Carey Mulligan Quotes

Sometimes you can just step into the character, and you get all your feelings and emotions just from sympathizing with her and being her. But then, other times, you just have to resort back to anything that you've been through in your own life and try to play that.

Actors are always looking for ways to build a character.

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

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.

I get some acting jobs. I like it other than the constant slipping in and out of character.

As an actor, you're used to putting on characters, taking them off, becoming someone else, doing your research, and working on that.

As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character.

What I didn't realize about television was that's true of acting, as well. You have that space of time to develop who you are, and you can use more and more of yourself. The lines between that character that I'm playing and myself become more and more blurred and, after awhile, they just disappear, altogether.

I'm an actor. I'm trying to be the character and do what they're doing.

I just like to inhabit a character really deeply.

When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors' characterizations; but if you do, only steal from the best.

I tended to lean toward character work. I love to disguise myself.

I know there are a lot of people who like to get very involved in their characters, but I, personally, find it too involved. I just like to do it as a job - and it's my job to make it look real.

You have to stay in character in between takes.

You got to constantly be in character.

I think in every character there are aspects of yourself that you bring to it. But then it would be really boring to just play yourself.

Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.

Acting is a weird thing. You've gotta do it to get better, and you've gotta try things to grow.

I needed to stay in the character.

I try to put myself into whatever character I play.

As an actor, anything that you have to help get you into character is helpful.

My job is to try and present the most fully-rounded character that I can, and bring a performance that people believe in.

With any character, the main objective is to bring authenticity to the role.

I'm sort of a reverse Method actor. In my personal life, I become my characters. After 'One Tree Hill', I started dressing in Converse and ripped jeans and hoodies. On 'Awkward', it manifests in how I speak.

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