“I've sort of prided myself on playing characters with conscience. The first way I go about creating a character is looking at that area of conscience. What have they done, and what has it cost.” WayFirstsDoneCharacterCostCreatingConscienceAreas Author:Lorraine Toussaint
“When you're playing a real character, you want to honor that person and receive inspiration from that person. They need to anoint you in some way that allows you to borrow just a small piece of their soul. That is the flame.” WayWantNeedsPersonsRealSoulCharacterInspirationPiecesHonorFlamesSmall PiecesReal Character Author:Lorraine Toussaint
“You can't play history and you can't play historical characters. You just have to reduce it to the ordinary.” PlayCharacterOrdinaryHistorical Author:Lorraine Toussaint
“As an actor, I usually have to find something to love about my character in order to play her.” PlayCharacterOrderActors Author:Lorraine Toussaint
“I love characters that are very layered and complex. It's more exciting and different than any simple role- plus, I love a good challenge.” DifferentCharacterChallengesSimpleRolesExcitingComplexesPlus Author:Lorraine Toussaint
