Harriet Walter Quotes

I like pushing myself as an actor.

I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor.

You know, I have some issues. But I just love to play different characters all the time, and I try not to repeat myself too much.

Ideally, you end up going to auditions not because you want a job but because you want to try out a character.

As an actor, you want to push yourself.

Instead of focusing on my looks I focus on the character that I am playing.

I like to extend myself as an actress and David really helped me.

Every role that you play comes with its own set of challenges.

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

As an actor, or as a person, I like to do things that are challenging.

I try to be fussy about the parts I play. I think that's quite prudent, it means you're stretching different muscles, and you're scaring yourself by doing something which is out of your comfort zone.

I like doing roles that stretch me.

From an acting standpoint, when I was a kid, I thought I knew everything there was to know. As the years go by, this craft becomes more intensive as I get older. You realize how much more there is to know and to learn, and how much better you can get, if you really work at it.

I love acting classes. I think they're great. It's like working out in the gym. It's a great place to figure out everything that's working and what isn't working.

You can tell young actors it's going to be very difficult, but there's no way you can understand the difficulties and the rewards through description. You have to cellularly experience it. It's a very difficult career in the long run, but at the same time, there's no long-haul career I'd rather be involved with.

I like to stretch myself, and playing a dance-hall hostess is quite a stretch, but I feel comfortable with it.

I like playing a variety of roles and characters, as it forces you to keep challenging yourself.

As an actor I want more and more challenges, I want to reinvent myself.

Being a dramatic character was more difficult for me. It was a new thing that I explored because it was challenging. But I love to challenge myself and different things.

To be fair, when I started doing 'Verdict' I literally had no idea what I was doing. I wanted to do some theatre, as I wanted to do something different. I wanted to learn and get an understanding of the craft.

Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard.

I pray and try every day to be a better actor.

I get very competitive, mostly in acting though. When I'm going out for a role or something, that's when I really get very territorial about things.

From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up.

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.