Character Quote by Cillian Murphy

Well you have to do a tremendous amount of research and if you're playing someone who's a real life person, especially someone who's alive…

— Michael Sheen

When you play characters, you shouldn't just be putting on their characteristics - you should be finding it inside yourself.

— Chadwick Boseman

You have to find ways to relate to the characters you get to play. Put it in terms and in a context that speaks…

— Randy Couture

I became acutely aware of how important it is to separate the difference between who you are and who the character you're playing is.

— Orlando Jones

To play any character, you have to have a total understanding of why they do what they do.

— Jamie Dornan

I feel it's important to familiarize yourself with the world that the character inhabits.

— Rasika Dugal

I am an actor and I do not have to relate to whatever I play on screen them at a personal level. What is…

— Jisshu Sengupta

You play the honesty of the characters and show a side of them that people can relate to and want to get to know.

— Brian Tyree Henry

You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that…

— Mia Wasikowska

Usually you tend to glean much more information about your character from what other people say about you, rather than how it's described in…

— Sean Bean

You've lived and all the experiences that you've had in life inform the characters you play.

— Amanda Redman

You rely on a lot of things about learning to play a particular character.

— Peter Riegert