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I get pigeonholed into type-A personality characters, but I'm really not type A. I'm kind of... ALISON BRIE I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have som...
EMILY BLUNT
I see history as really cyclical in terms of the intense idealism, and the desire to create a better... LAUREN GROFF Why can't I ever play a nice, normal, salt-of-the-earth type? Is there something I should know? ...
MEGAN MULLALLY
It feels like I'm starting to come into my own in terms of where I want to go artistically, towa... JESSICA ALBA I'm just looking for really good projects with varying characters - ones I haven't done befo...
COBIE SMULDERS
I'm trying to make really flawed characters that have got redeeming features so people can say, ... IRVINE WELSH
I feel disconnected, like I don't know where I am, if I'm on my phone too much. I'm also... ZAC EFRON
I'm drawn to dark characters, and to things that are really weighty. TONY VINCENT I'm also working with Mrs. Bush on some education projects in Afghanistan, so I get to see her a...
KAREN HUGHES
As you get older and ease your way into being a character actor you have to be comfortable with wher... GEORGE CLOONEY I think it comes from really liking literary forms. Poetry is very beautiful, but the space on the p...
JIM JARMUSCH
Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research ... MINDY KALING I am really drawn to damaged characters, and I have a lot of sympathy for them. Making those complic...
PAUL HAGGIS I always play these rodent type characters - skittish and hyper like a chipmunk. It's a complete...
ETHAN EMBRY
I also respond very strongly to characters I have not done before ... something I can really sink my... GILLIAN ANDERSON I have achieved what I wanted to achieve. I'm better off at some sort of independent place where...
KEITH OLBERMANN
In particular, I'm drawn to the stories that have big, high concepts and real characters at thei... DOUG LIMAN I would like to, especially in film, play against type and do some heavier stuff. I'm intrigued ...
AARON TVEIT My role in 'Legally Blonde' was really rewarding, because I had so much fun working on the m...
ALANNA UBACH Tennessee is a very country-type state. Maybe I can practice on some type of country-western dance w...
CHAD JOHNSON I'm drawn to melancholy characters. I don't know what that says about me. Characters who are...
GARRETT DILLAHUNT I really enjoy being behind the camera. A ton of projects I've done that are my most favorite pr...
BRODY JENNER
Well, I don't feel that I've played so many bad guys, and I'm rot really drawn to villai... EDWARD NORTON I like them all - I don't always approve. I see myself as a sort of benevolent uncle to these ch...
PATRICK MARBER It's fun to play characters with a past, but it's also fun to play any role that is what I w...
STELLAN SKARSGARD
I see history as really cyclical in terms of the intense idealism and the desire to create a better ... LAUREN GROFF
I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires... ROSALIA DE CASTRO
Just like how male actors get to play varied characters, I would also like to play characters that p... SONG HYE-KYO As a kid, you just like anything fanciful that you're into, but as an adult, I really love that ...
CRESS WILLIAMS I'm drawn to New England because that's where my roots are, and I miss it. I come from many ...
ELIZABETH STROUT
Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can. PRINCESS DIANA I am drawn to projects that can become unique gems. I see good bone structure here.
DAVID WASSERMAN
I'm not crazy. I play a lot of crazy characters, but I'm an actor. RANDY QUAID
No, I'm not the first or last model of my type in this industry. You can make up all the reasons... GIGI HADID I feel like comedy is where I'm most at ease, but I also have an allergy to silly jokes.
JONATHAN LEVINE
The thing is, I want to play real characters and not all girls can be pretty. The thing is, you get ... JULIETTE LEWIS
I'm generally so disoriented during the week about what I'm doing and where I am - I travel ... MIKE BIRBIGLIA
I'm different, and I have to be a warrior to be that way. But I have had some success; I hope I ... JOHNNY WEIR While I'm writing, I'm also the first reader, and I want to write a book where I'm excit...
HAKAN NESSER The process of writing and directing drives you to such extremes that it's natural to feel an af...
DARIO ARGENTO
I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock. HELENA BONHAM CARTER We have one of the hardest, top 10 schedules. Maybe not in terms of RPI, but I'd like to see some of...
RONNIE ARROW I have a theater company that I'm a part of, Colt Coeur, and they do some really rad projects.
ATO ESSANDOH
I'm drawn to the unconventional because I've been drawn unconventionally. I believe that I&#... CEELO GREEN It's great to be compared to a great player like Tracy McGrady, but I think I'm my own type ...
BEN SIMMONS I like to work as much as I can, but I only really have the hiatus to work on other projects. I'...
KUNAL NAYYAR I've always loved projects where I can combine acting and music.
NATALIA TENA At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds...
ADEPERO ODUYE It makes you also realize, 'OK, I'm excited to play tennis, and I work really hard to be the...
KIM CLIJSTERS I'm 43 now. I've reached the point where I really can't care what anyone thinks. Of cour...
