Song Hye-kyo Quotes

My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.

Ultimately, if you look at the characters in my films, you'll see a lot of similarities going all the way back to 'Swingers' with Vince Vaughn's character.

I don't mind playing a supporting character if it has some substance.

I have done so many films in which either I have been the main lead or part of the supporting cast.

It's much easier to come back as a recurring character. Because you already know his traits and who he is and what he's about.

It's nice to create a character, not just within two scenes, but within the journey of a whole movie. It's fun to do that.

Because characters are your creations, you are the one who ultimately gets to decide their fate.

I know all actors are different, but I've never sat down and asked the writers, 'Where are we headed? Am I good or bad?'

Unlike novels with a hero or two heroines, in 'One Amazing Thing,' all the characters tell stories they've never told anyone before, so all the voices become equally important.

You've got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is, what they're like, what kind of attitude they have, what sort of role they play.

I usually start with a repulsive character and go on from there.

I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist.

J.K. Rowling said Bellatrix's role was going to be significant in the last one, when I showed some reluctance in playing a tiny bit part. Up front, they said, 'You're very significant in the last one.' But significant could mean a lot of things. That could just mean a significant plot point. Doesn't necessarily equal big part.

Well, first of all, you read the script a million times. Because what the script gives you are given circumstances. Given circumstances are all the facts of your character.

Also, in my acting, I feel very much like a storyteller, exploring the flaws of the characters that I interpret. I look for the imperfections, and I love a character that is just so flawed.

You have to create characters - certainly in series TV - who people engage with. They don't have to be nice; you don't have to agree with them. But they do have to be compulsively watchable and believable and human, and you want to know what happens to them.

I'm not looking to do 'Half Nelson' next, but to play anything that's a little more complex is really fun.

Any time you learn something new about your character, that's really exciting.

In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.

A lot of times I'll make films that are mostly character-driven films - stories that involve people. Like, I make the joke: I like to make movies about human beings that live on Earth.

Plot makes the character just as history makes the man.

I definitely have character arcs in mind for each character unless I kill them.

Developing characters is a strange thing. In the beginning they are abstract and I wonder how to move on from there.

The scene is never really about moving the story forward on 'Breaking Bad.' That's the functional veneer of the scene, but it's always about what's going on with the characters.

Even when I'm reading a script where I'm supposed to be looking at the lead role, I'll find myself gravitating toward some small weirdo in a few scenes instead. I'm very instinctive like that and I love the challenge of not having a lot of time to create someone who feels real.