Character Quote by Viola Davis

A different script calls for different things. It always takes me a long time to get to know the part, and know the logic…

— Sally Hawkins

When you write the script, you're home in a room by yourself, and you're writing, and there's no connection with the real performing world.…

— Woody Allen

I really believe that when you're playing a character that everything is contained in the script. If I'm pulling from things from my own…

— Walton Goggins

The script in many ways is limiting and novel is liberating. You get to go into the heads of your characters and their background…

— Juliet Asante

I feel character description from a book can mislead you and actually make you fall off course when you're representing a character using a…

— Will Poulter

When I read a script, I try not to judge the characters. I try to have an open mind and really see what it…

— Penelope Cruz

One of the interesting parts of being on a television show is you often don't know the fate of your character until you're reading…

— Chris Messina

I don't read the script a zillion times, I don't like to analyze things and my mind can go there very easily.

— Brittany Murphy

You don't read many scripts, especially for crime dramas, that feature a strong woman as the central character.

— Jodie Whittaker

Life experiences help in understanding the character. And many things come to your mind regarding the character sketch when you read the script as…

— Koel Mallick

I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only.

— Colm Meaney

I've never read a script in which you are actively pulling for the protagonist in the beginning, but little by little, you lose that.

— John Lee Hancock