I think it is kind of important to direct someone so the character is appealing, but, as an actress, I find it frustrating because I think, "Why do I have to be more likable than a man would have to be saying the same line?"
Normally, when youre working on something, there are other characters that you have alliances with, and you have unified goals with some characters.
Women don't question themselves when they enter into a story that has male characters, but men do question the validity of a female narrative.
A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer.
The worst thing you can do as a performer is to judge your character in any way, positively or negatively.
It's hard for actors to have to deal with the fact that they pour so much into their character, but the audience might have a negative assessment of them.
