I look at characters to see if they have some contrasts to play with; I think that's always what I'm looking for in characters: ones that have a wide range of expression.
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I don't really try to judge any character that I play, afterwards I figure it out, but while I'm working on the character, I have to find something in them to relate to.
I look for characters who are emotionally driven.
I like the way that psychological extremity can illuminate more 'normal' characters by forcing a comparison.
The best way to show an emotion is not through a character's words, but their smallest expressions - to take what an actor would visually do and try putting that down on the page for the reader to 'see.'
As an actor, I'm constantly striving to find the darkness in the lighter characters and the lightness in the darker characters.
It's not that I'm necessarily looking for things that are so dark and emotional. But if I see something where the character goes through enormous change, it's very appealing to play all those levels, and that is probably going to involve some dark moments.
When I'm working on my characters, that's something I pay a lot of attention to: how their body works, how they move, how they articulate.
I always look for interesting, complex characters. You know, interesting, well-written material.
For me, character comes from a specific condition or situation. I cannot really define a character outside that situation.
Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very rare.
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