Character Quote by Percelle Ascott

I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out…

— Quvenzhane Wallis

The script should be exciting enough for me to play the character.

— Pratik Gandhi

I work from my heart. When I look at the script, I need to feel myself in the character.

— Diljit Dosanjh

The first thing, when I read the script, is that I need to care about what happens and feel compelled by the story and…

— Michael Sheen

When I read a script, I try not to judge the characters. I try to have an open mind and really see what it…

— Penelope Cruz

I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those…

— Steve Buscemi

I need to react to a script, to feel strongly about it in some way. And I need it to be a complex character…

— Jeremy Renner

I always tend to see, right after reading the script, the character and how I want to play it. I guess that's sort of…

— Freddie Highmore

I always look for the character that gets into your guts and tells you, 'You have to play this.' You have to be brave…

— Colin Morgan

I have always been attracted to good scripts and try hard to make characters as believable as possible. That means trying to figure out…

— Powers Boothe

What I look for is identifying what the utility of a character is to the telling of the story overall. If I can identify…

— Harrison Ford

I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only.

— Colm Meaney