Character Quote by Justine Bateman

I come from a theater background, so usually, at the start, you know what happens and where the character goes and everything. But with…

— Kimiko Glenn

My characters have to talk, or they're out. They audition in early scenes. If they can't talk, they're given less to do, or thrown…

— Elmore Leonard

In TV, sometimes you get lost in the fog of the scene, and when you're working with such good actors, they can bring you…

— Adriano Giannini

Every actor prepares differently and to different degrees of privacy. Some want to talk everything out. Others really don't want to talk anything out…

— Todd Haynes

If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character.

— Liev Schreiber

When you consider that you're a character that doesn't speak, but you've still got to react to the other actors, you've got to make…

— Peter Mayhew

There are many different ways the public can respond to actors - they can see you on TV and feel they know you and…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

When you do a play, or even a movie, you have weeks to finesse your character. You really understand why they do what they…

— D. B. Sweeney

A lot of the challenge with TV, as opposed to making movies, is that you have to leave room for the characters in the…

— Bruno Heller

I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that…

— Vin Diesel

That's one of the most important things about acting is not just when you're speaking but when you're taking in from someone else. So…

— Annette Bening

That's what acting is - it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives.

— Kerry Washington