Always Quote by Chiwetel Ejiofor

There are so many different ways to develop a character - physically, mentally, spiritually and all of that - but the research was really…

— Abbie Cornish

There's something about studying body language and non-spoken emotion - I know the innate response. But to really study it like a science would…

— Shia LaBeouf

Only in action can you fully realize the forces operative in social behavior. That is why I am an experimentalist.

— Stanley Milgram

As a novelist, I'm endlessly fascinated by human behavior and interactions.

— Juliet Marillier

Insight into character comes from listening intently to the spoken word. The physical person, their charisma, charm and dramatic flair is more often used…

— Maximillian Degenerez

Well, you know, I think the way to approach any character is just with a deep sense of empathy for whoever it is, whatever…

— Mike Faist

I tend not to approach things intellectually at first. Maybe after the fact i can look at it and see ultimately what it's doing.…

— Sam Levinson

When you approach it, and I hate sounding like the pretentious actor, but yeah, I think you have to find things within the character…

— Steve Carell

When I read something, first I have an instinctual, emotional response to it. But of course, acting isn't only just feeling an instinct for…

— Joan Allen

I'm not a huge fan of research, but sometimes you get an idea, and then you realize you don't know anything.

— Lisa Lutz

I try to do as much as possible for every character. Some of them, it is easier to do the research because you have…

— Penelope Cruz

Sometimes a character is really based on research that you do. Other times it's just based on your imagination or perhaps your conversation with…

— Joaquin Phoenix