Character Quote by Adrian Lester

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

— Ana Gasteyer

You relate to a character and you find that character within yourself. It's all parts of me. I don't leave characters behind. I just…

— Sissy Spacek

You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character.

— Julie Benz

With any character, you have to put part of yourself into it because we are the soul that brings that character to life.

— Madeline Brewer

“Everyone has to act out of character sometimes. It's like taking your clothes off: you feel free without your character but very naked, unprotected.…

— Jan Siegel

And it interferes with your ability to be a good actress if you're constantly aware of yourself as a person. To me, it isn't…

— Meryl Streep

To embody a character, you have to lose all judgment about them.

— Clemence Poesy

I feel like, when I play characters, I create a space in myself that feels like the character and that doesn't go away. Somehow,…

— Greta Gerwig

It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding.

— Halle Berry

I'm more comfortable doing a character than being myself.

— Matt Besser

I don't think anyone can do any character that doesn't have at least some ounce of themselves in it. You are who you are,…

— Thomas Middleditch

I try to put myself into whatever character I play.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw