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Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 15 Jul 2020, 23:37
by monserrat_21
When the author offers a description for a character my mind usually looks for an actor or a person that looks like that and that's how I picture them. If I've seen the movie/show before reading the book I usually end up picturing them as the actors they cast, unless I disagree entirely with their casting choice, which has happened before.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 12 Sep 2021, 07:40
by Elena Nechita
Not really. When the character is described physically, I try imagining it in my head, but it's usually kind of blurry.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 12 Sep 2021, 11:01
by SmartReviewer77
Yes. I can't help it. Especially since I watch a lot of movies and read a lot of novels so they'll always find common ground in the characters.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 05 Dec 2021, 02:00
by Bridgette C 2
Yes, I picture of Chris Evans and Rege-Jean Page when I'm reading of a historical romance where main male characters are hot guys.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 15 Dec 2021, 05:27
by Ihuoma03
Every time!

Which is why I avoid movies that are made from books I've read. I get disappointed every time.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 18 Dec 2021, 12:08
by Kanika Tandon
No..not at all. I prefer not to. I conjure up an image in my mind on the basis of the description of the character. Actors dont do for me. Lol

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 18 Dec 2021, 14:30
by Cwilde13
I usually try to read a book before I go and see the movie adaptation. That means that I already have a vision in my mind of the characters that doesn't match the actors.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 21 Dec 2021, 16:52
by Bombasticsideeye
No I do not. I always imagine them the way are described in a book, unless I have watched the movie.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 09:02
by Adelee Grobler
All the time. I picture absolutely everything that I read. I think that’s part of why I feel movies ruin a lot of good books.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 16 Mar 2022, 05:08
by Helen Akoth
I do picture actors a lot when reading, mostly based on people I have seen before in life or the author's description.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 00:10
by honeybear_11001
No, I don't picture actually but when I read, I usually have a visual image playing in my head of the characters.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 19 Mar 2022, 01:31
by Leonie Vermaak
I definitely do!!!! It just makes the novel more real to me. Unfortunately when the novel is made into a movie I'm normally disappointed by who was chosen for the role, lol. My wife and I are reading a series The Black Dagger Brotherhood, by J.R Ward and we constantly discussing which actor will be a match for which character. I'm sad to say that if they ever decide to make a movie or a series of these books, we most probably be extremely dissappointed.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 23 Oct 2022, 02:56
by Jay Peter
Yes. Often times, i will look on YouTube to see if someone has created a video with their dream cast of a book. It helps me visualize better.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 15 Dec 2022, 13:38
by Scott Fling
I try to picture the character by how the author describes them. I do not always agree with who they choose to play parts in the movies that are based on books. This is because, they never look like what I pictured.

Re: Do you picture actors in your mind when you read?

Posted: 06 Apr 2023, 15:01
by Carlos Mata Saenz
Sometimes I do, mainly at the beginning. Or with people I know. Then, when I get more information about the characters, the faces get changing and adapting to them.