Because Quote by Bryan Lee O'Malley

When you're directing, I feel like I'm playing all the parts, without the make-up. I really get into the heads of the characters.

— Griffin Dunne

I'm always just drawn to those roles that present one way and have many other things going on underneath. It's just more fun to…

— Carrie Preston

When I'm writing novels, even screenplays, it's never an actor I have in mind; it's always the version in my head of who the…

— Jonathan Tropper

I'll write a character with a certain actor in mind, but then once I start casting, I have to forget about who I pictured.

— Nicole Holofcener

There are always parts of me that come out in the characters that I play - it's the only thing I have to work…

— Aubrey Plaza

I love working with actors. If you cast the right person in the right part at the right time, they make you look like…

— Todd Solondz

Acting-wise, I've had all these experiences. Yet when I look at certain people whose careers I admire, they've gotten to play so many different…

— Alden Ehrenreich

A lot of the time you find that elements of a character are brought out by the actors playing them.

— John de Lancie

As an actor, I've been drawn to those characters that are further away from who I may be.

— Kurt Sutter

What I love to do requires portraying different characters, and you have to separate your life from the role.

— Natasha Calis

I like to cast actors I admire, one's that are talented. Each one will bring something new to the part. This play has been…

— Kenneth Branagh

In the writing phase, normally I try not to envisage any particular actors because I like to let the characters sort of reveal themselves…

— David Ayer