Divya Dutta Quotes

Most of the time, actors respond to the thing that's so far from who they are. We all want to play the serial killer and the ex-con.

I've been really fortunate in the fact that I've gotten a chance to do a real wide range of all different kinds of characters.

And lot of Asian audiences and reporters don't like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different way.

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

I love doing comedy, and I don't get a chance to much. I get to play lots of serious people and killers and people with a lot of... sheriffs.

I would always worry that I was only going to play the girl next door or the cute girlfriend. But I've been really lucky that all my roles have been very intense and completely different kinds of characters.

I have done some serious roles earlier and there have been some brilliant comedy roles in my career as well.

I have played both serious as well as lighter characters, also, and have been satisfied with both types.

The great thing about getting older and doing TV and theatre is that the roles get more interesting, and you're not cast because, 'Oh, she's always looked extraordinary.'

It gives me a chance to explore so many dynamics - that's what we actors dream of doing. So, I love playing the villain.

When I play a villain, I usually get home and sleep straight through the night. It's physically and emotionally draining.

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.

Typecasting is something I have to be careful with, since I play myself on Geek & Sundry so much on my weekly show 'The Flog.' That's why I did 'Dragon Age: Redemption' last year, so I could do something a little more dramatic and hard-edged.

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 like playing the contrasting roles. It what inspires me to act. If I look back on my career I am happy that I have gotten to play a wide variety of different roles, from Mike Dexter, to Van Ray in Fast Lane, to Dr. Cullen to Coop.

As it is, I have a limited range as an actor - light comedy. I have never been a fan of romantic comedies, and yet that is what I have ended up mostly doing.

I do all kinds of roles - nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho - and occasionally someone kind of normal. It's weird, when I lived in Austin I was always cast as pretty normal people. But when I moved to Los Angeles I was immediately branded a psycho.

I have played nasty people, but not everyone has seen that stuff. Before 'The Office,' I mainly got cast as little toe-rags.

I've kind of had to make a career of playing villains. In order to stay employed, I had to figure out how to play bad guys.

I've played a baseball player a few times, but in my career I've been blessed to have played a wide range of characters.

I've been getting diverse roles.

I feel lucky, though, because even when 'Alias' was popular, I was still sent scripts against type. I've never felt like the world only sees me one way. But yes, it's been really fun to be bad.

I've played a lot of really smarmy people in film, and it can be real fun, don't get me wrong. But it can be characters I'm not as excited to explore.

The opportunities I've had to play really complex characters - which haven't been a lot, but some - you never get over them.

I don't mind playing bad guys, but I love having the opportunity to play all different types of characters.