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Character Quotes

I don’t think a lot of actors talk about it, but there’s usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie Picture Quote #1

If character is the foreground of fiction, setting is the background, and as in a painting’s composition, the foreground may be in harmony or in conflict with the background Picture Quote #1

I don’t worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable Picture Quote #1

Filmmaking is always sort of building a mosaic of this arc of what the character is going through Picture Quote #1

I’m a better person in a relationship, and I’m a happier person. I need to come home at the end of the day and have it not be about me and my freaking hair and makeup and character motivations anymore. And I think my work is more inspired when home is safe and sound and solid, because what I do for a living is so bananas and so insecure Picture Quote #1

As long as I can wear a wig I can be any character, and in real life I can be myself Picture Quote #1

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For me, you don’t ever want to be defined by the color of your skin. You want to be defined by your work ethic, the person that you are, your character, your personality. That’s what I’ve tried to go out and do Picture Quote #1

I look for the character to be something interesting, the script to have a good story and be original, and a director that I admire Picture Quote #1

There’s people who watch shows while they’re preparing their dinners, and they don’t want to focus, and they don’t want to be challenged, and whatever. And then there’s people who want to really sit down and get into a character in a world, and feel like they’re expanding, or they have complex relationships, or whatever Picture Quote #1

Well, I’m not a method actress by any stretch of the imagination so the best thing that I can do is be as real as possible and find whatever commonality in that character that I can see myself Picture Quote #1

I get really excited every time there’s a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft Picture Quote #1

I’m not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That’s my character Picture Quote #1

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Every phase of our life belongs to us. The moon does not, except in appearance, lose her first thin, luminous curve, nor her silvery crescent, in rounding to her full. The woman is still both child and girl, in the completeness of womanly character Picture Quote #1

Basically, every character I’ve ever played, I’ve based entirely on internal conflict. And I love doing that, because I think it’s very human Picture Quote #1

Accents are very tangible, blessedly, and if you have to do one, it’s a way of getting into character. I can read it through a few times and pretend I know what I’m doing! Picture Quote #1

You never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that’s good Picture Quote #1

I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away Picture Quote #1

I tend to relate to a character in terms of the arc: what’s interesting is where he starts versus where he ends up Picture Quote #1

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That’s what sets apart one actor from another, and that you can’t teach. You can’t give someone that. When you’re working, putting a character together, or in a scene, that’s where things will happen that you have to have the intuition to notice them, and to register them Picture Quote #1

There’s something to play if there’s conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that’s where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you’ve got something to play, there’s layers to it Picture Quote #1

Let me explain something about guitar playing. Everyone’s got their own character, and that’s the thing that’s amazed me about guitar playing since the day I first picked it up. Everyone’s approach to what can come out of six strings is different from another person, but it’s all valid Picture Quote #1

I’d got over playing a character. People accepted who I was, and if I was incompetent and useless, they felt quite endeared to me Picture Quote #1

In every film, whether it’s a fictional character or not, you create an idea of the character and for me I always do a bad impersonation to start with Picture Quote #1

I’m tired of defending my character. I am what I am. What you see is what you get Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always considered myself a character actor. That’s the way I was trained, really Picture Quote #1

Filmmaking is finding a piece of granite and you start to chip away and then you have the shape of a head, the shape of the arm, you can see the shape of the face and the face starts to gather character. You have to find it Picture Quote #1

Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles Picture Quote #1

It’s tough. It’s very tricky to throw a morally flexible character onto the screen and have an audience empathize. It’s always an exercise in restraint Picture Quote #1

Life experience is what defines our character, even if it means getting your heart broken or being lied to. You know, you need the downs to appreciate the ups. Going on the adventure or taking that risk is important Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I’ve felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is one role, the right role, to shake that up and change that perception Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think a lot of actors talk about it, but there’s usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie (Character Quotes) If character is the foreground of fiction, setting is the background, and as in a painting’s composition, the foreground may be in harmony or in conflict with the background (Character Quotes) I don’t worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable (Character Quotes) Filmmaking is always sort of building a mosaic of this arc of what the character is going through (Character Quotes) I’m a better person in a relationship, and I’m a happier person. I need to come home at the end of the day and have it not be about me and my freaking hair and makeup and character motivations anymore. And I think my work is more inspired when home is safe and sound and solid, because what I do for a living is so bananas and so insecure (Character Quotes) As long as I can wear a wig I can be any character, and in real life I can be myself (Character Quotes) For me, you don’t ever want to be defined by the color of your skin. You want to be defined by your work ethic, the person that you are, your character, your personality. That’s what I’ve tried to go out and do (Character Quotes) I look for the character to be something interesting, the script to have a good story and be original, and a director that I admire (Character Quotes) There’s people who watch shows while they’re preparing their dinners, and they don’t want to focus, and they don’t want to be challenged, and whatever. And then there’s people who want to really sit down and get into a character in a world, and feel like they’re expanding, or they have complex relationships, or whatever (Character Quotes) Well, I’m not a method actress by any stretch of the imagination so the best thing that I can do is be as real as possible and find whatever commonality in that character that I can see myself (Character Quotes) I get really excited every time there’s a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft (Character Quotes) I’m not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That’s my character (Character Quotes) Every phase of our life belongs to us. The moon does not, except in appearance, lose her first thin, luminous curve, nor her silvery crescent, in rounding to her full. The woman is still both child and girl, in the completeness of womanly character (Character Quotes) Basically, every character I’ve ever played, I’ve based entirely on internal conflict. And I love doing that, because I think it’s very human (Character Quotes) Accents are very tangible, blessedly, and if you have to do one, it’s a way of getting into character. I can read it through a few times and pretend I know what I’m doing! (Character Quotes) You never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that’s good (Character Quotes) I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away (Character Quotes) I tend to relate to a character in terms of the arc: what’s interesting is where he starts versus where he ends up (Character Quotes) That’s what sets apart one actor from another, and that you can’t teach. You can’t give someone that. When you’re working, putting a character together, or in a scene, that’s where things will happen that you have to have the intuition to notice them, and to register them (Character Quotes) There’s something to play if there’s conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that’s where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you’ve got something to play, there’s layers to it (Character Quotes) Let me explain something about guitar playing. Everyone’s got their own character, and that’s the thing that’s amazed me about guitar playing since the day I first picked it up. Everyone’s approach to what can come out of six strings is different from another person, but it’s all valid (Character Quotes) I’d got over playing a character. People accepted who I was, and if I was incompetent and useless, they felt quite endeared to me (Character Quotes) In every film, whether it’s a fictional character or not, you create an idea of the character and for me I always do a bad impersonation to start with (Character Quotes) I’m tired of defending my character. I am what I am. What you see is what you get (Character Quotes) I’ve always considered myself a character actor. That’s the way I was trained, really (Character Quotes) Filmmaking is finding a piece of granite and you start to chip away and then you have the shape of a head, the shape of the arm, you can see the shape of the face and the face starts to gather character. You have to find it (Character Quotes) Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles (Character Quotes) It’s tough. It’s very tricky to throw a morally flexible character onto the screen and have an audience empathize. It’s always an exercise in restraint (Character Quotes) Life experience is what defines our character, even if it means getting your heart broken or being lied to. You know, you need the downs to appreciate the ups. Going on the adventure or taking that risk is important (Character Quotes) Sometimes I’ve felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is one role, the right role, to shake that up and change that perception (Character Quotes)

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