A Quote by KiKi Layne

I always have to find things that I relate to and understand in the characters that I play; otherwise, it won't feel that authentic.

KiKi Layne

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KiKi Layne
American - Actress
Born: December 10, 1991

I have a lot of real life experience that I can draw on. And I think that shows in the characters that I play because I'm always trying to find somebody - or find characters to play that I can identify with on a personal level or relate to. And I think it makes for a little bit more of an honest portrayal.

Mark Wahlberg

I want to play characters that people relate to, characters that make different kinds of women in society feel represented.

Danielle Macdonald

I'm mostly interested in characters and how they manifest themselves in their relationships. I'm delighted that people relate to the characters in 'Bojack,' and hopefully they will too to the characters in 'Undone.' If they understand themselves or feel seen in a new way, I think that's a wonderful thing.

Raphael Bob-Waksberg

I find that I relate to most of the characters that I play on a really personal level, just because we're the same age, we're girls, and we're growing. I can find myself in those roles, so it makes it easy to connect to. But all of them are their own person - they're all hard to understand and hard to figure out, just like I am.

Kathryn Newton

I relate to most of the characters I play, because I do feel like an outsider.

Jon Heder

You have to find ways to relate to the characters you get to play. Put it in terms and in a context that speaks to you.

Randy Couture

I always find stuff in my characters to relate to.

Gerard Butler

I don't consider myself a competition to anyone. There is ample space for everyone here. When there are directors who create characters for me, why should I feel bothered or insecure? When it comes to updating myself, I work very hard to relate to the emotions of characters I play.

Kajal Aggarwal

What I read and what I go to the movies for is not to find a best friend, not to find inspirations, not necessarily for a hero's journey. It's to be involved with characters that are maybe incredibly different from me, that may be incredibly bad but that feel authentic.

Gillian Flynn

I think one of my big skills is making unlikable characters likable or real in some way. No matter how hateful people are, there's always something vulnerable about them, or something that you can understand or relate to. I think that's my job as an actress - to find those.

Allison Janney

I'm really drawn to comedy. I grew up in the South, so I'm drawn to all things southern, so my role in 'Getting On' has been fun for me to play something southern - I always feel like I understand those characters more because of where I was raised.

Jayma Mays

The black community wants to buy things and want to see themselves portrayed in a certain way. And if they don't like what they see, then they won't spend their money. Everyone's not gonna always relate to Captain America; everyone is not going to always relate to Thor. A lot of characters just don't speak to them.

Mike Colter

I think you always need to be able to relate to your characters, but that doesn't necessarily mean...you have to understand why they do what they do, but you don't actually have to be like that yourself.

Natalie Portman

I definitely did not play myself. As the writer of the script, I have traits of all the characters. I can relate to all of the characters.

Cherien Dabis

I relate to those characters - and any character I play - in as much as I put myself in their positions and feel how I would personally deal with their experiences.