Dylan Bruce Quotes

Part of an actor's job is to draw up a back story.

In the work that I normally do, you have a whole script, a whole arc, that you play. And I do believe a good actor will play every bit of information they're given.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

I guess I'm probably a Method actor; I don't know... I just think of it as staying in the zone.

The process changes slightly from role to role. Obviously, there are different things you're called on to do. You're not digging deep for Basher Tarr like I was for Paul Rusesabagina, but at the end of the day it's still all make-believe and you still are trying as realistically as you can to depict these characters.

My mentor Jon Simmons introduced me to the Stanislavski system, which is so heavy on back-story. So you write and write and write these back stories about a character and then you throw it away. So then on set, if it doesn't come, then you didn't do your work.

I don't really prepare for each role the same way.

I demanded two weeks of rehearsal because to me as an actor, that's the most important time.

I work a lot; I love to compose, ponder, and take notes when preparing for a role. I cut all the scenes, collate the images, form the character and shape its personality, then I make meticulous notes and transcribe each scene on my notebook.

I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing.

Basically, the way you get into any role is just doing research on the type of character you're playing.

As an actor, you really want to respect and honor the script. You want to try to be in the moment and you also realize that you're one part of a bigger picture and when they call action, you have your dance.

I do build my own backstory as an actor. It's important to know where your characters have come from in order to know where they're going - in order to exist in that state of being.

I've always found as an actress that the best thing to do in film or TV or theater is just to lose yourself in it. Think of the story, the character, the worlds we're in, and forget everything else.

I like to have something to base a role on.

I don't think I've ever watched a movie to prepare for a role.

Every time when I start preparing my character for a movie, I always try to make up and create my own background story for the role in order to fill it with life.

Obviously, in theatre, you work chronologically, so you kind of know where your emotions are supposed to be, and you're always on top of things, and as an actor, you always know what's coming next.

Your job as an actor is to piece together whatever you've learned in your training, or whatever you have experienced in your life, to piece together a person.

But, as an actor, the role that I enjoyed, in terms of really understanding and appreciating this profession, was Anoop Singh's 'Qissa'.

The most vital thing for an actor to deliver a great performance is to be honest to the role he or she is playing.

I like to prepare for my roles well, so you can call me a method actor to an extent.

I am trained in theatre, and so I take time to study and get into the skin of a character.

I was amazed by the kind of preparation Hollywood actors do for their roles.

When you play guest parts, you play your story in a very urgent kind of way.