In every film, whether it's a fictional character or not, you create an idea of the character and for me I always do a bad impersonation to start with.
It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character.
Music, dance sequences, action stunts are key parts in a commercial film but there has to be relatable content as well.
I don't think there is a fictional character who resembles me because fictional characters are not real!
It's a funny thing with documentary films - you want them to feel as entertaining and as gripping as a fictional film. With a fictional film you want it to feel as realistic as a documentary film.
I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself!
A good content always allows me to reach the depth of the characters, and thus, the performance looks more relatable and truthful.
I think you have to have a sense of humor about every movie that you're doing. Your character needs to be relatable in a way that, even when you're doing the most bizarre things, sometimes a bit of tongue in cheek is necessary to keep up the believability of it.
I get that racism exists, but it's not a catalyst for my content. I don't need to talk about race to have material. My style of comedy is more self-deprecating. I think that makes me more relatable. When you deal with 'topics' - race, white versus black - you're not separating from the pack. You're doing what everybody else is doing.
There are bands who write of emotions that are very heartbreaking, touching, or relatable, but they'll be like concept records, they're about fictional characters.
Be content with doing calmly the little which depends upon yourself, and let all else be to you as if it were not.
I think I'm wealthy. I make a good living for what I do. Well, it depends. If I'm doing an independent film I'm making no money - probably losing money. But if I'm doing a studio film, I'll make a decent wage. I can live for a year without working.
I always try doing a different character for every film so it's not just changing one.
It is a conscious choice to go for content-driven scripts because that is the key for any film to work. There are no two ways about it, and I have always been attracted to great content.
My approach is always the same. I try to be as honest as possible. Find the real honesty and humanity in the character because even a fictional character is supposed to feel real. And my job is to find that reality and bring it to the screen.
What makes a strong female character is a character who has weaknesses, who has flaws, who is maybe not immediately likable, but eventually relatable.