“I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and every syllable of it is meant. It's a very special thing.” CharacterUseMemoriesFireSpecialSingingSyllablesSpecial Things Author:Sinead O'Connor
“Singing is an incredible expression and something that is important to me, but where I feel comfortable with how much I reveal about myself is acting. I enjoy the characters, the costumes, the wigs and just being a chameleon.” FeelsImportantCharacterEnjoyActingExpressionComfortableSingingIncrediblesJust BeingCostumesWigsChameleon Author:Brie Larson
“To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer...that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.” WritingCharacterInspirationAbleOrderSimpleOffersSucceedSingingAppreciateOvercomingAdversityObstaclesOvercoming AdversitySimple ThingsOrder To SucceedObstacle In Life Author:Elliott Yamin
“For me the visual is just as important as the music. I would never record without my red lipstick. It was my way of getting into character, sort of like Method singing.” WayImportantCharacterRecordsSingingRedMethodMy WayVisualsLipstickRed LipsRed Lipstick Author:Christina Aguilera
“Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song, most of the time. Even blues musicians, a lot of them who were the most realistic, at times, they were singing a song and portraying a character in the song. There's something to be said for getting involved in the emotion of a song, too, with the characters.” IfsSaidCharacterSongEmotionInvolvedMusicianSingingRealisticPortrayingBlues Music Author:Jack White
“Insider can be more ludicrous. How did I ever end up [as one]? Carsick [Waters's book on hitchhiking] was on the New York Times best-seller list for five weeks. [One of the characters was] a singing asshole that does a duet with Connie Francis! Times have changed. That's mainstream, in a weird way.” WayDoeBookEndsCharacterWaterFiveWeekNew YorkChangedSingingListsMainstreamNew York TimesSellersInsidersBest SellersHitchhikingTimes Have ChangedDuets Author:John Waters
“I found it liberating to sing on camera. On stage, you have to indicate having a thought, and the word you are singing must indicate it as well, but on camera, you can have ideas, you can take in all the stimuli that the character would be taking in, there's a freedom you get, and you don't have the obligation to transmit each idea to the back of the house. It felt so much closer to reality for me.” WellsIdeasCharacterRealityWould BeFoundHouseFeltStageSingingCamerasObligationLiberatingStimulusTransmit Author:Anne Hathaway
“I still do live concerts all over the country - about four a month - with singing and characters and improv. It keeps me limber. I'll never lose that. And comedy is still the bread and butter.” StillsCountryCharacterLosesComedyFourMonthsSingingBreadConcertsBread And ButterLive Concerts Author:Martin Short
“It's so different going in the studio and singing your own music and you don't really think about making sure that the message of the song or the idea behind the song comes across to people. Because it's in your head, it's in your heart, whatever, but it's... different when you're playing a character and you're singing as the character. There's just a lot more involved in that, I guess.” PeopleThinkingHeartIdeasDifferentCharacterSongBehindsInvolvedMessagesSingingStudios Author:Mandy Moore
“I'm definitely not a dancer. I can move well, but it's more about the acting and the singing for me. Acting and singing are completely different, so I can't say which one I love better because I love them both. I love acting because I get to play different characters. But I also love my music because I get to portray me.” WellsI CanDifferentPlayCharacterMovingLove IsActingMusic IsSingingDancerDifferent Characters Author:Vanessa Hudgens
“Walt Disney was a great believer in the use of song to convey story. He was primarily a storyman & story-driven songs were his 'pets.' He always asked what was going on with the song - he hated 'singing heads.' He loved learning about character & motivation thru music & lyrics.” CharacterStoriesUseMotivationSongSingingDrivenBelieverHatedPetWalt Author:Richard Sherman
“I got a phone call from George Miller [the director] asking me to play this role. We sat down and he showed me on his computer a documentary-type montage sequence of real penguins swimming, in an Esther Williams synchronized sort of way, and doing things I have never seen them do. Then he explained his vision of the film, asked me to read the script and to voice the character. I was cast a little bit later, and he let me do the singing as well!” WayWellsLittlesRealPlayCharacterFilmBitsVoiceVisionRolesTypeDirectorsComputerLittle BitSingingLet MeAskingDown AndScriptsCastsPhonesSatSwimmingDocumentariesSequencePhone CallsPenguinsEsther Author:Brittany Murphy
