A Quote by Christian McKay

It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character.

Christian McKay

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Character Difficult Easy Fictional Fictional Character Go Life More Person Playing Real Than Yourself

Quote Author

Christian McKay
English - Actor
Born: November 11, 1973

I don't think there is a fictional character who resembles me because fictional characters are not real!

Ruth Rendell

If you're playing a fictional character, you can create a character, you can sort of take certain liberties. And when you're playing a real person who's actually standing there watching you, you know, it's - you do feel a weight. You know, you feel an obligation to not only be - to give the best performance that you can, but to make sure that you represent this person.

Donnie Wahlberg

I discovered that there was no difference between playing a real-life character and a fictional one.

Parvathy

When you're playing a fictional character reacting to the real world, it's incredibly difficult and confusing and kind of messes with your values a bit.

Ed Helms

To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional character with a real person.

Caroline Lawrence

The only thing that I know how to do as an actor, as a trained actor, is you can't villainize the character you're playing. Whether it's a fictional character or a real character. Because then you operate from that sort of negative point of view, and you can't humanize him.

Corey Hawkins

When you play a real person, you feel a sense of responsibility that obviously you don't feel when you're playing a fictional character.

Natalie Dormer

I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself!

Carrie Fisher

It was a tricky part to play, because Herriot is both a fictional character and a real person.

Christopher Timothy

When I read a good story, I often start thinking, 'Should I live my life according to what this character chooses and values?' It makes me think. I feel like I grew up to be a more mature person while thinking about character development in these fictional situations.

Jenova Chen

If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.

Richard Bach

One of the things that writing has taught me is that fiction has a life of its own. Fictional places are sometimes more real than the view from our bedroom window. Fictional people can sometimes become as close to us as our loved ones.

Joanne Harris

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.

Aldis Hodge

I think, for every actor, the most challenging part of playing a character, specially a real-life character, is to convince yourself that you are the character.