Character Quote by Bobby Cannavale

When we're obsessed with someone, it's never about them. It's about us hating ourselves. And that's generally the tone of a lot of my…

— Rachel Bloom

Don't take our word for it. Read the Bible itself. Read the statements of preachers. And you will understand that God is the most…

— E. Haldeman-Julius

Many TV shows will create characters where you get a sense of who they are, but they're just the bad guy out to find…

— David Nutter

I do a lot with characters' sense of identity. I also like challenging stereotypes, gender roles, things like that. Give me a stereotype or…

— Lynn Flewelling

You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level; they're your weird creations in some kind of way.…

— Joel Coen

“I think I've been very lucky. The readers who write to me say they like the characters and the sense of a real world,…

— Sophie Weston

At the end of the day, what I try to bring to villainous characters is a sense of humanity.

— David Harbour

I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I'm…

— Kathy Baker

I don't think my approach to acting is all necessarily in service of the character. I think, selfishly, I've put it in service of…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

“Without moving, you walk through lands you imagine you can see, and your thoughts, weaving in and out of the story, delight in the…

— Gustave Flaubert

Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I feel the less you project of yourself, the more you can be believable as a character. I also think it's just better for…

— Evelyne Brochu

Sometimes I've felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is…

— David Schwimmer

That's one of those things that will really hurt me personally, if I label a character or think about what it might do if…

— Luke Wilson

I think every actor tries to put a little bit of themselves into each character, and I think if you watch very closely, every…

— Chris Demetral