Character Quote by Michael K. Williams

For me, playing a really bad character is about figuring out what brought the person to where we need him.

— Paul Dano

For me, what really excites me about my characters and what pushes their core is the kind of dark, sad side of life.

— Lauren Lapkus

Some things are just really difficult to do. That's what I find hard. I usually can find a way to do a character to…

— Alan Cumming

It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.

— Patricia Clarkson

It's not hard to read about death abstractly. I do find it tough when a character I love dies, of course. You can truly…

— Will Schwalbe

I think a lot of people relate to some of my characters' inner struggles.

— Edward Norton

Being a dramatic character was more difficult for me. It was a new thing that I explored because it was challenging. But I love…

— Omar Sy

I'm always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives... or doesn't.

— Adam Silvera

In my stories, I controlled what happened in a way I couldn't in real life. My characters lived through the horror and degradation of…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

There are so many difficult things and stories can make them palatable. That's the way I have always felt.

— Kate DiCamillo

I'm affected by the characters I play, and sometimes they're hard to live with.

— Marion Cotillard

My characters tend, if wounded, to be emotionally resourceful. Often they're in that way station between when loss happens and when it can be…

— Tom Barbash