Brendan Sexton III Quotes

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

I try to create as many circumstances outside of set that help me fall into character when I get onto set.

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

I think actors get too comfortable. I like being uncomfortable as an actor because it keeps you alive. I don't know, I think it's important.

You hear stories of intense actors who can't shed their character and who don't know who they are for a week or two after. I'm not that guy, man.

I'm really not livable with when I'm rehearsing because I'm living the character.

As an actor, I always like some tension, some distance, between me and the character I'm playing.

I find that I kind of have to sink into the character.

All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.

There are two schools of thought: There are those actors who explain to you that they know exactly how they're going to do the part... And then there is the other method, which is to have no method at all. This is mine.

I never like to go out of character when filming starts. I fear that if I do, I might not be able to pick it up again.

I'm not an instinctive actor.

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

First of all, the actor needs to get out of the character's way. You follow the character without judgment or prejudice or preconceived ideas.

Well, you know, with every character, if you're going to expose yourself, you've got to figure out every detail that you're going to play. So there's no character that you can just go put on his shirt and be fully prepared.

I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight.

I can't act, and so I have to live that particular character in my real life and then exhibit it on screen.

I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new pair of shoes on the first day of filming is just horrific.

I think that when you first read material or you first read a script or story and know you might be playing a part, it's important not to see yourself because it should be a challenge enough that it doesn't come easy.

In terms of jumping into a character's skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is what's required to achieve what I want to achieve.

I'm a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film.

Some actors can create characters and leave them at 'Cut!', but I work the opposite way and drag them out of me. For me, it's about fixing your fabric to fit the role.

I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but I do try to focus very deeply on what character I'm playing, and everything else goes out the window. I forget about everything. I try to get everything else out of my head.

It's the nature of an actor to have to use sense memory.

I'd love to be one of those guys who could be like, 'Yeah, it's really exhausting,' but the truth is I'm not method. I don't take roles home.