Amy Acker Quotes

I don't have a specific type of role that I aspire to play or aspire to act. I really like a challenge and I really like doing things that are different because if I had to do the same thing all the time, then I don't think I would be an actor.

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

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

Any actor wants to do interesting roles, different roles. It's not all that much fun to do the same thing over and over again.

I'm not looking to do 'Half Nelson' next, but to play anything that's a little more complex is really fun.

I just want to do as many utterly different parts as I can get. Variety teaches you to act, and it keeps you fresh in your approach.

All I will say is that I'm playing a lot of different roles that, to be honest, are more interesting and demanding than any I've played before.

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 have done comedy and romance. So I thought why not try negative roles too.

I'm really looking forward to it because it will give me the opportunity to do the whole other kind of approach to the music live that I haven't had a chance to do. and I think is important for me to do.

If I ideally can, I'd do a comedy, and then I would do something where I'm a mental patient, and then I'd go back and do a comedy so I can continue to express myself in different ways.

You want to play another kind of character in another genre, and it's been something I've been trying to do if I can in the career so far, and it's something I hope to continue because it's interesting to me and you get to do different things as an actor.

I never want to play the same character twice. I like to do different roles. I have fun with that.

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

It's kind of my whole philosophy as an actor. I think that's what we're supposed to do is play a wide range of characters - or it's just what I like to do, I should say. I like to try to be as different as I can from one thing to the next.

As an actor, you want as much variety as you can muster up. Otherwise you just keep playing the same chord over and over again.

The goal for me is always to have the opportunity to work in different genres. This is a great and exciting time in my career, where I can have the opportunity to work in different genres, and also I recognize there's not a lot of actors who have that opportunity and I'm grateful for it.

Sometimes in film and television, I don't have the opportunity to play roles that really stretch and challenge me.

I think it's really important whilst you're a young actor to try as many new things as possible... to try and do something you haven't necessarily been seen doing before.

I'm just looking for really good projects with varying characters - ones I haven't done before - so I can continue to grow as an actress.

As an actor, it's up to you to show that you can do something else. For me, the interesting actors don't always go where you expect to find them.

As an actor, I have tried to do new things, and that's why I have done few films.

I'm really enjoying being able to do these unhinged comedies and emotional dramas alike. I'm having a lovely time. After shooting a role that requires months of crying, it's quite nice to be able to play something very different.