When I take on a role, all I tend to do is get to know the script and ask millions of questions, and keep fine tuning what I think the character is trying to say.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
I always tend to see, right after reading the script, the character and how I want to play it. I guess that's sort of most of the work, preparing for the role, but almost the creation of the character seems to go on as I read through the script.
For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.
Once I'm committed to a role, I will go very deep into it, even when I'm not at work. I'll keep on studying the script, maybe 40 or 50 times. I might call a scriptwriter at three in the morning to say I've thought of something new.
With acting, when you're reading a script, you're regurgitating someone else's words. There's a whole part of your brain that's off duty.
When I get a role, I try to delve as deeply as possible into the character.
A script narration is like watching a film, and I react to it like an audience with my own instinct. After that, I look for what is my character, what will I bring to the table in that role, how challenging will it be.
I'm constantly thinking about the role, and there's an infinite amount of questions you can ask yourself about a character to the point that it's hard to find the boundaries of when to not work.
I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.
I never practice before, I never work hours on a script. I just choose my characters and trust them, and after that, it's about the director taking your hand.