My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.

Every character I do is based on someone I know.

The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.

The only problem with the way they do my character is that they have her get redeemed too early.

If I was a bad character that got away with murder like we see on other shows, I do not think I would like it because that sends a message that you can do these horrible things and never pay for it.

I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage.

The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest.

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.

In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse.

People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and of taking responsibility for themselves.

But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I had no role in creating him.

I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character.

In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.