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I've never thought of acting as rocket science - you put on the costume, get your hair cut, and that's it, really.

— Marc Warren

Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's the first…

— Colleen Atwood

I feel like you can do all the research in the world, but when you start putting that costume on, put your hair in…

— Anastasia Griffith

When you put your costume on and you get your hair and your makeup done [for a role] and you stare in the mirror…

— Michael Shannon

I realized that I wanted to play characters and do traditional theatre. I wanted to make believe again. I like putting on a costume…

— Lusia Strus

You have to play your characters, not like them.

— John Malkovich

I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos…

— Michael Shannon

When I realised that what I do really well is play women who are tough and vulnerable, it was a moment of clarity. Many…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always…

— Tessa Thompson

I don't like to play characters that are one note, and just the attractive girl in the film.

— Elisha Cuthbert

If I wrote a play with four characters every single one of them would talk like me regardless of age or sex.

— Norman MacCaig

I want to continually play characters that speak to me, but also are different than what I've just done.

— Santino Fontana

Every actor, I don't care what they say, their roles are a lot more interesting than we are, and at the end of the…

— Moon Bloodgood

I normally play very serious characters.

— Kylie Bunbury

I play characters that allow me to do lot more than just be a glamorous heroine.

— Lara Dutta