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First of all, the actor needs to get out of the character's way. You follow the character without judgment or prejudice or preconceived ideas.

Actors look for characters. If they read a well-written character, and if they think the director's not an idiot, they're going to sign up and do some acting.

The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out.

I guess every character has a little bit of the actor - I guess for every character you play, the actor has to allow a little bit of their own character to show through.

I have a friend who says that roles choose you at the time that you need them most, and you have to believe, as an actor, if you didn't get a part that you really, really wanted, and it went to someone else, it was because it was theirs to begin with.

As actors, sometimes we want our character to go somewhere different than it goes, but that's being an actor.

Trust the acting.

Actors want to act. I think a lot of times what happens is that they're expected to bring it all. Probably because I'm a writer, I'm not telling them what to do. I just provide them with as much as I can.

As an actor, you always want to find a piece of who you are in every role you take on.

Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.