Ed Speleers Quotes

I listen to music because that's such a huge part of my process; not to sound super pretentious, but that's a big part of what helps me get in character.

The job of the art is to really convey and support that empathetic response. I always try to find where the character is mushy, and then bring that to the forefront.

I create a playlist for each and every character that I play.

I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build.

Music actually inspires me a lot. I listen to a lot of music, and often I find that if I can associate mentally a song or a piece of music with a particular character or scene, it helps me get back into the head of that character.

I've always used music for my acting, and I do have a kind of a very personal play list that I create.

In every film, whether it's a fictional character or not, you create an idea of the character and for me I always do a bad impersonation to start with.

I made Tony a person. For me, Tony was real. I made him become a human being, and that affected the animation and everything.

I don't know what the character is going to be. We sit down and we create a character, and all of the characters in all of my films are made like that.

Unless you're playing a real character based on a real person, if someone else has done it before, you're probably better off not watching it as an actor. Otherwise you end up trying to copy someone else.

I write with music. I write scenes in movies that hopefully can earn the use of some songs that are powerful to me.

I always begin with a character or characters, and then try to think up as much action for them as possible.

Usually people think that it is the musicians who create the music, but in fact it is music who creates the musicians.

My job, and what I've taken such joy in, is the craft of acting and of creating dynamic and authentic characters, and then finding a way to build them within the confines and with the support of the worlds that I've found myself.

As an actor you bring some of your own experiences which can make things easier. You build off of it, but your imagination is always the best thing you have as far as creating things I think specifically for what that character is going through. But you're definitely drawing obviously upon things that you can connect to, and then you kind of mold the change that you're making into something that's right for the character.

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 don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters are likeable.

I love rehearsals and I love creating a character, sticking with it until you have something to tell. It's always different though. Sometimes a director will tell you from day one what they want. Then you throw in your idea.

I think that there is no doubt that every experience you have in your life, whether it's playing a character or something else, you bring that to the work.

It's almost a work-shopping process to create the characters with the actors.

I always try doing a different character for every film so it's not just changing one.

As a cartoonist, my single goal is to create people with whom, for better or for worse - and regardless of how embarrassing it sounds - I can "fall in love" and somehow feel something deeply about, and through.

I went through about 40 different hats until we found one that fit. It had to fit me and fit the character, more importantly, and whatever that thing was that we were trying to create with him.

I sometimes use some personality traits to fashion part of a character. Most of my characters are composites of either people I know or people in the public eye.

I'm not trying to spell out a story. I still think you feel the painting, and the reason you read the mark is because you also feel the mark.