Kelsey Grammer Quotes

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

Playing those one-dimensional characters is actually really difficult because you're not dealing with somebody you would ever really know. I don't think anybody here could imagine actually knowing Cindy Campbell from 'Scary Movies.' So, in a way, your job is so much easier when you're playing a person that you really understand and that seems very relatable. I think I was coming to a place in my career where I was like, "I'd like to do something a little more rewarding."

I've had some marvelous parts, but I'm also asked to play characters who are kind of superficial people.

Easy was, like, spending time with Jennifer on set. Difficult stuff about character is, it was a little bit like just being the only one with no superhuman powers.

My biggest fantasy as an actor is to be in situations that make me uncomfortable and force me out of my comfort zone.

'Swimming Pool' was a very important moment for me because the character was written for me.

Playing Marcia was a double-edged sword; it always will be whenever you play a character like that. You will be known as that character forever.

The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself.

I would say people remember me from 'Life Goes On' more than anything.

Frank Sobotka in 'The Wire' on HBO was one of the greatest characters I've ever played. They cut his throat at the end of that season. There's something about creative coupling that seems to go with great characters, and the fact that you can never play them again once you're done.

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

Erica Kane was a spectacular role for any actress to play, and I felt so lucky to be the one who got to do it.

It was so popular, so more people identify me from 'Friends' than anything else.

I'd never played a character as long as I played Poussey. Spending time with her, so much time embodying that character, it was so - and still is and always will be - so special to me and a part of who I am.

I dig those kinds of roles where I have to dig down and find some internal motivation. I like tough roles.

Both 'Saraswatichandra' and 'Mahakumbh' are extremely close to my heart. The shows are polar opposites and so are the characters but I have loved being a part of both of them.

Only twice have I really had a hard time leaving a character. The first was my character in 'Rome' and then in 'Homeland.'

I love my family and I love my kids, but when the moments come, it's not as though you can just substitute your own life with what you're doing on film. You have to go to some other place where it's bigger than your own life.

A Woman Under the Influence was my favorite. I loved doing that. And it was challenging.

I've never played a manipulative, drug-smuggling lesbian before. For me, it's pushing me in an area that's great. There are days when I'd read the script and I'd be like, "Oh, God, I can't believe I have to do that."

Having emotional connections to things that don't really exist, like looking at a green ball and really loving that green ball, and being sad whether it's around or not. Stuff like that. I've never done acting at this level before so it was a huge challenge for me. It was a hurdle to overcome just to survive.

You always miss them [characters you've played] once you've walked away, but part of them always stays with you too.

Every single movie that I've ever done has affected my life; I always feel more changed by a character than I affect them or change them, always. I mean, that's just kind of the way it is.

True love is a process. True love requires personal action.

For me, that was a hard scene [in "Fences"] to do twenty-something times, which (laughing), I counted. That was difficult, but once I did it, I felt like I could do anything.