Character Quotes
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As an actor, it's your job to find the way to play a character. I think you can latch on to some things that might have happened.
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In terms of jumping into a character's skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is what's required to achieve what I want to achieve.
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You fall in love with someone, you don't know this person yet, and you get to know this person. That's what happens when I fall in love with a character, and I want to be this person.
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On 'Glee,' we often tackle the tough topics that young people face - in fact, my recurring character, Wade 'Unique' Adams, is a transgender teenager who finds herself navigating a lot of the same problems many young people face around the globe.
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I think television has become such an interesting place for characters and for incredible storytelling. Half of what I watch are television shows that I've become obsessed with. I just think that it's opened up so much, to be such an interesting and creative medium, and so many wonderful directors and actors are moving to television because it is a great medium for telling stories and for creating a character over a long period of time.
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I'd never thought much about a series, because I liked the idea of picking a script I liked with a character I thought I could sustain for an hour. In a series, you live with one character day in and day out - and you only hope it will be one that will not drive you crazy.
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But the throat just kind of falls into line once you realize in your head what it is. You got to remember the musicality of a character you're going to do.
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I wanted to make an Indian character who wasn't either a) the savage that must be eliminated, the force of nature that's blocking the way for industrial progress, or b) the noble innocent that knows all and is another cliche. I wanted him to be a complicated human being.
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Batroc is a laughable character. I'm the one who always makes fun of him.
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In theater, the wellspring of the character comes from the doing of it, like a trial by fire, but in front of an audience.
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The notion that public service requires men and women of good character now seems quaint.
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I would rather have played a character like Opie than Little Ricky.
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But in the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers.
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My character Milly in 'The Boy Who Could Fly' was a very strong part. There were dramatic moments, and there were humorous moments, too. The whole story with Eric Underwood's character was just wonderful, and the messages behind the script were very important to me.
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Life always take on the character of its motive.
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Look for players with character and ability. But remember, character comes first.
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I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.
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To what shall the character of utility be ascribed, if not to that which is a source of pleasure?
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I eat, sleep, and drink my character. It is my fantasy to go to another planet.
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The beauty of the character is that it's like camouflage. It's the best costume ever. I rarely get recognized as Pornstache when I'm out in public. Most people recognize me as the Law & Order guy, when I'm out in public.
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The thing that really makes me happy is the real work and rehearsing and creating the character and the process of making the movie. Hollywood's not real.
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Think of every character as a main character. They believe they're the main characters in their stories. No one should just be an obstacle.
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Having to struggle gave me the chance to demonstrate strength of character.
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What I think is at stake in 2012, is whether the five or six strong conservatives elected to the Senate in 2010 become 10 or 12. And if that happens, it will fundamentally shift the character of the Senate. It will shift the balance.
