Moves Magazine May 2020

Sian Clifford

“...But I just knew that I was meant to be up there on the stage and not here being sat in the audience. So I was I think around 7 years old when that happened ...”

Mädchen Amick

Whenever Hollywood shrugs off the straightjacket imposed by right wing radio hosts and others—shut up already just because you’re famous!!!—it gives the rest of us inspiration to think outside the box. Mädchen Amick is an amazing example of it.

“...Never did I think I would get to a point where my insurance company would tell me there’s absolutely no coverage for mental health...”

Ellen Toland

“...Initially I was intimidated of playing a sex worker and was very protective of Emma. I didn’t want Emma to fall into any stereotype traps...”

Sharon Horgan

“... So I guess it was driven by my own sort of need to stand on my own two feet in the end and also to really sort of extenuate the female voice that is already there but is, wasn’t really being driven fast enough or far enough...”

Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar grew up in the Midwest, Illinois to be precise, but she’s without a doubt a city girl. I catch her in town doing a press junket for the film The Way Back, the sports drama she stars in opposite Ben Affleck that has garnered critical acclaim for Affleck’s raw performance. The premiere took place in LA and she was heading there after this quick trip. She tells me about her character, Angela, Affleck’s estranged wife in the Gavin O’Connor-directed feature, a relationship centered around addiction and tragedy. Affleck plays an alcoholic former basketball star recruited by his high school alma mater to coach the team. Demons resurface.

Kayli Carter

“... Pick up your computer right now, and start writing ...the guys that made little movies in high school weren’t inviting us to join in ... but I’ve always been a writer and a director, and only recently have I given myself the assurance that I need to start before others are ready...”

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn is walking and talking in the rain on a drizzly London day and has to find a quieter place, a quieter seat, to continue our chat. I’d like to think of the raindrops hitting him as a metaphor for how many roles he’s going to be offered this year, and based on his current resume, a monsoon is upon us. Every actor worth his weight has experienced the moniker of “potential breakout year” but for Flynn, 2020 could be just that.

Santiago Cabrera

“...I think the key is to find a way where you can be a good influence and try and have everyone listen to you; be in a position where both sides will hear you so you’re not just kind of preaching to the choir. I am trying to figure that out...”

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