Creating a character is about what they look like. The look speaks volume to the audience.
None of the characters I've played are really like me. That would be boring. That wouldn't be acting.
Self-confidence is the degree of control,conviction and contention on own character.
I put a lot of myself into my characters when I write.
I don't want to get stuck playing the same character over and over again.
I want things to be characters and not me. Why would I want to play me?
I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible.
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.