Woody Harrelson Quotes

You have to like the characters you play.

You know, the character of Isabelle in 'Love Crime' is the only character I feel the furthest from. I have nothing to share with her, so it was really difficult. Being an actor of composition is something, but you always base yourself on something you know about.

In all my characters, I try to find an iota of myself, and in Castle, I found a lot. He gets away with a lot, so that's fun.

I try to play characters who are different from myself, so I feel like this character is someone who is really different. I actually think that if I did what he did in this movie, I would get a restraining order put against me.

I was worried for a while that it was some sort of reflection of me that all I seemed to be getting were these characters that were a tad bit loony. But I love it. Those are the most fun characters to play!

In terms of the characters I think are really fun to play, a lot of times it's someone in my head saying 'I know that woman.'

When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.

But today I felt different, today I forgot how long it takes to get into the skin of a character and I remembered it, because today I actually got into that skin and it felt so different.

When you take on a role, even if the character is somebody that you are dissimilar to, you have to identify with the role and look for an emotional connection even if there is not a biographical one.

I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character.

Sometimes you become friends with the characters you portray.

You put a lot of yourself into a character, so even though he's not you, in a sense it is you.

It was a big deal to me to play characters and feel things and connect to somebody in a fake world.

It would be hard to play a character you don't like - for me anyway - or can't find something in them to like.

As an actor, it's exciting to play a role that's so far from what you are and to have people respond to it like a real human being!

It's really fun to put yourself into a character - into shoes you wouldn't normally be in.

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.

It's fun to play a character that you can identify with.

Not every character that you play is going to be somebody that you like or love, but every character that you play has a story that is worth telling. If you're not the person to tell it, that's one thing. But if you don't want to tell it because you are afraid of the unpopularity of the character, I view that as a missed opportunity.

How as an actress are you meant to inhabit other people if you haven't lived? How are you meant to play someone who gets the bus to work or has a part-time job or whatever if I've never experienced any of it myself or if I haven't been to school? How does that make me someone that people can relate to? I don't think it's possible really.

I try to put myself into whatever character I play.

Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Like, I completely identify with my character in 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.' I had to be myself and I didn't have to actually prepare for it.

I love the feeling I get when I'm on a set; I love reading the scripts, playing the characters, getting to be someone else.

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

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.