Character Quotes by Sharlto Copley

9 Character quotes by Sharlto Copley

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Sharlto Copley's nine reflections on character give you a quick window into his thinking. The set is small enough to digest quickly, yet each line carries enough weight to spark a thought.

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Because I'm a filmmaker at heart, I know a villain can't be too humanized and the audience can't empathize with him too…

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The accent is always critical for me because it informs a lot of the character.

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I'm not particularly fond of playing villains. I do want to be a working actor, and I've had to look at what…

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I feel very blessed to have had the opportunities that have already come. I want to pursue it as long as I…

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Villains are not fun for me to play, as such. But caricature-ish, intense behaviors that are based on real human traits are…

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That's what a powerful story does. It creates a more intense experience of life for you to watch. That's what a good…

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I grew up being fascinated by accents and dialects. One of the things that interested me were actors that were doing different…

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I always find the more you can draw on real life characters, people, situations, it works better. Certainly for designing a character,…

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I would love to do more acting; I really would love to do it, particularly character acting. I'm a character type of…

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In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had Sharlito, Sheldon, Charldo, really interesting variations…

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I feel very blessed to have had the opportunities that have already come. I want to pursue it as long as I can find…

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You aren't always going to make stuff that everybody does. The sooner that you just realize that and accept that, the better. At best,…

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Because I'm a filmmaker at heart, I know a villain can't be too humanized and the audience can't empathize with him too much.

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To some degree, Hollywood doesn't know what to do with me because the characters I do are so different. But hopefully, that will give…

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You need that marketing power. You need to go do the interviews. You need to put yourself out there and risk and be open…

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That's what a powerful story does. It creates a more intense experience of life for you to watch. That's what a good film does…

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I've always felt very comfortable with accents. Once I get an accent, I can do it, and that's just something I've been able to…

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I think every soft child in the world gets damaged. All of of us come into the world and get damaged. It's just a…

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There are a lot of people that have marginal powers, like a guy who levitates a little bit off the ground, or someone who…

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I feel so comfortable in an acting role, you know, as an actor. Maybe it's because I came into it late. If anything, I've…

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