Actor Quote by John Gilpin

For me, and most actors I know, doing background research is an essential part of 'finding a character.'

— Rebecca Root

I like doing a lot of research, and then you get there, you're in wardrobe, and then you're just reacting to what the other…

— Bill Hader

I research every part thoroughly. I talk it out with my actor friends, but then I throw it all away when I get to…

— Amy Adams

As actors, we often look for the scene, big moments that say, 'This is why you have to do this role.'

— David Morse

As an actor, you always want to find a piece of who you are in every role you take on.

— Larenz Tate

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.

— James Gandolfini

As an actor, you're used to putting on characters, taking them off, becoming someone else, doing your research, and working on that.

— Angela Bassett

As the actor, you just have to believe in what your character is doing in order to play them.

— Kristen Bell

You know, the great thing about acting or, indeed, filmmaking in general, is that we're all given a reason to do research. You kind…

— Danny Huston

Part of an actor's job is to find correlations between your own life and the life of the person you are playing.

— Daniel Radcliffe

The most fundamental important thing for me as an actor is maintaining a sense of play. It's so important.

— Sterling K. Brown

As an actor, you tend to just look at the script till you get to your stuff.

— Melanie Scrofano