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The characters that I want to play are interesting women. I don't care if they're good women or bad women or vulnerable women or…

— Gwendoline Christie

I know you love her. I’ve never seen you act this crazed in your life. I get that. But Nan hates her. If you…

— Abbi Glines

What's the trick to writing a great female character? Make her human.

— Nicole Holofcener

The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've…

— Camryn Manheim

If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.

— Sibel Kekilli

Once I start putting all my little insecurities in my mind, I'm not actually acting. Then it's about me - and it should never…

— Nicole Kidman

I love to work this way - I love the time of preparation. If you feed yourself with all the information and you get…

— Marion Cotillard

I can always sniff out when someone is being what they think I want them to be, which is the complete opposite. I really…

— RuPaul

The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her.

— Lacey Chabert

I've developed a way to separate myself from me being me, to me being the character. I can separate watching me, Tinsel Korey, from…

— Tinsel Korey

Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self-controlled.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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