It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character.
The Greeks already understood that there was more interest in portraying an unusual character than a usual character - that is the purpose of films and theatre.
You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.
The fact that I like to make characters doesn't mean that I like to watch my characters being made, my performance.
I like to play very raw characters, characters who have a degree of vulnerability and passion about what they're doing.
The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body.
I think if you've held onto a character for several years and then you're getting rid of that character, it's going to be traumatic.
The Christian life means putting off the character of the world and putting on the character of Christ.
A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.
I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself with a great character, I'll go for it.
When you get into a film, it is one story and one set development of a character, and you are able to delve into one character for a short period of time and discover everything about them.
Cable series have more time to focus on characters, and a structure that allows for a development in character as you go along. Network shows have a pressure of time and space that is completely different.
I want to be true to the character and maintain some consistency and give the audience what they love while at the same time keeping things fresh and grow the character.
I love playing characters, so I'm always telling my agents, 'Don't worry if the character description is something you think I'm not. Let me try to be that person.'
Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves
The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.
I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.
I'd like to work more, but I don't just want to do kind of generic characters. I want to do interesting characters, and I'd like to be cast against type.
I just have that cop gene going on. I like strong women. I think a lot of women relate to strong characters, and a cop is still a strong character.
What I think is wonderful is that women are not just avengers or victims in films. They are people. They are characters. It's so refreshing. They're playing different kinds of characters, and they aren't being typecast.
You can’t be a successful leader or mentor until you have served. You can’t serve until you have stepped out of your comfort zone. And you can’t step out of your comfort zone unless you have character and keep your word.
