Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn't very common. I like to do my characters, if it's not specific in the script, as myself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
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.
You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you.
I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.
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.
I play characters, and I try to play them in a manner that's appropriate to the script. Physical movement and vitality of language is part of character.
I always try to stick to the script because I want to respect the writers, and I want to respect the director. But if the director and my fellow actors are okay with me playing with it a little bit, then I definitely want to play with it.
I believe that as a writer and a director, you're only providing the skeleton of a character, and you're hiring actors to fill it out.
I love to be a working actor, and I love to read scripts as they come in. If I find the script or character that is interesting, I want to transform myself into that character.
I feel character description from a book can mislead you and actually make you fall off course when you're representing a character using a script.
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