You have to respect who the character is. It has its own internal truth, and you can't betray that. And if you don't betray that, it will not betray you.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth.
You want to be honest with a character and play it truthfully, and you want to be genuine with your character.
You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.
There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.
Do not betray the people.
Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.
I'll tell you the secret. When you begin with a character, you want to begin by creating a villain.
All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have to change the character a little bit in case your friend or your relative reads the book, because you don't want them to know you wrote about them... They might get mad.
When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.
The beauty of performance for me is finding details with which to betray character.