Character Quote by Tim Pigott-Smith

People say to me, well "What's the character you really want to play?" And I go, I don't know.

— Jake Gyllenhaal

I try to put myself into whatever character I play.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I used to need the character but as I've gotten older I need it less and less - I prefer to play some version…

— Michael Ian Black

I think in every character there are aspects of yourself that you bring to it. But then it would be really boring to just…

— Felicity Jones

You want to be honest with a character and play it truthfully, and you want to be genuine with your character.

— Mila Kunis

When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.

— Zoe Saldana

There is a bit of myself in all the characters I play.

— Sanjeeda Sheikh

When I take on a character, it's a sacrifice. There's something that you give up every time. I want to become these characters, and…

— Brie Larson

I'm quite simple, really. I like to play and inhabit my character. I really like to inhabit the situation. It's the situation that intrigues…

— Mark Rylance

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

— Naomi Ackie

It's much more fun to play something you're nothing like than what you are... It's much easier to hide yourself in a character.

— Clint Eastwood

I don't play a character. It's totally just an extension of myself.

— John Cena