I don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters are likeable..
I have been told I've got a darkish personality. A few times." Takahashi swings his trombone case from his right shoulder to his left. Then he says, ….
Understanding child development takes the emphasis away from the child's character--looking at the child as good or bad. The emphasis is put on behav….
I told my agent which women I aspire to have a career like: Frances McDormand, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney and Emma Thompson - character actresses who….
We falsely attribute to men a determined character - putting together all their yesterdays - and averaging them - we presume we know them. Pity the m….
Character is our destiny..
I'm not that much of a researcher. I'm good at channeling characters, and I'm good at structure..
It's really important to me that the actors bring a lot of elements of the characters to the process so they own it, so it's personal to them, so it'….
I can't imagine how anyone can say: "I'm weak," and then remain so. After all, if you know it, why not fight against it, why not try to train your ch….
A baby is such a blank slate, like training the understudy for a role you're planning to leave. You truly hope your replacement will do the play just….
I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say; I'll have used up all my characters, and then I'll be free to get on with my real life..
Yeah, my role is gonna be a character by the name of Yondu. And there's gonna be more of Yondu. Yondu is gonna be even more handsome. Perhaps maybe Y….
As the flower turns to the sun, that the bright beams may aid in perfecting its beauty and symmetry, so should we turn to the Sun of Righteousness, t….
"Fish Tank" [my favorite woman-directed film] by Andrea Arnold. The film is so beautifully shot, and I love the raw energy of Katie Jarvis, who plays….
The first-person viewpoint is more enjoyable to write, because it lets me meander more freely, and it can reveal more of the character's self-delusio….
Remember to build each other up, to strengthen and sustain, to keep companionship lovely and alive. Remember dignity and respect; understanding; not ….
For me, water means a lot of things. It's my belief that human beings are just like plants. They can't live without water or they'll dry up. Human be….
I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences dont like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unh….
Have you not observed that faith is generally strongest in those whose character may be called the weakest?.
What interests me when I'm writing is being able to crawl into a character's head and speak from his or her mouth. It's not pulling the strings on a ….
I'm a performer. I push the envelope, I work in a very uncontrolled manner onstage. I do a lot of free association, it's spontaneous, I go into chara….