Character Quote by Corey Stoll

When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk.

— Richard Burton

Playing a drunk doesn't mean being a drunk, only bad actors try to be drunk. A real drunk tries to be sober, he wants…

— Martin Landau

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

— Charlie Chaplin

There's only one reason why a character drinks: to seek confrontation. To fight for what they want in ways normally denied them.

— Michael Shurtleff

Being drunk doesn't change who you are, it reveals it.

— Anonymous

I never played drunk. Hung over, yes, but never drunk.

— Hack Wilson

It's solitary drinking that makes drunkards.

— Nathanael West

That which the sober man keeps in his breast, the drunken man lets out at the lips. Astute people, when they want to ascertain…

— Martin Luther

I don't get DRUNK before I play but I might get drunk after.

— Chuck Mosley

When you're playing someone who drinks a lot, it's not that interesting to play that condition because as soon as you know that, you…

— Jared Harris

I become drunk as circumstances dictate.

— Jack Vance

To describe drunkenness for the colorful vocabulary is rather cynical. There is nothing easier than to capitalize on drunkards.

— Anton Chekhov