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Character Quotes

It is always a practical difficulty with clubs to regulate the laws of election so as to exclude peremptorily every social nuisance. Nobody wishes bad manners. We must have loyalty and character Picture Quote #1

To recognize yourself in a character onscreen, and to connect with them, you gotta recognize their flaws; they gotta feel like a real person Picture Quote #1

Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you Picture Quote #1

Choose your friends and mates, not by the money in their bank account, creed, ethnicity, or color; instead, choose character, actions, heart, and soul. When we bleed, we bleed the same color Picture Quote #1

For me, as an actor, the most challenging thing is creating the character in the beginning because you have to write their backstory. The easy part about doing a sequel is that you’ve done the film, so you already know their backstory Picture Quote #1

When you play a character that is so emotionally closed there are times when you ask yourself if you are doing enough and if it’s reading. That is where you have a director, who is the barometer of what you are doing Picture Quote #1

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If you’re playing someone who’s impeded by fear, or shyness, or has whatever dysfunction your character might have, you have to achieve the dysfunction first, imaginatively, in order to play someone who is trying to negotiate their way out of it Picture Quote #1

With a film, things constantly have to go up in the story, and you’re constantly putting pressure on the main character. It allows to go really deep into what its relationship is Picture Quote #1

I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only Picture Quote #1

I really love being a character actor. I have to say I wish it were a little easier. There are still a lot of things that I don’t get, like I do wish I had more of my own Picture Quote #1

Men tend to define themselves by what they do, and so if you’re dealing with a character who’s trying to figure that out, or multiple characters, then there’s something there for guys, too Picture Quote #1

In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it. You, the actor, are aware of the comedy but the character is oblivious. And you have to have a sense of humor Picture Quote #1

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I think you’re bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It’s not something you often do in comedy Picture Quote #1

When you introduce a character and show him for the first time, don’t show him fully lit. Don’t show him one hundred percent to the audience. Show maybe fifty percent or sixty percent so the audience can fill in the dark spots Picture Quote #1

I would love nothing more to participate in a real struggle to find a character, and really delve into and develop a character. That’s why I’m an actor Picture Quote #1

I’m always looking for something very different from anything I’ve done. I’m attracted to a great script, and not necessarily a great character Picture Quote #1

Nothing comes easy when I’m in character, because everything I do in character, I take seriously Picture Quote #1

I’m a music storyteller and collaborator. I hear character, location, and story as music. For me a score is there to both heighten the story and to actually tell the story with the unique emotional and narrative powers of music Picture Quote #1

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As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character Picture Quote #1

You don’t want to be ungenerous toward people who give you prizes, but it is never the social or political message that interests me in a novel. I begin with an interest in a relationship, a situation, a character Picture Quote #1

My job has always been to not only make my character look like a badass but to also make the actor I am fighting opposite to be the character they need to be too Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you can incubate a character and that can take me a month just sitting on it imagining it, doing everything from sketching it to taking long walks, but sometimes you can see the character immediately. A lot of it is instinctive Picture Quote #1

I know I can’t make everyone happy, but I know I can do the most justice I can possibly do to a character, or any character, if I put my all into it. That’s the choice you have to make Picture Quote #1

One of the favorite games I play, when I improv or take on a character, is what I like to call arrogant ignorance. That’s the game I enjoy playing most Picture Quote #1

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I tend to prefer the smaller movies because they shoot more efficiently and so you’re are able to maintain that momentum of the character a little more easily Picture Quote #1

A solid base for any comedy is just honesty and truth, and it coming from a real place. As surreal as this show gets and is, ultimately, we’re dealing with a character that most can’t see the way that I can see it Picture Quote #1

It’s a challenge to work a character’s arc into a format in which you only have a very limited amount of time to grow and develop a character Picture Quote #1

You never want to play too vampiric or generically evil, so you look for emotions or character traits that you can relate to Picture Quote #1

You relate to a character and you find that character within yourself. It’s all parts of me. I don’t leave characters behind. I just let them go Picture Quote #1

When you play a character, you bring yourself into the character. You get a chance to shine and show your translation for the character and her state of mind Picture Quote #1

