Stephen Hunter Quotes

I never think about the next movie. I always think about the situation I'm in now, but you do think about an arc someone can go. I love Johnny Depp, I love 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' but I never wanted to play the same character over and over again.

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

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.

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 didn't fall in love with acting until I did a few films. Now, I couldn't live without it.

I've enjoyed all of the roles I have played for different reasons, which is the great thing about acting. You love different projects for different reasons.

Great film roles, they always take you to another place. I'd love to do more of that, but I keep doing lots of voiceovers, some TV spots, and some film roles have come along, so I'm okay.

I think the thing that I always try to do - because it piques my interest - is to play really different parts all the time.

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.

I've never cared for the idea of a career path, or where a film might 'take me.' My love is for acting not money, so I only take on roles that I find challenging, in stories I find interesting.

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.

I feel really fortunate that I've been given a lot of roles that were very different from each other. For me, variety is the key. I don't want to play the same thing over and over again.

As far as I'm concerned... there's a side to an actor that wants to go on and play a thousand different roles.

Yes, I am a very greedy actor. I love acting, and I want to do all kinds of roles.

I want to do something that is meaningful. After working for all these years, I want to do better as an actor now and choose roles that are challenging and satisfying.

I'm not sure I'll find acting satisfying creatively forever. If you get the good roles, it's great - if you have the freedom to choose your projects and not just do anything and everything.

My journey has been that of a character actor.

One of the great things about being an actor is that you have a completely different challenge every few months.

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

I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in their professional and chronological lives.

I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.

Acting is still, of course, what I love to do most. The beauty of it is that by changing characters, it never gets boring.

I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

I've just gotten to do a lot of very different things, and as an actor, that's what you want.

I feel so fortunate to have been able to work so much, particularly in the horror-thriller genre, but I would love to be able to do something perhaps a little more dramatic or even a romantic comedy.