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.
Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.
I'd like to create a lovable character for schizophrenia; it doesn't have a celebrity spokesperson because by the time somebody's schizophrenic they've lost all their teeth.
Even someone as truly dark as Lorne Malvo is still very attractive, and you want to spend time with him because he's a fun character.
I always collect a bunch of images for every film that I do, that reminds me of an essence of the character, or the time that they live in, or what they're experiencing.
I'm not interested in a pretty world. It's boring to me. If you're lucky enough to get to play a character for a long time, it's life-changing.
I really like working in television and I like exploring a character over a longer period of time, and I like the consistency of television.
One of the things that would steer me away from a franchise is that I'm playing the same character all the time and I wouldn't want to be known for that.
At one time, whenever the hell it was, they wanted a character to come in and stir up the pot. They brought me in for 8-10 episodes and said we'll try it for that.
Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!
I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
Shelby Carpenter: I can afford a blemish on my character, but not on my clothes.
[repeated line] various characters: [regarding Boris The Blade] Sneaky fuckin' Russian.
Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president.
None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.
It's grown into a personal relationship, yeah. I'm crazy about Jerry. I think he's a unique character.
'Homeland' really is one of those shows where they start to write more or less depending on what's kind of going on in a relationship between characters.
Playing a character who's dealing not only with a superpower but having a normal relationship is easy to associate with, because I feel that everyone has been through it.
I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor.
To find a man's true character, play golf with him.
I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.
