Character Quote by Dolph Lundgren

When it comes to thinking about how a character talks, there are literary and language considerations. For actors to be able to differentiate between…

— Mike Leigh

I think there was a lot of working out the arc of how Manny [Daniel Radcliffe] talks. Scene to scene [in the Swiss army…

— Paul Dano

It was an interesting process trying to get Bob to talk about the film because he's such a shy person. He generally likes to…

— Jay Roach

In what we think of as bad dialogue, the characters talk directly to each other.

— Diane Johnson

I mean it allowed me to do that which was fantastic because we really get to see the character mature and deal with some…

— Brandon Routh

It's the hardest thing for an actor not to speak because you take away their main tool. So for an actor, it's very frustrating…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

As an actor I'm always interested in dialogue, the way the characters speak to each other. I also enjoy a bit of humor, especially…

— Michael Boatman

As an actor, you don't really have a say or a voice in what the conversation of the show is going to be. So,…

— Shiri Appleby

It's dialogue that gives your cast their voices, and is crucial in defining their characters.

— Stephen King

I think younger fans can't quite grasp that's what you do as an actor. They're like, 'It doesn't make sense. How can he talk…

— Keiynan Lonsdale

I think the more the actor lets you know what he thinks of the character, the less the audience cares - like a comedian…

— Neil LaBute

As actors, we were fighting that tooth and nail because of fear, because language is a crutch and dialogue is a crutch, and it's…

— Charlize Theron