Paul Walker Quotes

I think it's incumbent on actresses to bring something else to the part which isn't in the script.

I consider myself a character actor.

I've played parts that were just likable people, and there's a certain pleasure in that. And that's that.

I do think I'm a character actor.

I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me.

I've always considered myself a character actor.

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.

Any good actor is a character actor.

It's an actor's job to play all the human conditions - light, dark, and medium.

I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting.

When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave.

I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classics - and artistic integrity is unsurpassed.

I love what I do. And in the true sense, from my training, I try to create a character each time. It is something I do. But I don't want that term to limit what I can do. I prefer people to say to me, 'You're one of my favorite actors,' rather than 'You're one of my favorite character actors.' It sounds like a slam.

I think good acting is always character acting.

It's a challenge, writing about actors, especially a good actor, because you can't always tell when they're being honest and when they're pretending - that is, when they're acting. The really good ones don't always seem to know themselves.

I don't see a difference between the idea of what an actor does and what someone supposes a character actor is, really.

The only thing that's required of an actor for an audition is to memorize your sides with confident choices, and then the rest is not up to you. You're either right for a part or you're not.

I think younger fans can't quite grasp that's what you do as an actor. They're like, 'It doesn't make sense. How can he talk like this when he talks like that on the show!' It's really cute, actually.

I don't feel genres have helped me as an actor. Movies can be of any genre. But if you give me slapstick, I may not do it.

As an actor, I don't want an image. I want people to see the character, not me.

I feel that when it comes to acting, Shahid and I approach roles differently.

I would loved to be called a character actor.

I'm not a critic. I'm an actor. I see the role I get given on the page. I try to bring it to life as best as I can.

I'm an actor, and I don't judge my parts.

Reacting is so important to the craft of acting.