I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The character is close to me, except that I haven't lived through those situations, so it's not completely me.
None of the characters I played was very close to me as a real person.
Sometimes it's hard to play someone so similar to you, because you can muddy the character. Often, it's easier to play someone further away from you, because it's clearer who they are.
I play a detective, very close to myself actually.
I'd rather play a character that was really, really different to me as to someone who is quite close to my character.
I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really far from who I am.
I can always see something of myself in the characters I play.
I think there are parts of myself in every character I play.
It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding.
As an actor, I think it's always important to separate yourself from your characters because, when you include yourself in a character, you're taking a liberty that you don't really have unless you're life is that incredibly close to the character.
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