Anna Maxwell Martin Quotes

Directors have been trying to get me to do comedy for a long time, ever since 'One Eight Seven.'

When I got the script for 'Mr. Robot,' I was auditioning for a bunch of stuff. I had an audition going for a movie at the time that I wanted to do.

Comedy is one genre that I really want to come my way because I was loved for my funny character in 'Khiladi 786.' So, if approached with a good script and good songs, I will certainly take it up.

I still audition a lot - it depends on the medium. For film, I audition just like everyone else, because it's a different set of casting directors. For television and theatre - well, for theater, there's some auditioning that has to happen, just for them to know that you can sing it, and how you'd take on the part. But for TV, things are getting a little better with, "Would you like to be a part of this?" But that's really for one - night things. It sounds like a pompous answer, if I say people are calling me to ask me to do things.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

Acting-wise, I haven't done a lot of comedy, so I would love to work with Jane Lynch. I think she's hilarious.

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities.

I think the kick to doing comedy is just to get in a film with really funny people and let them do their jobs. I find that in most comedies, I'm not the funny one, which works out great.

I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it.

I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.

I did a lot of serious plays, and I did the Oxford Review as well, which is supposed to be funny, but I'm not sure how funny we were when we did it. Then, when I finished my course, it was only then that I decided to go to drama school and try and do acting because I was enjoying it so much and so on.

Doing comedy for film is always a challenge because you are in the hands of the editor after the fact. I am hoping I can do some more soon, I enjoy doing comedy.

I love acting, and it was really important to me to give it a real shot.

I did a lot of theater when I was in high school and college. I also did stand-up in college, so it was always part of what I did.

I love being on stage if I'm not on a set. If I'm at home, I'm usually in my office editing or reconstructing my website or whatever it may be. I just love putting creativity into a performance, so if the right script comes along, and I certainly am reading comedies and dramas now, then I'm ready willing and able to give it a shot.

Comedies are something I'd be very interesting in doing.

I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy.

To be perfectly honest, drama is a lot simpler than comedy.

The whole point about becoming an actor is variety and changing roles.

As an actress, I want to live many lives on-screen.

I wanna do some more goofy comedy stuff; I really enjoyed doing 'A Touch of Cloth.'

I've been cast in a lot of comedies. I've done things like multi-cam sitcoms: you know, 'Seinfeld' type... not as good as 'Seinfeld,' but that kind of thing. I love that stuff.

When I do theatre in New York, I typically only get cast in comedy.

For me, the ideal job as an actor would be something that is intrinsically a drama but to which I could bring in as much humor as possible.

I don't see myself doing any comedies. I like comedies as much as anyone else; I just don't really have a desire to do them.