Christian Slater Quotes

For me, changing my physical appearance for a character is never a problem. If I have to look a certain way for a role, I just do it.

I did a film a few years ago where I gained a lot of weight for it. I was happy to do that because it was called for in the script.

To the image of the characters, I do change my appearance. For example, I gain weight and I lose weight sometimes, and I grow my hair and cut it. Acting is all about physical expression, so I need to change my appearance for all the characters.

I figure out who I'm playing opposite, and I really do study them.

I lost 30 pounds to play my character in 'The Mexican', but people don't take to skinny mafia men, and I don't feel right when I'm thin.

So, to prepare for the role, I had to take music lessons, talk to wives who had husbands overseas, and carefully study the reactions and mannerisms of a friend who was expecting.

My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move.

It's, like, sort of a dream thing for an actor when they're told to gain weight.

I try to change my physical appearance for every role.

As an actor, particularly because I'm - I would call myself a character actor. I change my look, my physical appearance and my body, my hair color, my whatever all the time for a role.

I'd always envied actors who got to play real people or got to do research. I've always just had these scripts where, I mean not in a bad way, but it was right on the page.

I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but there are times where a role will require you to live in their world.

As an actor, you gain weight, you lose weight, you change your hair color, and you make changes physically and emotionally to be able to understand the character.

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

Acting is about portraying something... that dedication or learning the script of it is really important in really getting to know a topic.

When I am playing a role far away from me with an accent that is not mine I always employ a dialect coach. I am almost always playing someone that has an accent that is not mine.

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

It kind of varies. I don’t have a method yet. It depends on the script and the character I think I need. I’ve worked with acting coaches, researched roles, and channeled different parts of myself. It’s on a case-by-case for me, right now.

I think an actor can actually gather moments, memories and emotions for his next character. So, it's a constant work.

A character like Baahubali required a preparation that I had to undergo mentally and physically - from undertaking a strict routine and a lifestyle, which helped me become the character physically, to knowing the character's depth and a lot more.

I've always been drawn to storytelling, and acting is the most immersive form of storytelling you can get involved with! You're actually in the story when you're acting.

I make it a point to study the character I do, and if the story demands that I wear a particular outfit, I'm game.

Doing a series of 'Facejacker' takes about nine months. It's pretty intense.

When I'm writing Broadway, it's for a character, a man, a woman, an old guy, a kid. In the band, you're talking in your own voice in the lyrics, saying what you think or feel. On Broadway, you're expressing that through a character.

That's where everything starts, as an actor: you've gotta have great writing and great character development, and then you have really great materials to work from.