I feel like people assume if a character is very different than you, that means it's difficult to get into their head or into their skin.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I would like to think that I'm more different from my character than I am.
It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding.
I don't believe you can get into somebody's character but more that somebody comes in you. You just use yourself. In everything I play, I feel like it is me. I just say different things on different times and look different.
You can't form a character without being completely comfortable with who you are as a person.
There's nothing like getting yourself into character and seeing a different person. It really wears on your vanity.
It's difficult to have any animosity towards someone if you recognize that on so many levels they're exactly the same as you.
The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'
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've been recognized very seldom. I think I just look different in person than I do as the character.
We all portray a lot of characters, and once we get into a shot, we have to come out of our skin and be a completely different person.