Action Quote by David Mamet

I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you kind of…

— Rose McGowan

A lot of people that make films say, 'We need this kind of character. Who's done it before? Get them to do it again.'…

— John C. Reilly

I'm probably an actor that tends to, instead of putting things on, think about it more in terms of taking away what's not in…

— Molly Parker

First of all, the actor needs to get out of the character's way. You follow the character without judgment or prejudice or preconceived ideas.

— Amy Ryan

If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have to make…

— Daniel Espinosa

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character…

— Joaquin Phoenix

If a star film does not have a good story, it will not run. This will make stars choose good scripts consciously.

— Karthik Subbaraj

I mean every character you totally, you know, the full fiber of the personality is kept in the film, and all of those little…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again,…

— Joel Coen

Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the part and that's what people like to see, and…

— Joel Coen

You have to think about good storytelling and characters first. Then hopefully, the rest of that stuff will follow, some more than others. But…

— Pete Docter

With most good scripts and good shows, they expect the actor to bring some of their ideas to the backstory of the character. It's…

— Mark Consuelos