I use colors to bring fine points of story and character.
I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character.
You treat characters like people you meet in life-friends or mentors.
I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to.
I've played a lot of characters who are creeps or weirdos, with a deep darkness underneath the surface.
If you can walk into a set and feel the reality of it, then immediately you're not having to work to bring yourself into the character.
To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work.
You've got to internalize the character. You've got to learn the words. These are separate things, but they work together.
Sometimes in Brazil, I work harder to make characters different and believable and to overcome the persona I have.
A brick could be cast in Samuel Jackson roles. It would be cheaper and more dramatic.
There's a movie called 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age,' where I'm playing the King of Spain. It's a small role, but it's really, really interesting, the way I constructed it.
I want roles without anger and feistiness. I want to show weakness and sadness, some love, some happiness.
Bettering the lives of others is the role of a person with a servant’s heart.
I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.
Entrepreneurs, by disposition, are built to think big. When a role no longer affords those opportunities, it might be best to leave it in capable hands and move on.
Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks.
All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists.
I've always thought Prince Charming in 'Cinderella' was the most boring role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch.
If I'm a game show host, will someone buy a ticket to see me do standup? To do a dramatic role in a movie?
We did many of our own stunts. We had our hands full. In fact, the roles were physically demanding.
I've done all these historical epics and chivalrous roles, but there's an odder, quirkier side to me that nobody knows about.
