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I think I initially started inventing characters in my songs because I didn't want to write directly about myself. Also, as a kid, I loved all the character names in Beatles songs, like Eleanor Rigby and Lovely Rita and Mean Mr. Mustard and Maxwell and Rocky Raccoon.
Adam Schlesinger
Myself
Character
Beatles
Think
Kid
Characters
Mustard
About
Inventing
Directly
Rita
Write
Beatles Songs
Songs
Like
Names
Also
Because
Rocky
Maxwell
Want
Loved
Lovely
Mean
Initially
Started
David Wain just texted me and asked me if I wanted to do 'Wet Hot.' And I just said, 'Yeah, sure.' And he said, 'You want me to call you and tell you about the character?' And I was like, 'Not really. Just tell me when, and I'll do it.'
Adam Scott
Character
Me
You
Tell
About
David
He
Hot
Like
Call
Sure
Said
Yeah
Wet
Just
Want
Wanted
Asked
Really
When you wear a mask and create a character, nothing will pigeonhole you faster.
Adam West
Character
You
Will
Mask
Nothing
Faster
Wear
Pigeonhole
Create
Typecasting is really rampant in Hollywood, and because I played a costumed character and did it successfully, it was a real stigma.
Adam West
Character
Rampant
Because
Real
Stigma
Did
Hollywood
Really
Successfully
Played
In theater, you go in-depth with your character, so coming to the States, it was inevitable to dig into the pilots I liked. I knew what characters I was going to be reading for, so I would dissect them and really get involved with them.
Adan Canto
Character
You
Reading
Inevitable
Dig
States
Characters
Would
Knew
Liked
Involved
Coming
Pilots
Go
Get
Going
In-Depth
Theater
Them
Really
Your
Dissect
I prefer working, period. I think that I like doing film more just because when you get a script, you have the story from start to finish, so you can really find the character's arc, and when you walk away from it, you know you're sort of powerless to what happens.
Addison Timlin
Character
You
Walk
Think
Find
Arc
Finish
More
Like
Know
Powerless
Period
Sort
Because
Doing
Get
Just
Just Because
Happens
Story
Script
Prefer
Really
Working
Film
Away
Start
I love it when you like a character, and then she does something you don't like, and you hate her for a while - then you love her again. I'd like to see her have unlikable moments that the audience understands and sympathizes with.
Adelaide Kane
Love
Character
You
Hate
See
Something
Like
She
Audience
Does
Understands
While
Again
Then
Moments
Her
When my mother tells me to do something, I'll do my own thing. A strong character can be good, but sometimes it is not good. I hope it's good in my case.
Adelina Sotnikova
Hope
Good
Character
Me
Strong
Sometimes
Mother
Own
Strong Character
Tells
Case
Something
My Own
Thing
In some ways, what I learned is that you can take a character and breathe with them, and it's up to the audience to interpret rather than you putting moral stamp on the character.
Aden Young
Character
You
Ways
Moral
Some
Rather
Take
Putting
Learned
Audience
Up
Than
Them
Breathe
Stamp
Interpret
Also, I'd like to play an athlete again, while I'm still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole, because I play the trumpet and sing. I'd like to incorporate that into a character.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Character
King
Musician
Athlete
Physically
Like
Sing
Also
Because
Still
Nat King Cole
Trumpet
Fit
While
Again
Play
Incorporate
The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Character
People
Focus
Some People
Way
Stay
Some
Rather
Only
Deliver
Know
How
Off
Turn
With any character I do, I do my due diligence with research.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Character
Research
Diligence
Due
Any
I grew up watching 'Rambo' and 'Rocky' and all of those movies, so you have a surreal moment, even as an actor, when you're in front of these guys, whether it's DeNiro or Stallone. You have a moment like, 'Geez, that's Sylvester Stallone,' and then you have to snap out of it and get back in the pocket of the character.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Character
You
Back
Those
Out
Geez
Pocket
Guys
Like
Snap
Surreal
Rocky
Up
Get
Front
Grew
Whether
Movies
Then
Moment
Even
Actor
Watching
To play these twisted, tormented characters is very draining. You have to sit in the pocket of that character for the duration of the shoot, which is normally an average of three months, and that can be taxing!
