Comedy historians take note: this Gottfried character doesn't have the best eye for detail - and, for a Jew, he doesn't have the best eye for retail, either.
I never personalize anything because I think that can be dangerous. For me, the best way is - this may sound pretentious - but it's to breathe the character and get into the psychology of it.
I always say that I'm at my best when there's no example of what the character is supposed to be. I thrive when there's not much and I have to create it.
Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.
As an actress, I'm constantly watching different shows and films and am always gathering information and inspiration for characters and techniques to make my performances the best they can be.
Your landscape in a western is one of the most important characters the film has. The best westerns are about man against his own landscape.
There are not that many jobs as an actor where you don't get to know what your character will be doing from episode to episode.
• you should improve your character, because it's belong to your destiny ♥
If landscape is a character for me, then it helps if I'm familiar with it and I already have a take on it.
The most important aspect of any story, to me, is character.
Here in New England, the character is strong and unshakable.
I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.
For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.
I'm not a villain, I've never hurt anyone. I'm just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.
People will follow you when you build the character to follow through.
Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely.
I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies.
Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious.
I think everybody goes through changes, and the same should be said for fictional characters, especially ones that you follow on television.
We give you characters we'd feel very comfortable judging, and then go: 'Oh yeah? Watch this'.
I always prefer to write songs about emotional situations and heartbreak because I like getting into the character.
