Not long after 'The Pacific,' I began shooting the comedy 'Larry Crowne,' which was also with Tom Hanks, who also directed and plays the title character.
I think if an actor is right for a role, casting sees that, and the words that are on the page, depending on how it's written, can really help your character develop.
When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.
There are always certain things that you tap into, your own personal experiences, and I try to base my characters on someone I know or someone I've seen.
If I get the walk of a character, that helps me find them. So I'm constantly looking at airports and train stations, registering walks.
I have to set an example, now more than ever. Facing death is the ultimate test of character. – Cmdr. William Riker
I also have a film coming up called Breaking Up, and my part in that was not written for a Latina, and my character is not particularly pretty or sexy or exotic.
I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound.
Poirot is a classic character from fiction, not a MacBook Air; he would not benefit from updates.
I definitely liked the Muppets. I definitely liked Yoda in 'Empire Strikes Back' and Chewbacca. I don't know if I was a fan of puppets or those, like, specific characters.
I can resist anything except temptation." Ren, main character in Sherrilyn Kenyon's novel Time Untime.
As different as me and Sigourney look is as different as these two characters are. I'm not filling her shoes. I'm doing a part that has the same monsters, but it's a completely different movie.
There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic.
I always have a contract with a character. Even when he's unappealing. The contract is to give him his due. To tell his story. And to keep his secrets.
When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.
There are two characters in me: a doodler and a tuner. And the only thing that makes me go crazy is when they both fight for their turn.
From what I've understood, it's an entirely different world, and it's a tough world to get your foot in the door, but I've always wanted to be a voice of a Disney character.
One of the things that I've been trying to do with my characters, one of the things that does lead to me turning things down, is I don't really want to repeat myself.
My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my character was welded.
Do try The House by fresh new author, Susannah Mansfield, it's funny, sad and very different, you'll love the characters and the stories.
I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and every syllable of it is meant. It's a very special thing.
