“As an actor, you're supposed to be able to form yourself into different characters and different roles. It's a transformation, and it is awesome.” DifferentCharacterAbleFormActorsRolesTransformationSupposed To BeDifferent Characters Author:Katie Cassidy
“For me, I just like to be as fun as possible, but I do like to bring a lot to a character. Given the script or the show, I know my boundaries, limits, and how far I can go with it. As far as me choosing these characters that have a lot of personality, I don't necessarily think it's intentional. I just think that I try and come up with a backstory of who they are, depending on the script or how rounded these characters are, and just go from there.” ThinkingKnowsTryingI CanCharacterShowsGivenFunPersonalityLimitsScriptsCome UpBoundaries Author:Katie Cassidy
“I think the teams biggest struggle is remaining a team. It's kinda like a puzzle, If one piece of the puzzle is missing then the puzzle can't be completed. Every team member plays an important part.” IfsThinkingImportantPlayStrugglePiecesTeamMissingMembersPuzzlesOne PieceTeam Member Author:Katie Cassidy
“I love training and I love being able to kick ass.” AbleLove IsTrainingAssKicksKick Ass Author:Katie Cassidy
“I believe in gender equality and I love that I can represent strong modern-day women.” BelieveI CanStrongI BelieveModernI Believe InGenderGender EqualityModern Day Author:Katie Cassidy
“You can't really explain to anyone the experience onset, you actually have to see it to understand what we're all going through. Some days we can be on set 15 - 17 hrs. Plus then there's training.” TrainingPlus Author:Katie Cassidy
“The way I prepare is through script analysts and back story. I create back story for a character based on script analysts, filling in as many details as possible. I also do a lot of research.” WayCharacterStoriesResearchScriptsDetailsFillingAnalystsFilling In Author:Katie Cassidy
“Attending ComicCon for 'Arrow' was so much fun! Seeing the fans excited gets me excited and feels really good.” FeelsFunSeeingFansExcitedArrowsAttending Author:Katie Cassidy
“I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters.” CharacterSchoolStageBuildingElementary School Author:Katie Cassidy
“I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out story.” TryingPersonsCharacterStoriesViewsFocusFiguresPoint Of View Author:Katie Cassidy
“I'd like to think I'm actually a nice person in real life.” ThinkingPersonsRealNiceReal LifeNice Person Author:Katie Cassidy
“There is definitely something that has to be said for me liking the action, Lara Croft type stuff. I really want to explore that side of me.” WantSaidActionStuffSidesType Author:Katie Cassidy
“To me, giving back is so important. It makes others feel good which then in return makes me feel good.” GivingFeelsImportantReturnFeel GoodGiving Back Author:Katie Cassidy
“When I was younger, playing piano and guitar were all things that I wanted to do for a short period of time, like any kid.” KidsWantedPeriodsAll ThingsGuitarPianoPlaying Piano Author:Katie Cassidy
“Greg Berlanti, David Nutter, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim are the people I wanted to work with. They're smart, they're funny, they're cool, they're edgy.” PeopleWantedSmartAndrewEdgy Author:Katie Cassidy
“I ended up meeting my manager because my sister was a receptionist at a management company. My manager is actually my same manager that I have today. That's how it started. I worked my way.” WayTodayCompanyManagementMeetingsManagersMy WayMy SisterReceptionists Author:Katie Cassidy
“I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.” WayTryingCharacterStuffWorryFocusBenefitsFocusedNervous Author:Katie Cassidy
“I was a freshman and auditioned for the school play. Freshmen usually never got cast. I was the first freshman to be actually given a legitimate part and it was that feeling of 'Wow! I broke the system!” FirstsPlayFeelingsSchoolGivenCastsBrokeWowFreshmanSchool Plays Author:Katie Cassidy
“I was in theater when I was in elementary, middle school and high school. I didn't know it would be an actual profession for me. I didn't think of it as a reality.” ThinkingKnowsRealityWould BeSchoolMiddleHigh SchoolTheaterProfessionMiddle School Author:Katie Cassidy
“I went to New York for Fashion Week and girls showed up waiting to see me. It's funny because there's a group of girls who I actually recognize because they always show up. It's nice and I'm like, 'Hi girls! I recognize your faces!' It's just like a feel-good experience.” FeelsShowsFacesGirlWaitingNiceGroupsWeekFashionNew YorkFeel GoodYour FaceGood ExperiencesFashion Week Author:Katie Cassidy
“My style during the day is very casual - boyfriend jeans, T-shirts, Converse, Uggs, whatever. At night, I love heels and thigh-highs, I like something fresh and new, and I'm not afraid to push the envelope.” NightStyleShirtsNot AfraidHeelsJeansT ShirtCasualLike SomethingThighsConversesEnvelopesPushing The EnvelopeUggsThigh Highs Author:Katie Cassidy