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The fundamentals for me are character and conflict. I put character first because readers will be indifferent to conflict if they are indifferent to the character who is experiencing it.

I'm always writing about character first. Plot, such as it is, comes from the characters.

Sometimes it's less about the character and more about the story for me. I'll play a rock in the background if I think the story is fantastic and I can be a part of it somehow. That's what I look for.

Often the starting point for characters, for me, is finding a little, most minor detail, and I'll go from there.

I think if you're too embroiled in the need to relate too closely to the character, then you start to judge the character for the audience rather than to present it to the audience for their enjoyment and them to mull over the questions that the characters present.

Understanding POV is essential, or ought to be.

I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out story.

Main characters should grow and change during the course of a story.

You have to find ways to relate to the characters you get to play. Put it in terms and in a context that speaks to you.

When we don't have all the details about our characters, we have to make it up to fill in all the details. So, for me, writing and acting go hand in hand.