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I've seen other actresses refuse to be ugly. Even if the story line calls for it or the character calls for it, they just can't go there for vanity's sake, and they don't want to be perceived in an ugly way. I was like, 'Nah, I wanna go for this.'

~Andrea Navedo

Topics: Actress Calls Character Even Go Just Like Line Other Perceived Refuse Sake Seen Story Ugly Vanity Wanna Want Way

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I really needed a show like 'Jane' when I was growing up, so being able to portray a positive Latina character means a lot to me because I feel like it's helping me to contribute to someone's dreams.

~Andrea Navedo

Topics: Able Because Being Character Contribute Dreams Feel Growing Growing Up Helping Jane Latina Like Lot Me Means Needed Portray Positive Really Show Someone Up I Feel I Feel Like

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Often, I'll read a script and the female character's an extension or serves some sort of purpose in terms of the male character's narrative and it just isn't fully formed. But they will be very beautiful. Whether a secretary or a doctor or a vet, they will be very beautiful.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: Beautiful Character Doctor Extension Female Formed Fully Just Male Narrative Often Purpose Read Script Secretary Serve Some Sort Terms Very Vet Whether Will

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Allowing alternative narrative modes in popular entertainment may seem obvious, yet when you turn a pilot into the people upstairs and the main character isn't after what she wants by the top of page two, you get treated as if you've failed at writing.

~Andrea Seigel

Topics: After Allowing Alternative Character Entertainment Failed Get Main Main Character May Modes Narrative Obvious Page People Pilot Popular Seem She Top Treated Turn Two Upstairs Wants Writing You

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Well, you know, what's better? To play a character who stays stuck in the same baggage year after year, or to play a character who gets beyond that and goes to a new level?

~Andreas Katsulas

Topics: After Baggage Better Beyond Character Gets Goes Know Level New New Level Play Same Stays Stuck Well Who Year You

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In Shakespearean tragedy the main source of the convulsion which produces suffering and death is never good: good contributes to this convulsion only from its tragic implication with its opposite in one and the same character.

~Andrew Coyle Bradley

Topics: Character Death Good Main Never Only Opposite Produces Same Shakespearean Source Suffering Tragedy Tragic Which

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Nor does the idea of a moral order asserting itself against attack or want of conformity answer in full to our feelings regarding the tragic character.

~Andrew Coyle Bradley

Topics: Against Answer Attack Character Conformity Does Feelings Full Idea Itself Moral Nor Order Our Regarding Tragic Want

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I'd love to adapt more contemporary novels. But there isn't really enough story and character to make a really satisfying serial, so they tend to be single dramas.

~Andrew Davies

Topics: Adapt Character Contemporary Dramas Enough Love Make More Novels Really Satisfying Serial Single Story Tend

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Actors look for characters. If they read a well-written character, and if they think the director's not an idiot, they're going to sign up and do some acting.

~Andrew Dominik

Topics: Acting Actor Character Characters Director Going Idiot Look Read Sign Some Think Up Well-Written

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We looked at Ian Curtis from the band Joy Division. He was a very ultra cool, non-expressive character. Cutler is confident, but people sometimes mask their insecurities with confidence.

~Andrew Gower

Topics: Band Character Confidence Confident Cool Division He Insecurities Joy Joy Division Looked Mask People Sometimes Very

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