Character Quote by Clint Eastwood

Playing characters is fun because you get the chance to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

— Tierra Whack

Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me,…

— Octavia Spencer

I think in every character there are aspects of yourself that you bring to it. But then it would be really boring to just…

— Felicity Jones

Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never…

— Laura Dern

I think that playing characters far away from who I am as a person is a lot more fun and a lot more exciting,…

— Lindsay Pulsipher

For me, it's always more difficult and slightly exposing to play something that's close to yourself. I always like to try to hide, just…

— Johnny Depp

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.

— Harvey Fierstein

It's always fun to play characters that are different from me.

— Zoe Lister-Jones

It's easier to play quirky characters and hide behind wardrobe and make-up, especially.

— William Sanderson

That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of…

— Julie Kavner

It's easy to play a character, but playing yourself is difficult.

— Anushka Shetty

It's always interesting to play people different from yourself, it would be boring for me to play myself.

— Sydney Pollack