You and the character just become the same person in a way. There isn't really a character; it's just you creating this illusion. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes character create illusion
Our impulse as people is to try to control; as an actor, you have to give up that control. Andrew J. West actorcontrolgive Change image and share on social
You want to go into scenes thinking not that you're the good guy or the bad guy, but that you've got a job to do. And I'm not talking about as an actor; I'm talking about as the character. Andrew J. West actorbadcharacter Change image and share on social
I have had the opportunity to work with Andy Lincoln a lot. He's got a remarkable process. He just has these ways of sinking into the scene and into character that are very physical. He'll make these sounds and these grunts and these moans... I don't know what it is that he's channeling! It lets you know it's okay for you to do that, too. Andrew J. West andychannelecharacter share on social
We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!' Neil deGrasse Tyson createdefinedefinition Change image and share on social
When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray. Ashley Wagner characterhelpkind Change image and share on social
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared. Henri Nouwen basedefendillusion Change image and share on social