Character Quote by Pia Zadora

You can escape into a character.

— John Candy

What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure…

— Sidney Sheldon

People ask what I do to get away from the game but I don't want to escape it.

— Alex Greenwood

You immerse yourself in it until you are part of the story. That's the only way I know how to work.

— Robert Graysmith

You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character.

— Ray Romano

You can live vicariously through the characters you play.

— Charlize Theron

Nothing is ever simple. What do you do when you discover you like parts of the role you're trying to escape?

— Marilyn French

As you mature and gain a semblance of wisdom and a sense of what life is all about... this is by no means true…

— James Purefoy

I feel like, when I play characters, I create a space in myself that feels like the character and that doesn't go away. Somehow,…

— Greta Gerwig

I internalise every role that I do and my creative process sees me immerse myself with the setting and the character that I have…

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

I love escaping into character. It's a chance to try on people that you wouldn't be brave or stupid enough to be in real…

— Andrea Corr

That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of…

— Julie Kavner