If you are going to be a character for the long-term you can't just imitate, you have to bring yourself to it. — Russi Taylor Copy Share Image
If you do a character that resonates enough, people are always going to see you as that character. It will just be… — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
When you step in front of a camera, and everybody is going to have their hyped-up personality, everyone is going to have… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker.… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
I don't think they knew exactly where they were going with the character, but they lay those stories out ahead of time,… — David Selby Copy Share Image
When you do a half-hour show, there's only so much you can do. At best, you're going to get a character with… — Jean Smart Copy Share Image
I have zero idea of what my involvement with 'The Lying Game' is going to be. I'm a character that may or… — Tyler Christopher Copy Share Image
A well-written character is one where you don't know in which direction it's going; the character could spring a surprise any moment. — Rasika Dugal Copy Share Image
I was kind of scared at first to do that [vice-over] because when you're on set, a lot of the things going… — Elle Fanning Copy Share Image
You've got to understand that in Bollywood, every actor is an instrument, and yet a human being. They come to the set… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
I think you just have to take everything that happens on a TV show with a grain of salt. You sign up… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
[And on going from character to leading actor] I don't approach anything differently; I just approach it as a character. I'm always… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
Consider: for all the gobbledegook [film studio] executives spout about backstory, all that we, the audience, want to know is what happens… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
In the movie, you have to decide as an actor how you are going to give a character presence. You can't really… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
![“I was kind of scared at first to do that [vice-over] because when you're on set, a lot of the things going on around you - the environment and playing off other actors - and that's what makes it easier and helps you to be in your character. So, realizing you're not going to have that and you're…” quote by Elle Fanning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/75e/elle-fanning-7912_actors_i-was-kind-of-scared-at-first-to-do-that_2044685.jpg)
![“[And on going from character to leading actor] I don't approach anything differently; I just approach it as a character. I'm always astounded at the fact that I've ever played a leading character in anything [Laughs]. And my wife concurs with that, frankly. She always thought I would be, at best…” quote by Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/011/steve-carell-2000_actors_and-on-going-from-character-to-leading-a_2135330.jpg)
![“Consider: for all the gobbledegook [film studio] executives spout about backstory, all that we, the audience, want to know is what happens next. That's the only thing that's going on. . . . Character is nothing other than action, and character-driven means The plot stinks, and you'd better hope…” quote by David Mamet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7fb/david-mamet-1178_action_consider-for-all-the-gobbledegook-film-s_1913442.jpg)
