“I want to take roles that challenge me and I want to like the script and obviously feel connected with the director because the director to me is so important.” WantFeelsImportantChallengesRolesDirectorsScriptsConnected Author:Amy Smart
“All actors bring something unexpected to the role because they have to translate what's on the page and make a real character out of the black-and-white text that's there in the script.” RealCharacterActorsBlackWhiteRolesPagesScriptsUnexpectedBlack And WhiteTranslateReal CharacterSomething Unexpected Author:Joe Johnston
“The moment you say, 'I want to do a role,' the story suffers. I don't set priorities in terms of roles or scripts.” WantMomentsStoriesSufferingTermRolesScriptsPriorities Author:Boman Irani
“At Christmas, individuals are apportioned their roles in the family script - you're either the funny one or the sensitive one; or you either do the cooking or the washing up. And those roles aren't easy to change.” IndividualEasyRolesCookingScriptsSensitiveWashing Author:Tom Hiddleston
“Every time I do anything, I have to ask myself: Is it a good role, and is it right to do it? There may be sex or nudity or violence in the script, and then you have to say: Is it gratuitous just out to shock people? Or is it there because it has to be? If a role demands it, and it isn't gratuitous, I'll do it. It's my job, after all. I'm an actress.” PeopleIfsMayJobsAsksSexRolesViolenceDemandScriptsActressesShockNudity Author:Julie Andrews
“I get offered varied parts, often super sexy roles. But I still think it's an issue to find the good scripts. It's a myth that you win an Oscar and you get more opportunities, and this doesn't just go for me.” ThinkingStillsOpportunityWinningRolesIssuesScriptsSexyMythOscarsSuper Sexy Author:Halle Berry
“I read the script and I really liked it. It was high energy, crazy and it goes to any level to get people nuts and I thought Eve was an interesting character. At first I didn't get her, so it made me want to do the role because I wanted to dive in and see what she was about. On top of that I also wanted to work with Jason Statham because he's an amazing actor.” PeopleWantFirstsMadeCharacterWantedActorsEnergyInterestingLevelsRolesCrazyScriptsNutsJasonInteresting CharactersHigh Energy Author:Amy Smart
“In 1998, the acting roles suddenly bottomed out. I was no longer getting scripts; even my agent stopped calling. When I finally got him on the phone to ask him what was going on, he paused, then said: 'Well, Christine, you're 45.' I got rid of him.” WellsSaidAsksActingRolesCallingScriptsPhonesAgentsChristine Author:Christine Ebersole
“Hmm, limelight... No, I'm not Sienna Miller or Angelina Jolie. I'm very lucky and happy, but I still find it very difficult to get good scripts and good roles. It's really a jungle out there.” StillsDifficultRolesLuckyScriptsJungleLimelightHmm Author:Eva Green
“I don't see a difference between playing a performance capture role and a live action role, they're just characters to me at the end of the day and I'm an actor who wants to explore those characters in fantastically written scripts. The only caveat is a good story is a good character.” WantEndsCharacterStoriesActionActorsDifferencesRolesWrittenPerformancesScriptsThe End Of The DayCaptureGood StoryGood Character Author:Andy Serkis
“I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it.” BeautifulRolesRegardInstrumentsMusicalScriptsWorthyMusical Instruments Author:Ed Asner
“I dont work for production houses. I only work for good scripts and roles. If you follow my career graph, you will find that I have not given a single flop yet in my career. I am proud of it.” IfsHouseGivenCareersRolesProudScriptsProductionsGraphs Author:Anushka Sharma
“What I think after reading the script and seeing where the story goes, I go with my instincts on the character. If my instincts are wrong the director and the producers will guide me in the right direction. That's just kind of how I take on any role, be it a fantasy movie or not.” IfsThinkingKindCharacterStoriesReadingRolesFantasySeeingDirectorsInstinctScriptsGuidesProducersRight DirectionGuide Me Author:Josh Hutcherson
“The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsMeanDoeRememberReadingRolesModelsFirst TimeScriptsRole Models Author:Miranda Cosgrove
“Well,the fun part of being a writer is that it's like making a wonderful film, with no limit on my budget. I can design the sets, the costume, the lightings, I write the script, and then I get to perform all the roles as I step into each character's skin, zip up, and adopt that point of view. So, to me, they are all compelling and fascinating.” WritingWellsI CanCharacterFilmFunViewsStepsRolesWonderfulDesignLimitsSkinsScriptsPoint Of ViewBudgetsFascinatingCompellingCostumesLightingZips Author:Robin Hobb
“The criteria [to take or refuse the role] is that I would love to have some kind of dialogue or communication with the director. I need to understand that we can communicate and that we like communication. That's something I have to have a strong feeling about. Secondly, I have to find the script intriguing or interesting. I don't have to understand the whole script, but I do have to find it intriguing. If those two things are present, that would probably be a yes.” IfsNeedsKindTwoWholeFeelingsStrongInterestingRolesCommunicationDirectorsScriptsRefuseCommunicateDialogueTwo ThingsCriteriaIntriguingStrong Feeling Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“Whatever the best scripts are and you just want to play roles that you can really sink your teeth into. That's always the goal no matter if it's a good guy or a bad guy, or a comedy, or a drama. It doesn't matter, you just want something that's substantial you can sink your teeth into and that you haven't done before, something that's really going to challenge you.” IfsWantMatterDonePlayGuyGoalChallengesRolesComedyHavensDramaScriptsTeethBad GuysWant SomethingGood Guy Author:Stanley Tucci
