Robert Knepper Quotes

I get to play some zany, multilayered, very complex individuals.

I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience.

Yeah, I've always been accused of having a sense of mischief and I'm very flattered that you say you can see it in the roles I play, because I think that's important, even if I do play intense characters, like especially Christine Cagney.

I love playing characters that are bigger than life and maybe have a darker side that they present to the world. Those are good characters.

I find that comedy is my specialty, but drama is slowly starting to move up in that rank. I've always liked playing a character that has depth and that I'm able to bring my own niche to.

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

I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles.

I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor.

I love playing complex characters.

I have played characters where I haven't been absorbed - you know, what I call a typical film leading man role where you just have to look gorgeous and be attractive and charming. It bores me. I like a bit of dirt, a bit of sand in the oyster.

As an actor, my job is not to always play characters who make everybody happy. That's not interesting.

I want to just be able to act and be like the girl next door or the cute babysitter or the busy mom who's fun or who knows, maybe something super dramatic, somebody who's really insecure and angry.

I'm fortunate enough to pull off glamorous as well as strong, character-driven roles.

I love character roles. I'm happier in them. I look for roles that have some kind of complexity.

My goal has been to be a great character actor.

As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

The ability to stretch my range into all genres and characters is something I take great pleasure in doing. I thoroughly enjoy it. I consider myself a character actor, though some think of me as a leading man. As an actor, I love shifting gears from character to character, and the more range I can expand, the better.

I consider myself a character actor.

I've always considered myself a character actor.

I'd rather play a character that was really, really different to me as to someone who is quite close to my character.

The thing about the classics it that they are such great characters, they have a great deal of depth and different layers to them. I always find that very stimulating to play.

As for dream roles, they usually just speak to you. I just crave complex characters.

If you look at me in 'Ride Along,' even though I'm playing two different characters, my demeanor and my tone were not aggressive.

As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.