I'm constantly thinking about the role, and there's an infinite amount of questions you can ask yourself about a character to the point that it's hard to find the boundaries of when to not work.
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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 feel like a good director provokes you to ask questions about your character, but doesn't answer them for you.
When I get a role, I try to delve as deeply as possible into the character.
I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out story.
What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
When my characters are questioning things, it's not me leading up to an answer; it's me asking those same questions and letting the characters' lives unfold and seeing where it takes them.
When I start thinking about a role, I read the script a few times and then let it sink in - and then take some time to develop how that character is going to play out and what he's going to do.
I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than anyone else. There are always reasons for me to do whatever I do.
If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.
Actually, my character needs to be questioned. On a regular basis. By people who know and love me.
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