Quotes About Character

All I want is the same opportunities as the filmmakers I grew up admiring. But you know, I've had lots of amazing opportunities to do the movies I wanted to do. If I could write my future, I'd want to keep making character-based films that can make use of my voice as a filmmaker.

If I could have my kids be great when the lights are on, whatever the moment is, to be accountable and then fix it, they're going to be fine.

Being a role model was part of my life and I could either ignore it or take responsibility. I chose to take it.

Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts.

Being considered a dirtbag is not illegal.

I could have played Dot as a very dreary woman with a list of illnesses, but I played her with an edge, so it was funny.

One never wants to do anything that's going to break that 'sculpture of the character' that's been done so far, or make anything that's been done so far become illogical in any way, so you always want to try to connect when you're doing a series of films that has a continuous character.

If an actor only comes alive when he has lines to say, it doesn't work, and the same goes for illustrated characters.

Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour.

I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not like that at all.

Visually, I want to try everything. But I believe that every shot of my films really expresses what I think about the story and the character. The most important thing is the story, not the images.

I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they view as being the essence of the character.

Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I'm going to be playing.

George has only got to ring me. His imagination is so wonderful, I'd do any character he might create.

We have to be able to use our imaginations to make the character's experiences real to us.

What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him.

I was the last guy I imagined anyone would ever associate with 'Daredevil,' but once I gave the character some thought, much like with the 'Fantastic Four,' I found my hooks and, I think, some angles on the series that have never been explored.

Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.

When I'm playing a bad guy, a lot of it is imagined: things I thought I wanted to do, but I never would do them.

My acting style changes according to the way a character is imagined.

I never could have imagined or dreamed where my career would be taking me the way it has with the Goldust character. It's awesome.

It's a real challenge to have someone perform a character vs. imitate a character.

When I'm composing a scene for the first time, I try to imitate my character. The less critical distance the better - particularly when they're acting badly.

If I am playing a historical character, I try to watch the person in newsreels and read about them, but I will not imitate them.