Usually, characters that are doing something nefarious have some extra layers to them. The general rule is bad people don't necessarily think they are bad.
I've gotten a lot of compliments on the 'Criminal Minds' guy. I guess it's because the look of that character is so different from what people expect of me.
I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know.
I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it.
Comedy, drama, Westerns, sci-fi... it's all fine if the story's compelling and the character is interesting to me. I do like action a lot.
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts.
Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.
Writers are like actors too. For every story we create, we must get under the skin of the characters and role play with our writing.
I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.
I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
I like to think what I bring to the table is kind of a sympathetic and endearing quality, even while I'm playing outcasts or characters that end up in outlandish situations.
It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
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.