“I am singing in an operatic voice for the public, to bring something more to Rock and Roll. Because in a Rock and Roll performance, the singer talks to the public whereas in Opera the singer only talks to a character, inside a story. The public sees this as a picture, I want to transport this picture into the room where the public is.” WantCharacterStoriesVoiceRoomsRocksSingingPerformancesSingersOperaRock And RollTransport Author:Klaus Nomi
“My record label, which is a huge record label who represents massive, massive stars - they've never done anything like this before, and they were so excited about this idea of an animated character which is singing legitimate music. It's not a comedy record, it's a legitimate record. And they really jumped on board. So, we've got our Facebook page up, we'll be jumping on Twitter very soon, and sort of be creating Haley outside of American Dad.” IdeasDoneCharacterStarsRecordsComedyHugeDadCreatingPagesSingingExcitedLabelsBoardsMassiveJumpingAnimatedRecord LabelsHaleyFacebook PageAmerican Dad Author:Rachael MacFarlane
“What justifies a character singing one idea for 3 minutes on the screen? I get impatient and want the story to carry on. I don't get impatient in the theatre.” WantIdeasCharacterStoriesMinutesSingingTheatreScreensJustifyImpatient Author:Stephen Sondheim
“When I perform on stage I do achieve quite a variety of ways of singing. I was interested in trying to replicate that in the studio environment. I think it is an interesting alternative position, just to stretch people's imagination, myself included, as to who is actually singing the song. It's not to create alter-egos or characters - it always feels like me, even when the voice is extremely manipulated.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsTryingCharacterSongVoiceImaginationInterestingEnvironmentAchieveStagePositionEgoSingingStudiosLike MeVarietyAlternativesReplicateAlter Ego Author:Planningtorock
“I grew up singing professionally since I was 7 years old and so to get to play a character who's living out their Rock star dreams as JEM was pretty much epic.” YearsPlayCharacterDreamStarsRocksGrewGrew UpSingingEpicRock StarJem Author:Samantha Newark
“I think I prefer singing in falsetto. I like the way it sounds. It doesn't sound like my natural voice. It sounds like a character.” ThinkingWayCharacterSoundVoiceNaturalSingingFalsetto Author:Cass McCombs
“The biggest thing that comes out of improv that gets built on is just character traits. You know, for me the singing was born out of improv.” KnowsCharacterBornSingingBuiltTraitsCharacter Trait Author:Ed Helms
“Mancil Travis - I have always had a fascination with this character from my hometown. When I put pen to paper to recount stories I knew of him, I kept hearing this dream sequence in my head that was Willie Sugarcapps harmonies singing like a Greek chorus, "White carnations."” CharacterDreamSingingHarmonyGreekPensChorusHometown Author:Will Kimbrough
“I enjoy it all: performIng, doing TV, movies, comedy, drama, stand-up, animation voicework, singing, but you get that instant gratification from stand-up because it's your own commentary and you get to see the reaction from the audience that's right there in front of you. I also love coming up with characters and watching people embrace them and enjoy them.” PeopleCharacterEnjoyAudienceComedyDramaSingingEmbracePerformingInstantAnimationGratificationInstant Gratification Author:Kam Williams
“I worked on my voice for 'Sweet Dreams' but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.” WayCharacterDreamVoiceSweetSingingMy WaySweet Dreams Author:Jessica Lange
“Saturday Night Live is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.” ThinkingDifferentCharacterShowsNightFunSingingJust BeingSaturdayBeing DifferentSaturday NightDifferent CharactersSaturday Night Live Author:Jill Scott
“I feel like when I'm on stage, when I'm writing songs, singing songs, I'm in the studio, I'm shooting videos, I kind of get to become this character, and I can make that whatever I want to make that.” WantFeelsWritingKindI CanCharacterSongStageSingingStudiosVideoShootingWriting SongsSinging Songs Author:Carrie Underwood
“I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple of kids, a dog, maybe a bit of singing, and no guns and no killing, but nobody offers me those kind of parts.” KindLittlesCharacterKidsHouseBitsNiceWifeDogCoupleOffersSingingGunKilling Author:Christopher Walken