Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me….
American Graffiti was the first movie where the director let me have any input. It was the first time anyone ever listened to me. George thought my c….
I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself..
There is a technical term for someone who confuses the opinions of a character in a book with those of the author. That term is idiot..
There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about it….
Human character is just endlessly fascinating, and there is no character who is one thing any more than any one person is just one thing. As you work….
Without core convictions to help us navigate, we stand uneasily on shifting sand, and we lack the solid footing with which to stage a life of princip….
Places are extremely important when writing a long story because place shapes a character..
I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's ….
I think it was just part of the storyline [in CSI: Miami] and the producer called me beforehand and said, 'Listen, I am going to kind of do something….
If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it..
A lot of people think I'm that guy in 'Betsy's Wedding', but I'm not. What it is for me is that, on some level, I connect with the character emotiona….
My character [in Ted Bundy] was unaware of all the murders that were being committed by him, so I kind of tried to keep myself out of it and kind of ….
Wolf Boy is absolutely beguiling. Evan Kuhlman has boundless empathy for all his characters, and his wonderful protagonist Stephen is, in turn, bound….
In a one-woman show, there must be compelling material that you adore. In both of these there are conversations with you and another character. My Se….
He seemed very calm. He was controlling of the offense, making call and checks and things like that. But things happen and we have to readjust and co….
It's really kind of a luxury for an actor to have the opportunity to show such different types of characters. I actually left 'Cowboys & Aliens' and ….
All the parts I get offered are character and comedy parts, and I probably wouldn't get them if I had a different face. So I'm glad I have a comedy f….
Reduced to its lowest terms, the great struggle which now rocks the whole earth more and more takes on the character of a struggle of the individual ….
We are identified and known by the sort of fruit, the quantity of fruit, and the quality of fruit borne out in our daily conversation, conduct, and c….
I love the process of auditioning and having the chance to play a million different characters in one week - it's great..