Quotes About Character

I'm drawn to the romantic aspect of a character. It's human emotion. It's much more fun to watch. And it's much more fun to play.

My character in 'Hollyoaks' went through absolutely everything! There's not one emotion where I'm going to go, 'I don't know how to play this.'

I've got four piercings in my left, so we've dubbed my right one the 'period drama ear.' I have to be filmed from that side when I do emotional close-ups in 'Downton.'

I'm becoming more indulgent and less giving as an actor as I get older. I'm immersing myself more in roles emotionally.

You try not to become so emotionally attached to your character, but you do.

I look for characters who are emotionally driven.

Own the leadership style that makes you you. If you are an empathetic leader by nature, embrace that.

You've got to empathize with every character you play.

My school of thought with going into a character is that you have to understand where they come from, and you have to empathize with them.

For me as an actor, you always sort of want to bring yourself to a character in some way. You want to find a way to approach something in a way that's real and interesting, and also so there's some empathy there.

I used to watch 'Aliens', and I just found Sigourney Weaver's character so empowering.

It's very hard to imagine anybody being president when the stuff that's written about them is empty of who they are.

It isn't often I get a part that enables me to play someone from the age of 13 up to 81.

I became completely enamored of the idea that I would play someone I knew personally.

I'm a man at the end of the day.

At the end of the day, I'm a man.

At the end of the day, it is about what you are doing in the film.

You can do all of the world-building you want; at the end of the day, what's important is the heart and the drive of the story and the heart and the drive of the characters.

I guess I like Piccolo the most after all. Out of all the enemies, Piccolo Daimao is the one I like most, and even after that, I like Piccolo the most.

It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character.

'This Is England 2015.' That would be ace. We could have prosthetics to make us look really old.

I've always enjoyed Acting. Acting is acting.

I love playing a role, anything that's dramatic. I'm enjoying living that kind of life: being someone else, getting to die, being a temptress. I enjoy being someone else on stage.

Donald Trump Jr. is a very honest, very high-integrity person. I have known him for a long time. I have an enormous amount of respect for him.