Charlie Tahan Quotes

For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.

When I first started acting, I knew that you have to learn different skills for different roles.

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.

What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing.

One of my favorite parts of being an actress is being a detective.

I'm a lazy actor, lazier than you would think. I don't usually do a lot of research.

I love to prepare for my roles.

Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.

For me, I've always been one that reads a script and has been ready, wiling and able to go out and fight for parts.

I'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday.

I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.

On paper, actors are the dumbest group of individuals essentially out there. Most of us have not gone to college. However, we never stop learning. Because of what we do, we're constantly researching, constantly learning.

All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.

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

Acting is a growing tick muscle. I really believe that it's similar to being a musician in that the more you practice it in any capacity, as much as you practice doing it every day, the better you get.

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.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature. I like emotions. I like working with other actors.

I don't really give much thought to the roles that I'd ideally love to play.

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

Stage acting is for me the basic form of acting. If you make films all the time, you have so few possibilities to rehearse. And it's important to rehearse, because it gives you the possibility to try things which are not good!

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll rehearse lines.

As an actor, it's my job to prepare myself for a role. If the character is realistic, one can't go wrong.

I always treat all the jobs I do as an acting class.

As actors, you become an expert at starting over.