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Given his wide array of screen roles, it makes sense that Paul Bettany would approach each character with dramatically different processes. By zeroing in on the tricks of the trade that always help, and the techniques he\u2019s picked up over a decades-long career, Paul provides \u201cIn the Envelope\u201d listeners several key takeaways. For example: actors should determine what they can and cannot control, whether that\u2019s on set or in the audition room. \u201cThe thing that I could control and could promise to be,\u201d he says, \u201cis the most prepared person walking in.\u201d\n\nBorn in England and trained at the Drama Centre London, Paul worked onstage for years before Brian Helgeland helped launch his Hollywood career. Breaking out first in the U.K. in \u201cGangster No. 1\u201d and then the U.S. in \u201cA Knight\u2019s Tale,\u201d Paul has transformed himself again and again, in films like \u201cA Beautiful Mind,\u201d \u201cMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World,\u201d \u201cDogville,\u201d \u201cWimbledon,\u201d \u201cThe Da Vinci Code,\u201d and \u201cSolo: A Star Wars Story.\u201d He plays Frank, a gay man returning to his conservative family, in Alan Ball\u2019s Amazon Studios feature \u201cUncle Frank,\u201d and leads the new Disney+ Marvel series \u201cWandaVision,\u201d reprising his role as Vision from the \u201cAvengers\u201d movies. For more on the MCU, check out our interview with Marvel casting director Sarah Halley Finn: https://bit.ly/35GGnFW\n\nStay tuned to hear casting insider Christine McKenna-Tirella\u2019s post-audition advice! And if you\u2019re looking for TV performances and premieres like \u201cWandaVision\u201d to watch, click here: https://bit.ly/38Lg1UY\n---\nBackstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage\u2019s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today\u2019s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. This is your guide to every aspect of acting, from voiceover and commercial work to casting directors, agents, and more. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made, to personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Jack Smart, Awards Editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ\n\nFollow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media:\n- https://www.facebook.com/backstage\n- https://www.twitter.com/backstage\n- https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope\n- https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast\n\nLooking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe\nBrowse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e\nCheck out our community-driven virtual programming, The Slate: https://bit.ly/2WDNXf0\nBackstage stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement: https://bit.ly/3cuMBt5\n\nSpecial thanks to...\n- Host: Jack Smart\n- Producer: Jamie Muffett\n- Social media: Katie Minard, Alysa Cirelli\n- Design: Mark Stinson, Caitlin Watkins\n- Additional support: Kasey Howe, Samantha Sherlock, Benjamin Lindsay, Oriella St. Louis