Character Quote by Viggo Mortensen

Whatever character you play, remember they are always doing something they are not just talking.

— Tom Hardy

Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact.

— Alan Rickman

Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very…

— Richard Armitage

When I write, I actually hear the characters speak. Almost like an actor - even though I'm not an actor at all - getting…

— Kareem Mortimer

Each character you play has its own set of characteristics, for want of a better word.

— Douglas Booth

The reason I never wrote a novel is that I don't have what it takes to write characters, so they would all be talking…

— Wim Wenders

I look for characters that speak to something in me.

— Dorian Missick

With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they…

— Viggo Mortensen

I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them.

— Manuel Puig

When it comes to thinking about how a character talks, there are literary and language considerations. For actors to be able to differentiate between…

— Mike Leigh

If I wrote a play with four characters every single one of them would talk like me regardless of age or sex.

— Norman MacCaig

With all of the characters I've played, I feel like I've tried to communicate through my eyes and face, as much or more than…

— Dakota Fanning