Character Quote by Joaquin Phoenix

It can be a fictional character and yet relatable... It always depends on the content of the film and what you are doing.

— Kartik Aaryan

I've played several real characters, and I've always found it very difficult because you don't want to do an impersonation.

— Tony Goldwyn

I never tell who it is I base my character quirks on in case they get offended, but I do base them on real…

— Emily Blunt

I've got to tell you, I've played real characters before and people always bring up this word 'impersonation,' and I'm never entirely sure what…

— Toby Jones

I always enjoy impersonating my characters in the first-person singular.

— Orhan Pamuk

If you know what it is before you even start, it's not as interesting. Central to being an actor is pretending, and the adventure…

— Willem Dafoe

If someone puts a character in front of me - no matter what it is, whether there has been a film or not -…

— Keala Settle

If you are a writer/director, the [movie] characters are a part of yourself.

— Juan Diego Solanas

I try to attach myself to people who really inspire me, and directors who are really passionate. That way, I can give myself more…

— Willem Dafoe

When you play a character that's someone real, when you're playing a true story, it's really great, 'cause you're not pretending to make up…

— Michael Madsen

I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself!

— Carrie Fisher

I'm always being asked to play roles or characters that I don't really resemble.

— John Lithgow