I would solve a lot of literary problems just thinking about a character in the subway, where you can't do anything anyway.
Toni Morrison
I was a Sedgewick without the smarts. It infused its way into me and I feel like it formed my character in a big way because of what I was exposed to.
Rob Morrow
The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer... →
Samuel Morse
I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the first page of the script. I fill... →
Viggo Mortensen
It's always interesting to play a character that obviously has a secret.
This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the... →
With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they... →
Accents are very tangible, blessedly, and if you have to do one, it's a way of getting into character. I can read it through a few times and... →
Emily Mortimer
It's a hard thing to do, to be given a script, and know that you've got to turn up on the first day of the shoot - generally without having... →
The advice that I usually give to young actors is that if you can create a character for the stage and keep that character fresh for at least 6... →
Joe Morton