The rhetoric is the key to the character. It's the verbal music of the piece.
Jake from 'Two and a Half Men' means nothing. He is a non-existent character.
A nation is a totality of men united through community of fate into a community of character.
You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose.
I'm a big fan of vampire movies generally and that sort of tradition of characters.
There is always going to be a little bit of me in each character.
Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them.
Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation.
When I get a role, I try to delve as deeply as possible into the character.
A well-developed and versed character will write the story for you.
I've been lucky to play characters that are really broad.
A scientist is an unlikely character to put at the center of a movie.
Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places.
Whether a character is good or evil depends on your perspective.
I like shows that are ensemble-based, that explore the humanity of every character.
I'm drawn to dark characters, and to things that are really weighty.
And if the characters haven't died, they carry on murdering to this very day ...
Usually most characters I play are quite realistic.
The story and the characters of 'Girl Online' are mine.
I feel I should never do passive characters. They don't work for me.
I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters.
