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It's very important to be able to distinguish the actors from the characters they play.

Anytime you take on a character... you just have to find the parts of the character that you can understand.

Getting in and out of a character takes its own time for me.

A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.

Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth, so it really does establish who they are.

Characters are often revealed by the ways they misapprehend others.

It takes awhile for writers to get to know actors rhythms, not just as actors, but what they bring to the characters. I think it takes a few episodes for the writing room to catch up to the actors and vice versa.