I discovered that there was no difference between playing…

I'd rather feel empathy for a character that's fictional, so it doesn't quite tie into personal experience as much.

— Henry Cavill

“I discovered that the difference between finding the right word as opposed to accepting the almost right word was the difference between being struck…

— Dan Simmons

Playing a real-life character is definitely a lot more responsibility than one that is fictionalized.

— Lacey Chabert

Well you have to do a tremendous amount of research and if you're playing someone who's a real life person, especially someone who's alive…

— Michael Sheen

I enjoy playing real human beings after playing a lot of larger than life characters. I love playing true to life characters and that…

— Michael Jai White

Playing a real-life character is a challenge and a huge responsibility.

— Ali Fazal

Playing a real-life character is very intriguing.

— Pratik Gandhi

I had quite a bit of experience doing things that had been adapted from a book and playing real-life characters and playing the younger…

— Ella Purnell

I love playing real people. It's a huge challenge and responsibility which I take on board and which I relish. It also scares me…

— David Suchet

It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character.

— Christian McKay

I have a rule: I will not alter the basic history of a real-life character to suit our fictional needs in a big way.

— Terence Winter

There is always pressure playing a real living person and even pressure developing a character from scratch.

— Marisa Ramirez

When you're playing someone that's real, there is that hanging weight of how will they feel when they see this: will I make them…

— Lucy Boynton

Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a part. Everything…

— Shaquille O'Neal

At some point, you have to disconnect, if the obsession with playing a real person gets in the way of the movie at large.…

— Joel Edgerton