Robert Downey Jr. Quotes

You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional actors, it's all about trust. They can do anything you want, it's just a matter of them understanding what you're looking for, and the reason why.

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

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.

A performer needs to feel the part to be the part!

You use your emotions to try and find them in the character that you're playing.

Every actor turns everything round to their character.

I think every actor would probably say that it's always a collaboration. And if you ask directors, they'll tell you that they expect the actors to bring something. They don't want to be thinking for everybody.

I see my actors as my collaborators.

I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but there are times where a role will require you to live in their world.

I never really absorbed myself in a role like some actors do.

For the role of 50-year-old Sivasami in 'Asuran,' Dhanush has put in phenomenal effort. With his extreme level of dedication, he pulled off the challenging character effortlessly.

Collaborating with other artists is an emotional thing. Obviously, you don't do it unless this person inspires you.

As an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character.

You should always challenge yourself, as an actor, to find the connection between you and the character.

I would compare it to an actor. I drive myself into the character that later on is in the ring.

The first thing, the main thing, about how I work is I need to understand the character.

As an actor you bring some of your own experiences which can make things easier. You build off of it, but your imagination is always the best thing you have as far as creating things I think specifically for what that character is going through. But you're definitely drawing obviously upon things that you can connect to, and then you kind of mold the change that you're making into something that's right for the character.

It kind of varies. I don’t have a method yet. It depends on the script and the character I think I need. I’ve worked with acting coaches, researched roles, and channeled different parts of myself. It’s on a case-by-case for me, right now.

I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior of their character, and actors really love to discuss that too.

As an actor, you're used to putting on characters, taking them off, becoming someone else, doing your research, and working on that.

I'm an actor. I'm trying to be the character and do what they're doing.

Sometimes I do love to rehearse, but I always switch it up depending on whom I'm working with.

I love to work this way - I love the time of preparation. If you feed yourself with all the information and you get to understand who the character is then you can really be her.

I needed to stay in the character.

I really do like working very closely with a director and developing characters.