Alexa Vega Quotes

I usually don't find myself reacting to my characters. I just create them ... And let the audience decide whether they're empathetic or scared or compelled to cheer me on.

I care about all the characters I play, and I get quite defensive about them.

Once you're playing someone, you shouldn't be judging them in any way. That's what being an actor is - it's having empathy for people that are different from yourself. Once you've committed to that person, your responsibility is to tell that story.

In terms of the character itself, I can't really say that I find anything really difficult. I enjoy the character so much I don't perceive difficulty in trying to be him. It's just a matter of how do we get there.

I like character-driven stuff. It doesn't matter, the size of the part.

What I truly get excited about is not the genre of a movie or the size of a part - it's character. I like to find characters.

I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel.

I try to get roles that challenge me in what I can do and who I think I can portray. For me, it's about creating characters with really fascinating stories, because that's what I like to watch on TV.

As an actor, that's the best thing you can do, really take people along on a story and tell them something.

I don't care about sympathy. I care about playing a character who's understandable and clear.

I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the characters, a mental image.

The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a Russian countess, I get the hat, the accent, the outrageousness. Easy. Playing a murderess? Perfect.

I think that's something that people feel that I do really well; I don't mind it, because ultimately I think the characters I play move people, and who wouldn't want to move people?

As an actor, you can have your opinions, but our responsibility is telling the point of view of this one character.

I liken every character that I do to a relationship that you're in.

Whether you need to like a character, I don't think that's necessary in order to portray him.

I'm just first of all looking for a part that's well written and speaks to me.

I love characters who can rile an audience so much - it means you've done your job well.

If I wasn't an actor, I never would have known who Debbie Gallagher was. I never would know how her feelings are or how her emotions are, or her family.

Being an actor, I have no issues with a character being negative or positive as long as the role is substantial and meaty.

Wrestling and sports entertainment is not about the moves, it really isn't. It's about being able to evoke emotion in one facet or another.

All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.

I need to react to a script, to feel strongly about it in some way. And I need it to be a complex character for sure. And also, I think a lot about what kind of audience there is for the film, what they're looking for and ways to connect with them in the playing of a character.

Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.

I love acting and really taking on another person, another life.