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I just always gravitate toward the kind of characters or people that maybe you don't want to talk to for a long time at a party, but you do like to watch what they're doing.

I always liked strange characters.

The attraction, and my particular participation is in being able to communicate with my fans, answer their questions, get a feel for how they respond to Vader.

In my own work, I don't have favorite characters, but I have characters that I relate to the most. And I relate the most to Simon from 'The Mortal Instruments,' and also Tessa from 'The Infernal Devices.' They're more sort of bookish and shy characters.

None of the characters I've played are really like me. That would be boring. That wouldn't be acting.

I think that I've always been attracted to characters who are positive and come from a very innocent place. I think there's a lot of room for discovery in these characters, and that's something I always have fun playing.

I feel like, sometimes, characters that are just good and nice can seem boring or uninteresting.

There's probably a half-dozen movie actors I really like. But a lot of them just aren't that interesting.

People who act against their own best interests are interesting characters.

I like to play these unconventional characters, yes. They're close to the way I feel as a human being.