What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb.
When I was really young. My sister and I would create different characters with our Barbie dolls - I'd be the crazy diva Barbie and she'd be the homeless Barbie.
As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.
I sometimes feel like I could do another job. Anything. Maybe because as an actress you're playing different characters, everything feels possible.
Fictional characters are made of words, not flesh; they do not have free will, they do not exercise volition. They are easily born, and as easily killed off.
You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a specific individual that you're talking about, not that whole class of people.
I do like a healthy dose of adrenalin, but my character is more rounded. I am not timid; I like excitement.
I started my career in Portugal, and the longest I've ever played a character was for about a year, which is how long our TV shows last.
My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day.
I've played a baseball player a few times, but in my career I've been blessed to have played a wide range of characters.
But I always wanted my characters to be more than cyphers for the failings of their world. And I never had to look too hard to find a part of myself in them.
The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house.
Make no mistake. You are your most important critic and your conscience your most important judge of character.
Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of the author's own personality.
I became, and remain, my characters' close and intent watcher: their director, never. Their creator I cannot feel that I was, or am.
I think it's a short story writer's duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story.
The tough challenges we encounters, makes us stronger, and wiser. With each victory we gain something of value; our character is strengthened.
When we help others to perform at the highest level of their potential, we receive something of value; our character is strengthened.
I don't look in the mirror and think that I have flaws. I actually look in the mirror and see me. I see a lot of different characters and a lot of different things.
I've always wanted to shave my head for a role because I've wanted to play a character who had a shaved head. I don't know what the fascination is.
I've read all the 'Game of Thrones' books many times over, so I sometimes find it easier being on set, because it can be hard to get out of character.
