You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that you play.
I really loved it because it really informed his way of seeing my character and the story. If you look closely he always had this metaphor of an egg, of a little chick pecking her way out of a shell, and in one scene in the kitchen there are all these white plates on a wall and then in the middle there is a yellow plate so even that looks like an egg. And a lot of the furniture was almost sculpted in that way as well. It was really cool to see that.
The wardrobe is always the last piece of the puzzle. When you step into the clothing, that's the final step to figuring out that character.
There's a whole language to movement and how you embody someone, and how you can use different techniques for different characters. I guess just posture, and the way you walk, and the way you physically are. All of that says a lot about who someone is.
I like characters who remind me of someone I know.
I always collect a bunch of images for every film that I do, that reminds me of an essence of the character, or the time that they live in, or what they're experiencing.
I love doing accents because it takes you one step away from yourself and allows you to embody someone else's character.
I like to be absorbed in what my character's doing.
Although I'm not particularly troubled myself, I do have a lot of empathy for troubled characters.
