Roger Moore Quotes

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

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.

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 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.

You've got to bring yourself to any character you do.

I think some actors are very smart and have the tools. They know how to disconnect themselves from the characters, but I think for a lot of them, it's very difficult.

When you're an actor, you do get involved with your characters - your emotional life is tied up with theirs, and so is your physical life.

I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.

All my characters are me. I'm not a good enough actor to become a character. I hear about actors who become the role and I think 'I wonder what that feels like.' Because for me, they're all me.

I don't act in the way other actresses act, in terms of building or creating a character. I don't transform myself into the role, I invest myself in the role.

I never act my characters - I am them.

I think substitution is a huge part of acting, but I don't personalise my work that much.

I don't really ever think about whether or not I like the characters I'm playing. I'm more into the minutiae of their behaviour or what they're doing in a certain scene.

When you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting.

I'm an emotional actor. When I'm doing a scene, I really believe it. I live the part as long as I'm in the scene.

When you are developing a character you have to bring so much of yourself to the role.

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

With films, you completely immerse yourself in a character, get into who they are, live it and then release it.

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.

I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read something over and over, it gets into you a little bit. You can't help but begin to feel it, even if you're a healthy person as I think I am.

For me, when I'm making a movie I like to stay in character throughout the day.

I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to.

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together.