Character Quotes

It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just a tired, middle-aged woman trying to keep going.

When a woman creates an unlikable character, a lot of people think it's a mistake.

I've got a New Zealand film coming out here called Out of the Blue. It's a very heavy story, and it's the first time I've played a character who is alive.

I love family. In this movie [Everybody Loves Somebody], my character is a successful OB-GYN and yet she goes back to her teenage years when she's with her parents. Like, that's me.

I also really pay attention to whether the script embodies a full female character or if they're just wanting a two-dimensional objectified woman. So I also have that aspect to take care of as well.

[The main character] is in a forever-growing process. I feel the movie [everybody Loves Somebody] did that very well and not finishing off as "a woman's life ends when she finds the right guy".

OLTL' has now allowed me to sing through the character as Blair. If you've followed my 20-some-odd-year career, you know I am a singer.

I think actors always like to think they don't bring the character home, and then their family all laugh and tell you otherwise.

Mercy Watson was a character that had been in my head for a long time.

I guess it's easier to get things made when you know the story you want to tell, you know the characters you want to play, and you know the filmmakers you want to tell them with.

It's a funny thing, character, the way it brands people as they age, rising from within to leave its scar.

We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character.

With fiction, the works of women are often over-interpreted as autobiography, especially when the main character is a woman, especially if she is seen as privileged.

There's a little bit of me in all of the characters I've played. I've never really had the opportunity to play something that's a complete departure from me.

Most of the characters I play are heavily engulfed in some sort of fantasy world.

I am definitely a lot more girly that the characters that I play.

If you're going to play strength, you've got to marry that with a vulnerability and give your character some relatable qualities.

I love playing these characters that are crazy tough, though. Because I am not in real life. Not at all.

I do tend to play characters that have a lot of costume and hair change. I sort of like the change of physicality thing.

I've never played a character that would sing.

It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional characters, we can recognize it in our own lives.

Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what it means to play a character rather than just be a personality.

I want people to like me. They don't have to always like my characters, you understand

There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road, so you don't worry for that character.

Taking on an iconic character is difficult, sure, people associate different actors with a character that you're playing, but there's something in rehearsing and developing a new character.

A lot of actors are like, 'Why do I do this? My character wouldn't do this? This doesn't make sense.' And in a comedy, you kind of just need to walk into the door.

Blood hardly defines one's character. We are made by our actions, not our blood. - Soren

I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I'm better known for drama.

I love everything. I love being the empathetic characters. I love being the villains. I think it's like when we're kids, we like to play all kinds of crazy characters and dress up.

I try to always stretch myself to fit the characters that have been presented.

Keep integrity and your work ethics intact. So what if that means working a little harder; an honorable character is your best calling card, and that's something anyone can have!

You'd be naive if you think you are going to retain any control once you option a character to TV.

The way I prepare is through script analysts and back story. I create back story for a character based on script analysts, filling in as many details as possible. I also do a lot of research.

I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters.

I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out story.

I love characters songs and I love to fit into a story. I love singing through a character's journey.

I like being part of good movies and telling stories that mean something to me. I also like playing characters that I look up to.

One of the things I liked about my character in 'Run' is that she can just disappear into the background if she wants, which is what I'm like.

It has been said that a nation reveals its character by the values it upholds.

A lot of the time, I won't read the script until my second or third audition just 'cause a lot of the scripts are the same and the characters are the same.

Comics are carried by characters. If a character is well-created, the comic becomes a hit.

I like to make definite choices and give my characters as many unique edges as possible.

I play a recurring role for a character named Doctor Imo. I assist the villain and show up from time to time.

The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.

With each movie [Twilight saga], we went in trying to explore that character a little deeper, or in a different sense. But, at the same time, there was a comfort in knowing that you know this person.

I love trying to play the not-confident guy, the guy against my normal character, because that's when real acting comes into play.

I understand that I may make mistakes with characters who don't share my own background, but I commit to doing my best.

It's important for me to see as many colors in the character as possible.

I tend to get cast as a certain type of quiet, almost introverted person who's strong on the inside, but the characters are so very different I don't see it as any kind of typecasting.