I think the best way to become a character is by osmosis as opposed to thinking directly about stuff.
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There are a lot of techniques for developing a character.
My school of thought with going into a character is that you have to understand where they come from, and you have to empathize with them.
You have to find out how to become the character.
I feel there's something about becoming a character that helps people understand themselves.
I don't think anyone can do any character that doesn't have at least some ounce of themselves in it. You are who you are, and your brain is drawing on things that you've experienced.
I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth.
When I'm trying to find my way into a character, the voice and physicality are the first two things I do.
The only way I know how to do something, as cheesy as it sounds, is to become that character, and it affects me in a not so healthy way.
I mean I tried to transform myself through characters throughout my career.
When I read a character that I really, really love, I know immediately what they look like. It's like I want to 100 percent become that person.
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