I'm all about the story. If I like the character and I…

It doesn't matter the amount of gore, the amount of shocks that you can have in a movie if the movie's not entertaining, if…

— Fede Alvarez

For every character, I think about who they are, their story, what they are, and who they were before their game started. What was…

— Tim Schafer

A good story isn't preachy; a good story is always entertaining.

— Zal Batmanglij

I'm not dark; I'm not. The main thing I consider in accepting a role is less the tone of the movie and more whether…

— Rachel Hurd-Wood

One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go…

— Albert Brooks

I love the idea that somebody is going to compare me to my character or think that I am like my character when they…

— Monique Coleman

I don't want to draw from my own experiences in life. I first like to become the character and then think from her point…

— Shweta Tripathi

I think the story is my form.

— Joseph Epstein

I don't think my approach to acting is all necessarily in service of the character. I think, selfishly, I've put it in service of…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

“Without moving, you walk through lands you imagine you can see, and your thoughts, weaving in and out of the story, delight in the…

— Gustave Flaubert

Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I feel the less you project of yourself, the more you can be believable as a character. I also think it's just better for…

— Evelyne Brochu

Sometimes I've felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is…

— David Schwimmer

That's one of those things that will really hurt me personally, if I label a character or think about what it might do if…

— Luke Wilson

I think every actor tries to put a little bit of themselves into each character, and I think if you watch very closely, every…

— Chris Demetral