Ask Quote by Stephen Moyer

I always have to find things that I relate to and understand in the characters that I play; otherwise, it won't feel that authentic.

— KiKi Layne

At the core of all this stuff, there's just a feeling in your gut when you feel that you know some secret about the…

— Fred Hechinger

There comes a point in any project where you have to say - whether you like or understand the character, or the whole play…

— Elizabeth Marvel

To write convincingly, I think you must be able to relate, in some way, to what a character is experiencing.

— Emily Giffin

I think it's very much a sort of inner feeling that you get when you figure out exactly what that character is thinking. And…

— Elisabeth Moss

You've lived and all the experiences that you've had in life inform the characters you play.

— Amanda Redman

You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene…

— Chris Cooper

“Meaning, yes -- I don't really exist except on the page or in the back of your brain. But if you think it's weird…

— Kyle Michel Sullivan

I feel like there are things I can relate to in every character. But I feel like when you read a script, you don't…

— Martin Starr

You have to believe that you are the character or the thing or whatever the hell you're playing.

— Chris Penn

Each character I play pushes me into a deeper understanding of myself.

— Naomi Ackie

Sometimes I'll read things in the script and think, "That's not how humans behave," or "I don't understand how to do that role and…

— Maggie Gyllenhaal