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Most people just half-watch TV. They watch TV while they are doing many other things in the environment of their home. So,… — Alfonso Cuaron Copy Share Image
Whether it's someone struggling with mental illness, someone struggling with poverty or struggling with their own limitations in their social behaviors, for… — Gbenga Akinnagbe Copy Share Image
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I understand pain very well, so I look for that in a role. If the characters are well-written, don't tell nobody, but… — Michael K. Williams Copy Share Image
The main thing that I learned from editing is that most people, when they're making a film, they start too early into… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
I'll play a happy character, but most characters are driven by a pain or a fear. They are driven by something deep… — Emory Cohen Copy Share Image
Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed that none of the characters had… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
You know, we have to take these characters - who, granted, have their separate personalities but, on a lot of levels, are… — Rachael Leigh Cook Copy Share Image
I play guys who are willing to go really far. If the dung really hits the fan, I don't know if I… — Elias Koteas Copy Share Image
The characters I've played that I like the most are people that have a lot of obstacles. They have a lot of… — Paul Sparks Copy Share Image
There's no shortage of orphans in 19th-century literature, but it's hard to find a single happy, communicative, functional parental relationship in the… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
Through language, we can tell the truth and hear the truth spoken, just as we can be deceived. Sometimes it's a painful… — Michael Cadnum Copy Share Image
Certainly it's very difficult to keep momentum going through a film which has as many characters as this does, and the piece… — John Crowley Copy Share Image
A lot of the characters I play seem to be lying to themselves in some way. They maybe present themselves as confident… — Kyle Mooney Copy Share Image
I think if you're too embroiled in the need to relate too closely to the character, then you start to judge the… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I like to play complex characters and the duality, and trying to reach for the light, it's more interesting really. I've gotten… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
As an audience member, I live vicariously through the characters I watch or read about. There's something very relatable about comic-book characters.… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
When people come to see my stand-up, they get a chance to see my characters interact with each other. I enjoy pushing… — Dana Carvey Copy Share Image
I write as if I were drunk. It is a process of intuition rather than placing myself above my story like a… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
When I was asked to compose a score for... 'Palo Alto,' I first thought to myself, 'What is the house that these… — Dev Hynes Copy Share Image
Hope and Crosby made seven 'Road' movies, starting in 1940 with 'Road to Singapore.' The movies were always about Crosby and Hope… — Frank Oz Copy Share Image
I think that 'City of Heavenly Fire' is definitely a book where all the characters are tested to their limits, and they… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
That's the great thing about a series: you're driving to work, and you have an idea for a story for your characters,… — James L. Brooks Copy Share Image
I like playing strange characters. Some people might say it has something to do with a hidden part of myself, but I… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
The important thing for me when I look at characters is to consider the kind of constraints placed upon them. Now, me… — Gong Li Copy Share Image
The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who make a novel into a thriller. They're… — Thomas Perry Copy Share Image
I like acting. I really like acting. The career, it can keep you interested. With 'Entourage,' the characters are living a lifestyle… — Debi Mazar Copy Share Image
To me, part of the fascinating profession of acting is to participate in all these strange situations, to try to understand all… — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
Some of my favorite shows are ones where the characters are vile and human and flawed. That's what makes me want to… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11… — Randy Wayne White Copy Share Image
'Night Watch' itself is a very Russian movie. It's impossible to imagine this kind of movie somewhere else: a movie with a… — Timur Bekmambetov Copy Share Image
With historicals, the research is half the fun. Contemporaries are especially easy. People are right out there in front of you; you… — Heather Graham Pozzessere Copy Share Image
A little light on the RPG elements but heavy on action, 'Mass Effect 2' was the game that created a world of… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
I have minor characters who are Asian-American, and I've been using them throughout my career, but they've never taken center stage, they've… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Doing voiceovers is so great because even though many people would think it's just your voice, you really do use all your… — Ashley Bell Copy Share Image
The characters that aren't what they seem to be or women who are stronger than people give them credit for or characters… — Valorie Curry Copy Share Image
One of the greatest tools you have as a songwriter is anonymity. If someone knows too much about the songwriter, they don't… — Shane McAnally Copy Share Image
I love thinking of cartoon characters feeling really real feelings. And I love to do that, not just as a fan, but… — Rebecca Sugar Copy Share Image
I have my own difficulty with movies in which the suffering of the characters is too real, and many find it difficult… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
