Sylvia Hoeks Quotes

I kinda lose my mind in 'Fringe,' or at least my character does. Whenever I'm acting, I tend to accidentally become unable to switch off the character. I'm a little bit of a method actor, but without really wanting to be.

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

Actors who say they can dive inside a character are either schizophrenic or lying.

Getting in and out of a character takes its own time for me.

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

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.

A lot of male actors are method actors and they become the characters which they both were.

I don't even draw on my life experiences when I'm acting. I just try and make it feel like I'm living through that person's skin.

I think it always helps when you build a character, and then, you actually step into that character's wardrobe, something else happens. Another angle of the character comes to life.

I believe in method acting. Whenever I'm working on a character, I start behaving like him. I start doing these things which the character would normally do. Maybe that's the way I function as an actor, and I believe in it. And that's how I try and portray a character.

Sometimes you even start to sound like the character because you're living and breathing them every day on the set. It gets into your bones.

It becomes very easy as an actor to immerse yourself when you're in the real places.

I'm certainly not one of those actors who remain in a dark place the entire time in order to be doing the scene. I sort of come in and out of it. It can be to the detriment of my performance sometimes!

You're playing a role, but you're still feeling it. You can walk away from it after 'Cut,' but if you're playing a sad or mixed-up person, it's hard to stay in that place for these longish period of times. You kind of have to check out.

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

Whenever I switch from one character to another, there's always a few days where I really struggle because I'm changing voices and I'm changing ways of looking at the world. I'm not just flicking a switch; it's harder process than that.

I love acting... I really do. I love crawling into another character's skin. That's something that I've always, always, always, always wanted.

All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.

When you do a movie, you go to the location and get into your costume. It's part of your metamorphosis into your character, and it just made sense to do it.

I never act my characters - I am them.

Ultimately, the idea of acting is to understand the people you're playing, and then where they're coming from is not so mystifying. You've got to detox a bit after, though.

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

As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.

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

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