Character Quote by Toby Jones

What I do when I create a character is put in details from all the people I know who might be like that person,…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

Every character I do is based on someone I know.

— Tracey Ullman

Every so often when I'm writing, a character might actually be a distinct person in my head - often not an actor or a…

— Callie Khouri

Don't ever become so preoccupied by who you want to be that you forget to be who you are.

— Myles Munroe

Actors use who they are to be someone else, but I would hate to ever think I'm playing myself. It's imagining being someone else…

— Ralph Fiennes

When you're portraying someone that really existed, there has to be a time as an actress where you leave reality and move into the…

— Bel Powley

If you are playing a character in a period drama or biopic, it gets tough to turn yourself into someone else.

— Jackky Bhagnani

The person is a mystery. What I'm playing is the person so I really get to tell you and show you and communicate to…

— James Cromwell

As a character actor, you have to understand that it's not about you. You have to remember it's about someone else's life. And your…

— Frank Vincent

In acting you have to not be yourself. It's like whatever character is put on, you have to just to turn into that person.

— Ginuwine

When I'm creating a character, I don't see it so much as playing someone else as just playing a specific part of myself under…

— Oscar Isaac

When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and…

— Hallie Ephron