Michael Eklund Quotes
With a film, you know the beginning, middle and end of your character's arc. But on a TV show, you have no idea where they're going to end up.
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I think, doing a first film, at some point you get halfway through, and you wonder, 'Is this is good enough to define who I am for the coming decade?'
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I started getting really interested in comedy when I was in middle school.
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The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.
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Oftentimes, in fact I think this is to my fault, I look at usually scripts as a whole. I should probably pay more attention to the character that I'm going to play and what they do.
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Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.
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I like Ned Leeds. I love the character so much. He's a very new character in the MCU. I think he's a very fresh take on people in the superhero world. Some superheroes crack under pressure, and Ned Leeds, who is not a superhero, doesn't.
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A film has its own life and takes its own time.
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The hero is changing in Bollywood, and I approach a hero's role like a character by focusing on its weaknesses. I feel the weaknesses of a character make them more alive, relatable, and human.
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Everyone is going to die.
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When you're so passionate about cinema, the idea to direct your own film is really appealing.
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I always work with the tempo of the energy of the character, whether he's fast or slow, or heavy or light.
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When I was acting, I got trained in creating a character as a three-dimensional person. If you're doing it right you should be able to draw an audience into the character's world and make them feel their fears.
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I don't act in the way other actresses act, in terms of building or creating a character. I don't transform myself into the role, I invest myself in the role.
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A national festival is an occasion to refine and rebuild the national character.
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Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.
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I make it a point to study the character I do, and if the story demands that I wear a particular outfit, I'm game.
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Some songs depend heavily on the character, but, for the most part, a great song begs for reinterpretation every time it is sung, even when in character.
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Having imagination it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that if you were unimaginative would take you only a minute.
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It is our responsibility to learn how to speak to an audience that is less informed about music, to give it a reason to want to come and see us instead of going to the movies.
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I started at Pixar the month 'Monsters Inc.' came out.
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With a film, you know the beginning, middle and end of your character's arc. But on a TV show, you have no idea where they're going to end up.
