Tim Matheson Quotes

When you're the guy inside of a character and you've lived with it for almost two years, you're always a bit defensive about the character, and you want to root for the character you're playing.

It is definitely a challenge to play Nathan, but the more different he is from myself, the more interesting the character becomes for me.

Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.

When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.

Every character I've played is like family to me.

I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.

There are scripts when you fall so much in love with your character. And if you are lucky and offered this part, you should not tempt your fate and go to the greatest extent to be/to play this character. If you have an opportunity to do that and you do not, it's shameful.

I loved my role on Who's the Boss? There is always some of me in every character that I play.

I never really like the characters I play. I only come to love them afterwards.

I love the characters I've had the opportunity to play.

I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but there are times where a role will require you to live in their world.

I always find something in all the characters I play. I fall in love with them a little bit.

As an actor, I think the experience and the portrayal of the character is exactly the same. It doesn't make any difference what camera is capturing it. You have to do it with the same passion.

'Dogfight' is my favorite thing I've ever worked on. It's such a special piece, and I'm so close to the character of Rose. I loved doing it every night.

I never judge the characters I'm asked to play, and I don't need to feel that they are a part of me.

I love acting, and ultimately all my characters are very different, and each character I love in a different way.

I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.

I think you ultimately have to love who you're playing. You have to have that kind of feeling. You have to have passion for the person.

I always find that I have to be emotionally on my character's side for it to be convincing.

I care about all the characters I play, and I get quite defensive about them.

I love playing characters, so I'm always telling my agents, 'Don't worry if the character description is something you think I'm not. Let me try to be that person.'

When you are developing a character you have to bring so much of yourself to the role.

There has to be something that I like about a character for me to be able to play him.

I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than anyone else. There are always reasons for me to do whatever I do.

I loved playing Chandler. I grew up playing that part.