PAGET BREWSTER
I don't think of myself as a romantic person; I'm kind of more rough and tumble, I think. Th... PAUL WALKER
I'm attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as I'm reading the script... TATIANA MASLANY What I believe will make my acting career successful going forward is hard work. I like to challenge...
BARKHAD ABDI
My hands. I'm constantly working on my hands. I'm constantly working on my ground game and c... BROCK LESNAR
I don't really compare any of the characters I play; I try to go into them being very open to wh... MAHERSHALA ALI I'm the kind of person who just can't wait to get on a train and not know where I'm goin...
SUMMER ALTICE I'm really open to doing music. We just have to figure out what kind of music it's going to ...
CHERYL JAMES There are projects I've done, such as 'Queen,' where I played Halle Berry and Danny Glov...
JUSSIE SMOLLETT
Really, I'm only alive out of curiosity. I'm very curious about where we're all marching... JOHN HURT
I don't really think about what's 'age appropriate' for my audience because I think ... VERONICA ROTH
I really enjoy what I do, and who I'm with and where I am. Having said that, I'm not really ... ROBERT SMITH I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.
FANTASIA BARRINO We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure ...
PAT WILLIAMS
I'm an artist, but I'm also a businesswoman, and sometimes you have to play hard. JESSIE J
On a lot of shows that I've done, we had the same directors, which was cool. But then, it's ... LAURA PREPON I am a method actor, but I'm also a film actor as well as a method actor. Characters that don...
VINCENT D'ONOFRIO
I'm always drawn to stories about characters who are somewhat isolated inside themselves by thei... RANDA HAINES I'm drawn in some strangely natural way to immersing myself in a milieu whose rules I don't ...
RACHEL KUSHNER
I'm dying to do a tiny indie and play something totally naturalistic without any sort of constra... LILY JAMES
I'm tenacious, I think - I know - and I do also have a quality where if you tell me I can't ... ELLEN BARKIN I always try to keep a little bit of space in the year to work with other people. Because I love doi...
WAYNE MCGREGOR When I'm playing the 1-guard, I'm kind of seeing everything that's going on. When I play...
KYRIE IRVING I go out with my friends as often as I can on the weekends, and I'm always drawn to girls with r...
DAVID GALLAGHER I'm very drawn to characters who are very flawed. I'm less interested in characters who are ...
RACHEL WEISZ
It's important to be informed but I also think it's important to be inspired. I'm creati... DARYN KAGAN I'm conservative, and people know where I stand. They can trust me to do what I say I'm goin...
SHARRON ANGLE
I've had some shows where I really plan out what I'm going to say. Then I've had other s... DIERKS BENTLEY
Doing jobs that are completely different to the last thing I did pushes me as an actor to change as ... RICHARD MADDEN
I don't know if I'm very complicated at all. I wish I was. I wish I was one of these deep, i... CHANNING TATUM I'm a curious person. I pursue things based on what sparks my interest. I'm not thinking abo...
ROMAN COPPOLA I'm definitely interested in taking on roles where I don't look like myself. But I'm not...
DOUGLAS BOOTH I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly where I am, though it took me unt...
JENNY MCCARTHY For me as a filmmaker, I do the projects I'm really excited about.
LAURA ZISKIN No matter where I'm going, I always have sunglasses, a book, and some gum in my carry-on.
DYLAN PENN What he says really has a broad influence, ... We're into servers. We're into storage. We like to se...
CHARLES PAYNE If I can't find a project that I'm really interested in, I'll just go back to college wh...
EMMY ROSSUM
I have visualizations where I'm living in a really cool place - probably outside of town - with ... REGGIE WATTS
I see myself as no color. I can play the role of a man. I can paint my face white if I want to and p... GRACE JONES
I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfrie... NICOLE ARI PARKER I don't know what my label is. I just think of myself as a plain forward. I like to think I have...
KARL MALONE
I'm an avid runner and play soccer every weekend, but I also have to constantly watch what I eat... MARCUS SAMUELSSON
I'm safe where I'm at just being the guy where people go, 'That's a really good acto... OMARI HARDWICK
I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way. CARL SANDBURG I think the type of actor I am, I tend to play strong leading female characters. The shows I've ...
ALAINA HUFFMAN I'm entranced by the idea of reading the culture back to itself, because I'm conscious that ...
DAPHNE GOTTLIEB I'm nearly blind. I can hardly see. But I'm taking some herbs. Something quacky.
RACHEL LAMBERT MELLON I just want to work with good filmmakers and do good projects that mean something to me and play int...
DYLAN O'BRIEN I just want to work with good filmmakers and do good projects that mean something to me and play int...
DYLAN O'BRIEN I'm fortunate: I can play as long as I want to play. There's no coach or trainer who is goin...
LLEYTON HEWITT
It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and r... 