Character Quote by Judy Greer

I'm not playing a character. What I'm doing though is taking the worst, most shameful, peculiar, or troubling aspects of my personality. So there…

— Simon Amstell

I'll play a happy character, but most characters are driven by a pain or a fear. They are driven by something deep down, and…

— Emory Cohen

I think I've been good at getting into lonely and troubled characters because, not to brag, but I'm the complete opposite in real life.

— Kodi Smit-McPhee

I'm always playing someone grumpy or sad or grieving or downtrodden or stoic. As people get to know me within the industry, they know…

— Wunmi Mosaku

I've always tried to have a healthy take on the characters I play; they are only characters I play.

— Steve Buscemi

I think that I've always been attracted to characters who are positive and come from a very innocent place. I think there's a lot…

— Amy Adams

You've got to be happy when you play a sad character; otherwise, you just get depressed. Make your real life as fun as possible.

— Sophie Turner

I always tend to like the characters that I play. I'm convinced that I am this person and I'm OK with whatever they do.

— Mark Wahlberg

You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that…

— Mia Wasikowska

I spent a lot of time playing in miserable places that were not a lot of fun. Somebody once said it is character building…

— Diana Krall

I've always found that it's such an emotional experience, trying to find the good parts of a bad character or the bad parts of…

— Milla Jovovich

I've learned through experience of playing different characters, some of whom were jerks, that when you play a character who is pretentious or obnoxious,…

— Jonah Hill