It's a different way of getting across an emotion. You're trying to get it across to the animator because the animator is inspired by the voicetrack in terms of how to animate the character.
My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.
In 'Cavalry,' I had one scene where I was playing a pretty awful character.
I've always known that I'm very, very ordinary looking. But I'm not alien looking. I am an artist here to play characters.
In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story.
I don't really have choices in the material I get. So I have to make the choices in the way I play the characters.
Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment.
I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.
Any actor who is being honest will admit there's always a small or large part of the real you in every character. It's impossible not to have that.
I don't exactly set out to only play creepy characters, it's just that a lot of those roles come my way.
You do get fond of your characters. Handing them on is like giving a child to a nanny.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
You read about somebody, and it doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like real characters.
There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference is character.
I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien to me.
I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what I was doing, but it worked and the character suited me.
Costume is a huge part of getting into character. Your body soaks in what you're wearing, and you turn into someone else.
Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character's voice when writing fiction.
Winnie the Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood are among the most entertaining and beloved characters ever animated by Disney.
When you can have a character that the audience likes from the beginning, but then you put them in a situation where they grow - I think that gives it a lot of heart.
The themes, ideas and the characters from 'Skyfall' can obviously continue on, because it is a franchise, and it is an ongoing story.