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It is always a practical difficulty with clubs to regulate the laws of election so as to exclude peremptorily every social nuisance. Nobody wishes bad manners. We must have loyalty and character (Character Quotes) To recognize yourself in a character onscreen, and to connect with them, you gotta recognize their flaws; they gotta feel like a real person (Character Quotes) Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you (Character Quotes) Choose your friends and mates, not by the money in their bank account, creed, ethnicity, or color; instead, choose character, actions, heart, and soul. When we bleed, we bleed the same color (Character Quotes) For me, as an actor, the most challenging thing is creating the character in the beginning because you have to write their backstory. The easy part about doing a sequel is that you’ve done the film, so you already know their backstory (Character Quotes) When you play a character that is so emotionally closed there are times when you ask yourself if you are doing enough and if it’s reading. That is where you have a director, who is the barometer of what you are doing (Character Quotes) If you’re playing someone who’s impeded by fear, or shyness, or has whatever dysfunction your character might have, you have to achieve the dysfunction first, imaginatively, in order to play someone who is trying to negotiate their way out of it (Character Quotes) With a film, things constantly have to go up in the story, and you’re constantly putting pressure on the main character. It allows to go really deep into what its relationship is (Character Quotes) I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only (Character Quotes) I really love being a character actor. I have to say I wish it were a little easier. There are still a lot of things that I don’t get, like I do wish I had more of my own (Character Quotes) Men tend to define themselves by what they do, and so if you’re dealing with a character who’s trying to figure that out, or multiple characters, then there’s something there for guys, too (Character Quotes) In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it. You, the actor, are aware of the comedy but the character is oblivious. And you have to have a sense of humor (Character Quotes) I think you’re bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It’s not something you often do in comedy (Character Quotes) When you introduce a character and show him for the first time, don’t show him fully lit. Don’t show him one hundred percent to the audience. Show maybe fifty percent or sixty percent so the audience can fill in the dark spots (Character Quotes) I would love nothing more to participate in a real struggle to find a character, and really delve into and develop a character. That’s why I’m an actor (Character Quotes) I’m always looking for something very different from anything I’ve done. I’m attracted to a great script, and not necessarily a great character (Character Quotes) Nothing comes easy when I’m in character, because everything I do in character, I take seriously (Character Quotes) I’m a music storyteller and collaborator. I hear character, location, and story as music. For me a score is there to both heighten the story and to actually tell the story with the unique emotional and narrative powers of music (Character Quotes) As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character (Character Quotes) You don’t want to be ungenerous toward people who give you prizes, but it is never the social or political message that interests me in a novel. I begin with an interest in a relationship, a situation, a character (Character Quotes) My job has always been to not only make my character look like a badass but to also make the actor I am fighting opposite to be the character they need to be too (Character Quotes) Sometimes you can incubate a character and that can take me a month just sitting on it imagining it, doing everything from sketching it to taking long walks, but sometimes you can see the character immediately. A lot of it is instinctive (Character Quotes) I know I can’t make everyone happy, but I know I can do the most justice I can possibly do to a character, or any character, if I put my all into it. That’s the choice you have to make (Character Quotes) One of the favorite games I play, when I improv or take on a character, is what I like to call arrogant ignorance. That’s the game I enjoy playing most (Character Quotes) I tend to prefer the smaller movies because they shoot more efficiently and so you’re are able to maintain that momentum of the character a little more easily (Character Quotes) A solid base for any comedy is just honesty and truth, and it coming from a real place. As surreal as this show gets and is, ultimately, we’re dealing with a character that most can’t see the way that I can see it (Character Quotes) It’s a challenge to work a character’s arc into a format in which you only have a very limited amount of time to grow and develop a character (Character Quotes) You never want to play too vampiric or generically evil, so you look for emotions or character traits that you can relate to (Character Quotes) You relate to a character and you find that character within yourself. It’s all parts of me. I don’t leave characters behind. I just let them go (Character Quotes) When you play a character, you bring yourself into the character. You get a chance to shine and show your translation for the character and her state of mind (Character Quotes)

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