“I see myself as a character actor, and I've always been drawn to playing characters that are different from myself because acting is escapism for me. I've never been that comfortable playing people that are like me.” PeopleDifferentCharacterActorsActingComfortableLike MeEscapismCharacter Actors Author:Alessandro Nivola
“Actors pull from their own experiences to bring reality to the characters. I wouldn't want to play someone who's a lot like me. There would be no turning it on or off.” WantPlayCharacterRealityWould BeActorsLike Me Author:Emily Osment
“I'm finding a lot of actors my age now who are a bit more like me, and not as posh or brought up in a certain way. There's now people of all sorts of kinds of backgrounds.” PeopleWayKindAgeCertainActorsBitsFindingsBackgroundsLike MePosh Author:Kaya Scodelario
“I love theater. I go all the time. It's one of the reasons I moved to New York. But I understand that I have limited range as an actor. I can only play people who talk like me.” PeopleI CanReasonPlayActorsNew YorkTheaterMovedLike MeRange Author:Steve Earle
“There are short parts that I as an actor am very right for. Or I just like the part. Or you need someone like me for the movie. By that I don't mean at the box office, I mean in the execution of the material.” NeedsMeanActorsMaterialsOfficeBoxesLike MeExecutionBox Office Author:Jack Nicholson