Kristian Nairn Quotes

There's a limit to what I can do with a makeup or with animatronics.

The nature of the movies is different than it was five years ago, and they're all driven by the possibilities of CGI, which means you can make anything happen on screen that you can possibly desire.

If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And many movie fans I've spoken to would rather see an actor in a costume than CG.

'King Kong,' especially the first two acts of it, is a really good example of the use of miniatures mixed with digital characters and how convincing it was.

It can be difficult to be subtle and not cartoony in prosthetics. But when you see characters like Bubbles and Desiree from 'Little Britain' on screen, it makes all the hard work worth it. It's such fun watching those transformations.

I think that if Shakespeare had had access to CGI, he would have used it. Imagine Lear conjuring the storm and the lightning.

I personally prefer being a blonde, but whatever it takes for the character.

Unless you're making Marvel movies, I think CGI usually suffers, especially in mid-budget-range horror movies where you see CGI.

I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform.

I don't get dressed up as the character to go audition.

Whether you need to like a character, I don't think that's necessary in order to portray him.

I've been lucky enough to do a few roles where you get to be crazy and wild, put on contacts and different wigs and different hairpieces and dresses and outfits and embody the craziness of it all.

I don't have anything against CGI.

I played an old woman in a wheelchair at 18.

I've played several real characters, and I've always found it very difficult because you don't want to do an impersonation.

We are actors. We can adapt to any different look for the sake of the story and the character.

I actually enjoy playing monsters and that kind of thing.

I would have to say fantasy RPG and MMOs are my favorite type of games. I love 'Dark Souls II.' That game is so hard and unforgiving; if you beat that game, you have true skills.

Special effects are becoming more and more affordable and looking more and more like the real thing.

You always carry a character when you come on screen.

With the advanced editing technologies, it's not difficult to play double roles these days. It can be done easily.

I think the first things I did, I used to try to create digital versions of Dungeons & Dragons that would help me generate a character, that would roll the dice for me.

I think a lot of times, in a lot of modern-day movies, a lot of things are CGI, but so much of the stuff in 'Star Wars' is built and created by these artists.

When I filmed 'Power Rangers,' almost everything was being assisted by a green screen, but it wasn't the same with 'Stranger Things.'

It's a real challenge to have someone perform a character vs. imitate a character.