It's not a character like in a book or a movie. He's not a bus driver. He doesn't drive a forklift. He's not a serial killer. It's me who's singing that, plain and simple. We shouldn't confuse singers and performers with actors. Actors will say, My character this, and my character that. Like beating a dead horse. Who cares about the character? Just get up and act. You don't have to explain it to me.

Bob Dylan, interview with Bill Flanagan. telegraph.co.uk (13 Apr 2009).

Bob Dylan, interview with Bill Flanagan - Telegraph