Character Quote by Ranvir Shorey

I am an actor and I do not have to relate to whatever I play on screen them at a personal level. What is…

— Jisshu Sengupta

As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character.

— Dwayne Johnson

I do build my own backstory as an actor. It's important to know where your characters have come from in order to know where…

— Sarah Gadon

Detailing and backstories are so important; only they draw you into the life of a character.

— Richa Pallod

The cool thing about doing films and being different characters is that it's new everyday and new every project. So, you're always learning something…

— Julianne Hough

“I know I should be able to find a story in anything. Good screenwriters can pull interesting films out of the asinine and mundane.…

— Melissa Keil

Every single film I've done, it's about the character.

— Idris Elba

It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.

— Clive Owen

I've played all kinds of historical characters, but they are stuck in movies that aren't their movies.

— Colm Feore

You wanna do a lot of backstory for your character - as an actor, you wanna research that. But on the show, it's fun…

— Alison Brie

Generally my instinct is to not do biographical movies. I want to build characters and not be locked into playing a part in history.

— Nicolas Cage

Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.

— Billy Bob Thornton