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I love shooting, when the character is interesting and the script is interesting, but the research beforehand is really fun. The whole process makes me anxious and restless, and I have trouble sleeping, just trying to figure out the character.

— Matt Damon

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I think sometimes I'm more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really difficult because you wake up early and you're always hurrying. And sometimes I don't know what I'm doing. I'm here and there.

— Bai Ling

In the time between when you first read a script and are offered the role and the time when you begin to shoot, I really love putting in the time and work on that and getting a solid backstory to a character and researching all that I can about what that person does for a vocation or their upbringing or where they're from.

— John Hawkes

I find it really hard to even read another script while shooting.

— Chris Pine

When you're shooting you go to references in your mind. You think about how you should stand in these particular clothes, or how you should move. You think about the different characters you're playing, really.

— Kate Moss

I love to be a working actor, and I love to read scripts as they come in. If I find the script or character that is interesting, I want to transform myself into that character.

— Jaime Camil

When I start thinking about a role, I read the script a few times and then let it sink in - and then take some time to develop how that character is going to play out and what he's going to do.

— Craig Robinson

The important thing is the storytelling and having a script that makes you feel you're living and breathing through the characters.

— Jessie Mueller

✗Opposing Perspectives

I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out where my character needs to go.

— Quvenzhane Wallis

I look for the character to be something interesting, the script to have a good story and be original, and a director that I admire.

— Josh Hartnett

I like challenging parts, something I haven't done yet, something that scares me. There's just a feeling I get when I read a script that I love, I feel an attachment to it, a yearning to play that character.

— Tatiana Maslany