Preparing a character is the opposite of building-it is a demolishing, removing brick by brick everything in the actor's muscles, ideas and inhibitio….

Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right..

In the final exam in the Chaucer course we were asked why he used certain verbal devices, certain adjectives, why he had certain characters behave in….

I just thought that Adrienne [Shelly] wrote a great character [for Waitress]. It really was all on the page..

When you are in love- everything is romantic.

It always seems that the generation below you is getting worse, which is why I had the worst character in the film Adulthood that said it. I don't re….

I would love to do more acting; I really would love to do it, particularly character acting. I'm a character type of actor; I love situations where I….

The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our char….

It's very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it's only sonic. Futurama is a sonic world, and everyone'….

A lot of comics aren't their on-screen personas; Chris Rock isn't always ranting and raving. What I do is make myself this over-the-top character tha….

Love is a virtue and not a feeling. It is fed and fired by God- not by the favorable response of the beloved. Even when it doesn't seem to make a dim….

I wish every American explored the importance of novel writing, identity, honesty, character and place in fresh-ass ways..

With The Help, I knew folks involved in the project peripherally. I wanted to audition for Hilly Holbrook and part of the initial feedback was: "No, ….

Sometimes you become a character, and sometimes the character becomes you..

Everybody is pretty good in the first quarter. Second quarter, you have a little bump or two on you coming into the half. By the time the third quart….

Missionary service is not only a test of faith but a real test of character..

For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to pre….

A lot of characters now on TV have moved into being anti-heroes, but I wanted to be the hero..

What you are comes to you..

I grew up being fascinated by accents and dialects. One of the things that interested me were actors that were doing different characters, or sort of….

People define gay cinema solely by content: if there are gay characters in it, it’s a gay film... Heterosexuality to me is a structure as much as it ….