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When you have the ability to be with the person you are portraying, first of all, it’s an extreme amount of pressure because they’re there and you’re not them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

"If we are portraying two people in love and people believe that, then we are doing our job right," adds Torvill.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

There's an audience that loves that, but for a story with heart, it's about caring about what's happening to people we are portraying.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022

Because you are portraying life itself, which is much more than just beauty?

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Allow yourself to be convinced by the character you are portraying that you are the character.

From Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors by Iles, George