Character Quote by Emily Osment

I never base characters on real people. There are people who do that but I really don't know how to do it.

— Peter Carey

I never base characters on real people - you can get into so much trouble that way!

— Michael Scott

Whenever I do a movie I always like to base my character off of a couple different characters.

— The Miz

When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.

— Illeana Douglas

I don't base any character on a real person, and really don't do composites either. I make them up.

— Nora Roberts

I think you have to draw from any character and bring it to yourself as much as possible.

— Nina Dobrev

I examine other people's characteristics, so when I'm playing characters, I don't always have to make them me; I can transform into others.

— Marcia Gay Harden

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect…

— S. E. Hinton

When I'm [playing] a character, I can look at it and know it's not me and not be concerned with how it looks.

— Nick Jonas

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

— Chadwick Boseman

You reveal your own character most clearly when you describe someone else's.

— Nicky Gumbel

I can always see something of myself in the characters I play.

— Mark Wahlberg