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I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things; it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's some kind of humor. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud type of stuff, just a sense that there is a humorous edge to things. I do like that.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Because Character Edge Humor Humorous Just Kind Like Look Makes More Most Much Necessarily Sense Situations Some Stuff Suppose Things Three-Dimensional Type

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Normally when I'm sent a script I'll read it through to see how it hangs as a story and then I'll go back and read it through again and look at the character.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Again Back Character Go How Look Normally Read Script See Sent Story Then Through

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I usually look at things like that from an audience perspective first, then have a closer look at the specific character they're talking about me for.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: About Audience Character Closer First Like Look Me Perspective Specific Talking Then Things

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As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Actor Bit Character Day Five Get Going Kind Know Like Mean Momentum Nice Pace Pages Quicker Six Work You

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Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Actor Always Bad Bad Guys Been Character Character Actor Get Guys Know Share Well Who You Your

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Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys. So it never surprises me. And if it's good writing, you can find your way into the part well enough.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Actor Always Bad Bad Guys Been Character Character Actor Enough Find Get Good Good Writing Guys Know Me Never Part Share Surprises Way Well Well Enough Who Writing You Your

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Describe character using dialogue. Describe character using what the characters see or do or think, but not what they had done or where they had been.

~Colm Toibin

Topics: Been Character Characters Describe Dialogue Done Had See Think Using Where

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When I work with a character like Valjean on stage, I get totally absorbed in that man. I become that man. But there's always, outside of that, the third eye, which watches what you're doing. And you can say to yourself, 'I'm crying well' or 'I'm being angry well.' But there's always that element there, and it never stops.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: Absorb Always Angry Become Being Character Crying Doing Element Eye Get Like Man Never Outside Say Stage Stops Third Totally Watches Well Which Work You Yourself

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I recently did a play, Athol Fugard's 'Coming Home' at Long Wharf Theatre, where I played one character throughout - I sat at a table and didn't have any costume changes. Following one character's arc from beginning to end is a whole different mindset.

~Colman Domingo

Topics: Any Arc Beginning Changes Character Coming Coming Home Costume Did Different End Following Home Long Mindset Play Played Recently Sat Table Theatre Throughout Where Whole

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Doing multiple character work is athletic in every way - vocally, physically, spiritually, and mentally. With a show like 'Passing Strange,' I usually lose about 12 pounds.

~Colman Domingo

Topics: About Athletic Character Doing Every Like Lose Mentally Multiple Passing Physically Pounds Show Spiritually Strange Way Work

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