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Character
You
Three
Sit
Draining
Months
Characters
Tormented
Pocket
Very
Normally
Shoot
Duration
Which
Average
Taxing
Play
Twisted
I create a playlist for each and every character that I play.
Adhir Kalyan
Character
Every
Create
Each
Play
I've worked in this business long enough that I know people who complain, like, 'My character does this, and my character does that,' and I think it's just ego talking.
Adina Porter
Character
Business
People
Ego
Long
Think
Complain
Enough
Like
Know
Talking
Does
Just
Worked
Who
When you step inside a set and transform into a character, it's your first brush with that role. It doesn't matter who you have worked with. Every character will be a first in your life as an artiste.
Aditi Rao Hydari
Life
Character
You
Matter
Will
First
Every
Inside
Brush
Step
Role
Artiste
Transform
Worked
Your
Who
Set
In 'Kalank,' I am playing a character, which is quite strong, quiet a little complex yet interesting, that drew me towards the character when I heard the narration from director Abhishek Varman.
Aditya Roy Kapur
Character
Me
Director
Strong
Complex
Drew
Towards
Narration
Am
Heard
Quiet
Quite
Which
Interesting
Little
Playing
Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character.
Adriana Trigiani
Character
Me
World
Sit
Down
Everything
Objects
Small
Clean
Write
Remind
Am
Going
Candles
Orderly
Working
Bring
Luca Changretta's not someone you want to be at odds with. It's a fantastic opportunity for me, and he's a fascinating character.
Adrien Brody
Character
Me
You
Opportunity
Odds
Someone
He
Want
Fantastic
Fascinating
When you do television, you're filming out of sequence sometimes. You have to ground yourself very quickly in the character and in the work and in the words. I think theater allowed me that sort of sharp, quick focus to do that.
Adrienne C. Moore
Work
Character
Me
You
Yourself
Words
Sometimes
Focus
Think
Television
Out
Allowed
Sharp
Sort
Quick
Very
Quickly
Theater
Ground
Sequence
Filming
'Law & Order' is a dream come true. I grew up watching it! I always wanted to portray a character on the show because it's always so riveting.
Adrienne C. Moore
Character
Law
Dream
True
Come
Because
Always
Up
Order
Wanted
Grew
Show
Portray
Watching
I don't have a classical-music mentality. I haven't been taught that way, and it doesn't fit my character, either.
Agnes Obel
Character
Way
Mentality
Been
Fit
Taught
Either
I do what I can, but I'll always give it a shot. You're not going to see me playing a Welsh character any time soon, not because I wouldn't love to. I went up to Wales once and read for a film with Rhys Ifans, and haven't been asked back since. We did have a nice time on the train on the way back.
Aidan Gillen
Love
Time
Character
Me
You
Nice
Back
Once
Way
See
Give
Soon
Since
Read
Because
Always
Welsh
Been
Up
Wales
Train
Did
Any
Going
Asked
Shot
Film
Playing
Generally, I think most of my writing tends to have some kind of magical element to it. That's the way I can access the emotional life of the character.
Aimee Bender
Life
Character
Writing
Think
Way
Kind
Some
Magical
Emotional
Tends
Emotional Life
Generally
Most
Access
Element
I write on a very strict 2-hour-a-day schedule, and I really respond to structure and invented rules. So even if I'm finding out good information on a character, I will stop when I'm set to stop.
Aimee Bender
Good
Character
Strict
Will
Rules
Respond
Out
Finding
Invented
Structure
Schedule
Write
Very
Stop
Information
Really
Even
Set
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