Character Quote by Rooney Mara

It's the emotional trigger points that are important to me because I know if I could believe in the characters and try and imagine…

— Graeme Murphy

I always find that I have to be emotionally on my character's side for it to be convincing.

— Josh Hartnett

Because I was able to submerge myself into the character, I didn't have to go back and forth. You don't have to work hard…

— Camilla Belle

You can be empathetic to a character in a book in a way that you can't with a real person, which is weird, because…

— Hank Green

I try to give each performance my own soul, to bring a truth to my character. Hopefully, when I bring that much truth to…

— Anonymous

Some people see me as dissecting my characters in some kind of heartless, coldblooded, analytical way, when in truth making these movies is a…

— Todd Solondz

For me, it's important that I experience and feel what the characters are feeling. So I put myself in those moments, in their thoughts,…

— Chevy Stevens

I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.

— Denzel Washington

I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able…

— Shemar Moore

I've always found that it's such an emotional experience, trying to find the good parts of a bad character or the bad parts of…

— Milla Jovovich

You've got to empathize with every character you play.

— Ross Lynch

I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than…

— Tammy Blanchard