Television provides the opportunity for an ongoing story - the opportunity to meld the cast and the characters and a world, and to spend more time there.
At first I was always cast as the girlfriend. It was a long time before I got to play characters who were people.
For a woman, body image is always a palpable thing. Weirdly, for me, the only time I don't care is when I'm in character.
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
For four years doing that same character all the time kind of bothered me. Butit opened up a lot of doors.
To be honest, and I may regret saying this, the idea of playing the same character for a very long time is very daunting to me.
Well, obviously I was excited by the idea that Woody Allen was going to direct it. But at the same time, the script itself and the character was really interesting.
Novelists embody plural selves all the time. What are characters, after all, if not other selves?
When you're hiding behind a character all the time, as soon as you have to be yourself, you feel kind of terrified.
Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
You can't just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you.
Devlin: [bitterly, to Alicia] Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character.
Dega: A temptation resisted is a true measure of character.
No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.
Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters.
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.
You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.
Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.
Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.
Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character.
I don't care about sympathy. I care about playing a character who's understandable and clear.
