Gretchen Mol Quotes

I surprised myself, that I was in the tissue of the character enough, that I could actually come up with something that I didn't actually feel or didn't believe.

I always try to do something very different with each character because that's why I like to do this, because I can become someone else completely and it's fun.

The character is what trips you up - the thing of, "I'm going to get so dark in this character that I'm going to get lost in a character." You can't get lost in a character. You can only think you're lost in a character.

The further away you can get away from yourself as an actor, the more fun you have.

I do enter into character on set, but I can step out of it.

I always get self-conscious about what I look like in a film, but less so if I'm a character very far removed from who I am. Then I just worry about the performance, and that's equally an odd experience.

When you're playing this bad of a character, it's obviously not reality for someone who's not living that life.

When I'm writing, I try to have the mask of my character on as I'm walking through the world. When I'm not at my desk, the rest of the time, I try to stay in that character and see the world the way that character would It's almost like method acting in a way — keeping the character close the way the actor keeps a script close and always tries to be in character.

As an actor playing a character, I can't come in with my judgement, or else I can't play it honestly. My judgement has to be reserved for later.

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.

When you're playing a character, you don't really want to have an opinion about where you're going to end up. Otherwise, you can't really stay in the moment and in your character.

It was a lot of fun to play a character [in Swiss Army Man] with no inhibitions, and with no knowledge of the world, and who comes into the world kind of like a blank slate. It means there's no template or blueprint for how you need to play certain scenes.

I like to get far away from myself when I'm acting.

When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.

You don't really ever think you're that crazy person you're playing.

You have to be completely in the character, and that's so hard to do. That's why, when they call, 'Cut!,' you often feel yourself shift. Unless you're Daniel Day Lewis, who stays in character all the time, there's a switch that happens.

If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.

I immerse myself right into my character whether or not I'm relating to people live as an actor on stage or whatever.

I'm quite simple, really. I like to play and inhabit my character. I really like to inhabit the situation. It's the situation that intrigues me.

When I'm playing any of my characters, I totally go into the realm of the character. That's when I'm able to come up with the most creative stuff, and I believe that's what connects with the audience.

Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me, there isn't.

No, I don't have to practice that grunt. You just do it. Once you're in character, you're in character. You don't sit there purposely thinking, Well, I'll grunt here, or I'll groan there.

Well,the fun part of being a writer is that it's like making a wonderful film, with no limit on my budget. I can design the sets, the costume, the lightings, I write the script, and then I get to perform all the roles as I step into each character's skin, zip up, and adopt that point of view. So, to me, they are all compelling and fascinating.

I would compare it to an actor. I drive myself into the character that later on is in the ring.

When I'm [playing] a character, I can look at it and know it's not me and not be concerned with how it looks.