“There have been a lot of roles and scripts that have come my way but nothing that really inspired me or intrigued me like when "Burlesque" showed up at my door. Just the whole concept of burlesque, I've always been fascinated with it. I've always collected so many books about burlesque. I've been intrigued by the time that it's set in, in the 20's, 30's, 40's and so I knew it was a no brainer for me to be a part of once I met with the team.” WayHas BeensBookWholeRolesDoorsTeamMetsConceptsInspiredScriptsMy WayFascinatedIntriguedBurlesqueNo Brainer Author:Christina Aguilera
“When I read a script, I'll have a very visceral gut reaction to what does this mean to me? How does she feel in my skin? Could I play this role?” FeelsMeanDoePlayRolesSkinsScriptsReactionsGutsVisceral Author:Emily Blunt
“I get scripts all the time, but I read this [Baggage Claim] thoroughly, and I loved it. It was light hearted, cute, sweet, and funny. I told my agent that I liked the script, but I did let my acceptance of the role slide a little, until I was watching television one day; scrolling through the stations, and there was this play. And I don't like plays made for the screen. But, this one, "Suddenly Single", caught my attention.” LittlesMadePlayLightAttentionRolesAcceptanceTelevisionSweetOne DayClaimsScriptsCaughtScreensAgentsCuteStationsSlidesHeartedBaggageWatching TelevisionLight HeartedScrolling Author:Jill Scott
“I remember reading scripts when I started in the business, and [Latino roles] were either nonexistent or written as the maid or a drug dealer. We're no longer just that. I'll play any part that challenges me. What's important is that all races have choices.” ImportantPlayRememberChoicesReadingChallengesRaceRolesWrittenDrugScriptsLatinoWhat's ImportantMaidsDealerDrug Dealers Author:Eva Mendes
“When you really want a role and you really want a character, you become quite close to the script and the project, and it is sad when it doesn't go your way. But I've found there's always another one, which will be as good if not better. You can't let your failures bring you down when you're an actor, because then you can't get up.” IfsWayWantCharacterActorsFoundRolesProjectsScriptsGet Up Author:Asa Butterfield
“As an actor, you very rarely have the experience of picking up a script and getting a few pages into it and realizing that what you're holding in your hands is not just a role on a TV show, but it's one of those special parts that comes along, once or twice in a career. If you're lucky, you get an opportunity to do something really memorable and to be part of one of those rare shows that passes into that special category.” IfsShowsHandsActorsOpportunityRealizingCareersRolesSpecialTvsLuckyPagesScriptsMemorableCategoriesTv ShowsLucky You Author:Holt McCallany
“In so many roles I've played the outsider. As an outsider, you have more energy to succeed simply because you are an outsider. There are scripts floating around but they're not coming my way and I think that I am getting a little bit too old to play Napoleon. But if I was ever offered the role I would grab it.” IfsThinkingWayLittlesPlayEnergyBitsRolesSucceedLittle BitScriptsMy WayOutsidersFloating Author:David Suchet
“It's always the script first choosing roles. [Then] whoever else is attached. I never like to be the first person attached, because I don't really trust what's going on, unless there's a really good director.” FirstsPersonsRolesDirectorsScriptsFirst PersonGood Directors Author:Christopher Mintz-Plasse
“Sometimes I'll read things in the script and think, "That's not how humans behave," or "I don't understand how to do that role and make it seem like I'm not some kind of strange alien or on a sitcom." I don't get it, and when I feel that way, I have to listen to my instinct. My initial instinct does lead me in a direction that I can trust.” ThinkingWayFeelsHumansKindDoeI CanSometimesSeemsRolesStrangeInstinctScriptsAliensBehaveInitialsSitcomLeading Me Author:Maggie Gyllenhaal
“I want to keep working. I want to step away from young adult fiction. I want to do theater periodically - Farragut North reminded me how great it is. I started out in theater. I trained in theater and then I kind of fell into film and TV. I want to work with interesting artists, talented actors, talented directors, and talented scripts. Not necessarily leading roles.” WantKindFilmYoungArtistActorsInterestingFictionStepsRolesTvsDirectorsAdultsTheaterScriptsYoung Adult Author:Max Irons
“I got a phone call from George Miller [the director] asking me to play this role. We sat down and he showed me on his computer a documentary-type montage sequence of real penguins swimming, in an Esther Williams synchronized sort of way, and doing things I have never seen them do. Then he explained his vision of the film, asked me to read the script and to voice the character. I was cast a little bit later, and he let me do the singing as well!” WayWellsLittlesRealPlayCharacterFilmBitsVoiceVisionRolesTypeDirectorsComputerLittle BitSingingLet MeAskingDown AndScriptsCastsPhonesSatSwimmingDocumentariesSequencePhone CallsPenguinsEsther Author:Brittany Murphy