David Lambert Quotes

I love actors, number one. There's probably nobody that you could name that I don't like, depending on what it is they're in.

I love and admire Pankaj Tripathi as an actor.

I consider myself a character actor.

There are a lot of actors whom I love, who personalize their work. I want to know everything about them, like De Niro, like Gary Oldman.

My influences are, number one, hand to Jesus, Halle Berry. I think that she's so brilliant, and I love everything that she does, even 'Catwoman.'

I fit into the quirky, character class type of actor.

Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.

I realise that certain actors project their own image onto the screen - those who are the same on as they are off. But I've never had the necessary statistics to be able to do that sort of thing, and so, anyway, I always wanted to be a character actor.

I admire many actors, including Amitabh Bacchhan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irfan Khan, and many more.

I can tell you the actor who I admire the most. Billy Crudup. Do you know who he is? He's awesome.

I'd love to work with Rachel McAdams, because she's a great actress.

I love watching Jeff Bridges act. He's brilliant.

I love Cate Blanchett. She's extremely classy and has this knack for taking on roles and being very, very strong, but also embedding vulnerability. She has this relatable quality. I like the path she chose.

I do admit to being slightly in love with Christopher Walken.

My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself a character actor in the true sense of the word. Unless I'm doing my autobiography, I'm playing a character.

I always wanted to be a character actor. I love watching movies where you don't recognize someone because they're so lost in the part.

I love Jeff Bridges. You can never go wrong with that guy. I hope to work with him one day.

I love watching Edie Falco; she's so layered, and her work is so great.

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together.

I think Ryan Gosling is a really great actor who's meticulous about his work. And I'd love to have the guts that Johnny Depp has to actually go outside the box on a character. When he plays a character, he plays it in a way that nobody else would.

I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien to me.

I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.

Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.

Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys. So it never surprises me. And if it's good writing, you can find your way into the part well enough.

You have a dramatic portion of your television program and you treat it dramatically, and then you have a comedic portion of your program, and you treat it differently. Why do you change who are between the two pieces? You're the same person. Just go.