One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.
Albert Einstein
Any time you play a character for a long period of time, regardless of how close it is to you, it infiltrates your life. It's impossible for it... →
Jesse Eisenberg
Every character I play has to be the hero of his own story, the way we're all heroes of our own lives.
The ideal way to approach a character is to find something in yourself that relates in some way.
I don't concern myself with thinking ahead to the finished product. I focus more specifically on what the character is experiencing. Once you... →
When you take on a role, even if the character is somebody that you are dissimilar to, you have to identify with the role and look for an emotional... →
It's a strange thing, but you get this click in your brain; the wonderful feeling that the entirety of a character is suddenly available and... →
Chiwetel Ejiofor
I've always been a believer in research. It's great to have an instinctual human reaction to a character, too, of course, but it has to be... →
I think I enjoy working obviously as a lead, but also you know I feel I'm also a character actor as well, so I enjoy approaching various projects... →
I've had a couple of people come up to me after screenings and say they kind of sympathized with the character. I always get a kick out of it... →
Michael Eklund