

There’s no point asking Marisa Abela to sing Amy Winehouse songs at karaoke. Her friends have already tried and failed.

Sam Smith attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 19-25

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of May 19-25 include singer Sam Smith, actor-comedian Mike Myers and comedian Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong.

Brian Kelley poses for a portrait outside his cabin Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley is ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album

Best known as one-half of the country super-duo Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley will release a solo album, “Tennessee Truth,” on Friday.