Goals Quote by Adrian Lester

I enjoy playing characters who are struggling, particularly with themselves.

— Michael Imperioli

I'll play a happy character, but most characters are driven by a pain or a fear. They are driven by something deep down, and…

— Emory Cohen

I usually focus on the whole group of characters in any given work-in-progress, and as a result they become particularly dear to me as…

— Vera Nazarian

I like playing characters that are true to life, and there's no guarantee that any of us are going to be okay, but we…

— Mehcad Brooks

For me, playing a really bad character is about figuring out what brought the person to where we need him.

— Paul Dano

I'm quite simple, really. I like to play and inhabit my character. I really like to inhabit the situation. It's the situation that intrigues…

— Mark Rylance

I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters…

— Dana Carvey

I like playing a variety of roles and characters, as it forces you to keep challenging yourself.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal…

— Julianna Baggott

I like to play a wide range of characters. The more they're unlike me, the better I like it.

— Laurie Metcalf

I don't choose characters with the intention of working something out in my personal life.

— Michael Pitt

I like to be absorbed in what my character's doing.

— Mia Wasikowska