You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene work.
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You have to find ways to relate to the characters you get to play. Put it in terms and in a context that speaks to you.
Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it's a character that's very different from you.
As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.
When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.
When you play a character, there are choices you have to make about the past, the present, the future, etc. You have to make those choices on your own a lot.
When I sit down to write a scene, I have a plan in mind, and I'm thrilled when a character disregards my goals and takes the story to a place I hadn't imagined.
I always get inspiration from whatever characters say about my character.
What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene.
I try to write characters that are as real, emotionally and psychologically, as I can make them; I feel the same way about setting. This often means that I'm drawing from my experiences and observations.
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