Blue Quote by Adelbert von Chamisso

I did private study for about a month, five days a week, six hours a day. I came to understand the character in ways…

— Corin Nemec

When I prepare for a role, I try to get inside the character's head and understand him.

— Aamir Khan

Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can.

— Ana Gasteyer

My characters are never heroic. They are mostly lost and trying to find the right door to open and they end up opening the…

— Gaspar Noe

Though I was launched as a hero, I was quick to realise that I did not have the capacity to sustain that position. I…

— Nizhalgal Ravi

“Not many people understood the inherent pain of a career in heroics. Your body aches from the demands of day-to-day protection. Your mind whirs…

— Shirin Dubbin

What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.

— Irrfan Khan

The determination in your heroic effort Will permeate your mind and heart Even after your success or failure Is long forgotten.

— Sri Chinmoy

You know it's a great story when you identify with the main character to the point that you forget you're a spectator or a…

— Gaspar Noe

It was such a paradox for me that the only thing I know how to do is act, but that the first thing I…

— Bryce Dallas Howard

I try to serve the character all the time; this one took a lot of work and was consuming. It's like climbing up a…

— Forest Whitaker

Anyone who knows me well must understand and be sympathetic to my genuine need to be my own greatest hero. It is not a…

— Pat Conroy