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  • Amy Adams Pays Tearful Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Amy Adams was moved to tears when she remembered Philip Seymour Hoffman and how he was on the set and behind the scenes.

    Adams sat down for a taping of Inside the Actors Studio at Pace University in New York just three days after the actor died of an apparent heroin overdose. It was when host James Lipton asked her about her performance in Doubt that Adams began to crumble. Lipton said that he brought Hoffman to the same spot fourteen years ago, predicting that the actor would become the greatest of his generation.

    Turning to the audience of aspiring actors, Adams said “I wish you all could get the chance to work with him,” before she broke down.  Hoffman, she said, had an exceptional ability to really see people, not just look through them. “He will be missed,” she added.

    Adams and Hoffman had been friends since they co-starred in Charlie Wilson’s War in 2007. They were also cast in Doubt in 2008, for which Adams received her second Oscar nomination, and in The Master in 2012.

    Adams expressed what a joy it was to work with Hoffman, and how so many people loved him. Her distress over his death became even more apparent when she said, “I just don’t know how much more I can talk about it right now. Sorry.”

    After regaining some composure, Adams went on to give praise to her Doubt costars. It was amazing working with Hoffman and Meryl Streep, she said, who, aside from talent and skill, had great work ethic and a “generosity of spirit” to involve others on the journey to a wonderful story. As actors, both Streep and Hoffman have the ability to create a world that felt real, “And it’s transformative,” she said, while crying. Streep and Hoffman also earned Oscar nominations for Doubt.

    “He’s a beautiful spirit,” Adams said of Hoffman. “I just really loved him.”

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  • Amy Adams Booked for ‘Inside the Actors Studio’

    Amy Adams will appear on an episode of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio to air in February. The American Hustle actress will chat with host James Lipton about acting and lend her expertise to students at the studio, too. The incredible part of interviews on this show is that for the entire time celebrities appear on the air they are no longer celebrities, but assume the roles of teachers of the craft instead.

    Paul Newman was Inside the Actors Studios first guest. In addition to the interview itself, Lipton always gives guests a questionnaire replete with similar questions. The show concludes with a question and answer session. Recorded on the campus of Pace University, acting students there consider this show to be among one of their better learning tools.

    Pace University is no doubt thrilled with hosting Amy Adams in February.

    Amy Adams won a Golden Globe this year for her role in American Hustle and has been nominated for Best Actress at the upcoming Academy Awards for the same role.

    The day after Amy Adams appears on Inside the Actors Studio, actor Matthew McConaughey takes his turn with James Lipton and the Pace acting students. McConaughey is fresh off his high after winning a Golden Globe earlier this month for his role in Dallas Buyers Club. And like Amy Adams, he, has received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his Dallas Buyers Club role as well. He and Adams will appear on Inside the Actors Studio in back to back episodes, with Amy Adams appearing on February 19th and Matthew McConaughey appearing on February 20th. James Lipton had the following to say recently about these two top notch talents appearing on his show.

    “The period leading up to the Oscar’s is always our busiest time of the year, possibly because so many of our guests have wound up holding the treasured trophy,” Lipton said in a statement. “This year is no exception. Bruce Dern’s Inside the Actors Studio episode has recently aired. Amy Adams’s episode and Matthew McConaughey’s episode will air on consecutive nights, Feb. 19th and 20th. Three great new episodes and three great Oscar candidates. Our Actors Studio Drama School students will be cheering loudly and proudly on Oscar night.”

    Will you be cheering for either Amy Adams or Matthew McConaughey on Oscar night–or possibly both? Will you tune in to see one or both of them on Bravo later in February when Inside the Actors Studio airs?

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  • James Lipton Says He Was a Pimp in France

    James Lipton Says He Was a Pimp in France

    James Lipton is best known for hosting the TV show Inside the Actors Studio, in which he conducts serious interviews with big-name Hollywood actors and actresses. It turns out, however, that the 86-year-old Lipton has a much more interesting past that involves French bordellos.

    In an interview this week with Parade, Lipton confirmed that he was a pimp in Paris during the 50s. He stated that he befriended a prostitute in the city, who arranged the job for him after he ran out of money. Lipton said that he represented an entire bordello of women, taking a cut of the revenue.

    Lipton emphasized that he believes the women, who were desperate for money just after World War II, were not exploited. He stated that his efforts were “completely regulated” and that the girls received medical inspections on a weekly basis.

    “The great bordellos were still flourishing in those days before the sheriff of Paris, a woman, closed them down,” said Lipton. “It was a different time.”

    Lipton called the experience “a great year” of his life. He also stated that he doesn’t think people should buy sex, and that if someone can’t “earn it” on their own, they don’t deserve it.

    Lipton also mentioned his role in the comedy series Arrested Development during the interview. He has reprised his role as Warden Gentles in the Netflix-produced fourth season of the show, which was released this weekend.

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  • James Lipton, On The Topic Of Mitt Romney’s Humanity

    “I love being in Michigan,” said soon-to-be GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a stump speech in the Great Lakes state. “Everything seems right here. You know, I come back to Michigan; the trees are the right height. The grass is the right color for this time of year, kind of a brownish-greenish sort of thing. It just feels right.”

    This odd little compliment (?) is evidence of a certain problem that some voters have with Romney. To his detractors, the man just seems to struggle with relating to the common man. Between interesting little moments like this, bouts of uncomfortable laughter, stories about strapping dogs to car roofs, and impromptu Baha Men performances, some have come to question his authenticity as a candidate.

    Some have even taken it a step beyond that to question his authenticity as a human being.

    Now, I have plenty of opinions about Mitt Romney, but I don’t subscribe to the notion that he’s an alien or some sort of cyborg. But the fact remains, some voters are hesitant of a guy who seems uncomfortable in his own skin at times.

    Enter James Lipton, the 85-year-old master thespian and host of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio. He has some advice for the eventual nominee, you know, in order to help him act a bit more…human?

    A tinge political in his delivery? Admittedly. Nonetheless, Lipton brings the subtle humor as always. Check it out below:

    [Via NY Mag]