There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.
I cannot be a character in a bad movie. I can't be.
In my life, water has had the character of punctuation.
Believe in your character. Animate (or write) with sincerity.
Plot comes from the mind but the characters come from the heart!
You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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.
Character is the real you-“the you in you that makes you the you, you are
That, my dear, is what makes a character interesting, their secrets.
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
As I wrote, I found that Aibileen had some things to say that really weren't in her character. She was older, soft-spoken, and she started showing some attitude.
Character roles definitely age better than your ingenues. You don't get to keep doing that.
