How to make a Character more interesting.....?

Question:If i have a character how can i make them more interesting and memorable to the audience?

How can the be more interesting to look at?
More interesting to listen to, 'be with' ect....

more than just the words on the page!

Thanks in advance! :D

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: If i have a character how can i make them more interesting and memorable to the audience?

How can the be more interesting to look at?
More interesting to listen to, 'be with' ect....

more than just the words on the page!

Thanks in advance! :D

Research.

Seriously. Do research on the character. If you are playing a role in a well-known production like "Cats" or "Fiddler On The Roof," research the production itself, including its influences. If it's based on a book, like "Cats" is, see if you can find the book at your local library and read it. If it deals with certain aspects like religion, tradition, etc. research that as well. "Fiddler" deals a lot with the Jewish faith, so do a bit of reading up on it. Research will give you more of an understanding of your character's character, and will help you really bring him or her out in you.

Sometimes plays will have background information on the characters that aren't really brought out in the production, but can be a basis for how they act or think. Do as much research as possible.

Sometimes you may have to go out and do some hands-on research. A lot of actors and actresses in Hollywood have done just that. For example, Nicholas Cage actually tagged along with a Los Angeles EMS team in order to prepare for his role as a paramedic in the movie "Bringing Out The Dead."

I don't know if this will help you but one of my favorite film characters is Duckie from Pretty in Pink: http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/...

I think the kind of character that people love the most are the ones that we would LOVE to have as a best friend. Cool, funny, truly unique. Perhaps people in your story don't appreciate him, but the audience finds them totally lovable. Cool, stylish, funny, unique, and a bit weird.

Hope that helps! :)

Put all of your heart and soul into the character, make yourself the character. Take on their personality, give them a trait that is individual to the character. Just make yourself the character and put your heart into it.

It's really simple - and yet not - at the same time.

The key is listening.

Being a good listener on stage is what really makes you interesting to watch. A lot of times people think it's only when you have lines that you can be interesting or can determine whether you have a good role, or whether people will notice you.

What I learned from a great acting teacher (he beat Patrick Stewart for Best Actor at the Helen Hayes Awards), is that listening is soooo important.

If you really listen to what the other characters on stage are saying and react - you are giving the scene impact. It's not so much the words themselves that are important in a play or scene - it's the impact those words have. By listening and letting those words have impact, it will then drive the words you have to say - which is really a REaction to the other character's words.

It sounds strange to say that listening is something that will set you apart from other actors, but it really does. I've seen it so often. Those who really seem to be involved in the scene - those who are actively listening to the others on stage with them - my eyes get drawn to them.

It's not just looking like you're listening. It's ACTUALLY listening - which makes this harder than it sounds. Actors sometimes have so much running through their minds while on stage - remembering what line comes next, what scene, checking to make sure a prop you need is in place, etc. But if you can really just be involved in the scene - and really just listen and respond - you are going to seem much more alive and interesting.

You need to give your character a backstory. Sit down and write out where he came from, who his parents were, what his favorite food is, what his favorite color is, etc. You may never have an opportunity to say "My favorite food is spaghetti" in the course of the play, but your character will be more interesting to watch because of your attention to details.

Model it after a person you know. Or even pull traits from many different characters. Keep it lifelike and natural---well depending on what kind of show it is. The best characters are the ones where you are like, "Oh my gosh! I know that guy!" or "You've got to be kidding. That's my mom!".