Norman Lloyd Quotes

I've spent a lot of time playing roles that didn't really challenge me. I suppose every actor feels that way.

I think any actor hopes to have variety and range in what they do. Everybody has a certain range, so you take on roles to expand that the best you can... See things a little differently and whatnot.

I love taking on roles that I haven't yet done in my career.

I believe that every role that I have done this far has had quality and content. My roles have been very demanding and every role has been a challenge and a learning experience that has helped me mature as an actress.

Actors are always looking for actor-proof parts. A part so good you can't screw it up!

I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor.

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character.

I feel lucky that I always have a number of films to choose from. I would like to come out of my comfort zone while doing various roles, and I don't want to keep repeating my characters.

I am a known actor who wants to challenge himself in difficult roles. I am not a star but an actor, so I am always looking for strong scripts and strong roles.

I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland.'

The thing about being an actor is that as we get older, there are more and more characters to explore and, in general, they get more complicated, so you get to bring all your crazy life experience to the table.

I do think you are mainly thrown into one medium as an actor, and then hopefully you grow from there.

I have been fortunate to experience a wide range of characters. What more can an actor ask for?

I don't want to get stuck playing the same character over and over again.

My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.

At the end, it's your movie and your performance that stands out. So if I am a good actor, and if am being part of good entertaining engaging films, audiences will like me.

I would love to do Broadway the rest of my life! Because it's challenging, because it makes me grow as an actor, as an entertainer, as an artist, and that's what I need; that's what I'm hooked on.

I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project with other great actors.

I am never going to stop playing the villain. I would be foolish to do so because the audiences apparently enjoy watching me, and who am I to say no?

You don't pass up roles that give you the opportunity to stretch and to grow.

Ninety percent of a good performance of an actor is based on the material. If you've got the material there, you can ride it.

When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new.

For me, as an actor, just to keep acting and to keep being able to work and to do different roles and challenging roles, that's something I'd love to do.

I've tried to take roles with great demands.

I don't want to only play the leading man for the rest of my career.