The minute I ever start thinking about what a character would do is the minute I bring my ego into play. It's the minute I'm putting a judgment on something.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In a novel, I could submerge my ego in a character's and let his perceptions take over.
For me, as an actress, you are playing a character, and to play that character, you have to get into that mindset.
I bring so much of myself to each character that there's always a worrying point when I think: 'Oh no, I'm really that person.'
As a writer, I always try as hard as possible to get out of the way of the story, so maybe that's the most important thing my readers should know - I'm all about the story, not about the ego.
I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing.
Once I start putting all my little insecurities in my mind, I'm not actually acting. Then it's about me - and it should never be about me. It should be about the character.
You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character.
As always, with acting, you can't be too self-conscious. You shouldn't care about what people are thinking about you at the time because they're not caring about you, they're caring about the character.
I try not to have too much of an ego. I'll do anything.
I think if you find that you're making a judgment on the character, than your audience will make a judgment on the character.