What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him.
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It's usually easier for me to begin writing in a character's voice if that person is different from me in some significant way.
Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very rare.
A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character.
Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact.
There has to be something that I like about a character for me to be able to play him.
Character and story are suggested by the voice in the words themselves.
I just let the character speak to me and things appear.
I've got to write about my character every day. I've got to find out where he lives, what bus he catches to school, and stuff like that. You've got to know every little thing about him so when you do it, it feels natural.
There is no index of character so sure as the voice.
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.
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