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"Kate Beckinsale has revealed that she does not enjoy playing likeable characters.  The Underworld actress said she prefers roles where the &amp;quot;human and empathetic&amp;quot; side has to be actively searched for.   &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not attracted to characters who are instantly likeable, nor am I that interested in making them likeable,&amp;quot; she told Manhattan Magazine. &amp;quot;My goal is to make them real, to find what makes them human and empathetic, to trace a certain logic that explains why a character is how she is.&amp;quot; Discussing her part in the Underworld franchise, Beckinsale said that she felt braver and more determined since stepping into the role of vampire hunter Selene more than eight years ago.  &amp;quot;Underworld forced me out of my head, and I really needed that done,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;Now I can put myself through things I find horrifying and emotional and know I will survive.&amp;quot; Underworld Awakening is released in cinemas on January 20.  &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Underworld Awakening&amp;#039;: Kate Beckinsale&amp;#039;s vampire movie in pictures &amp;gt; Kate Beckinsale: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;d go naked on film&amp;#039;.  Watch Kate Beckinsale in the trailer for Underworld: Awakening below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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