Jonathan Groff Quotes

My biggest fantasy as an actor is to be in situations that make me uncomfortable and force me out of my comfort zone.

Playing Isabella in 'Measure for Measure' pushed me to my limits. Janet Suzman was directing, and she was very hard on me. I went through phases of not liking her at the time, but I loved her for it in the end.

I look to challenge myself with a character that's not like myself or anything I've done before, but I certainly don't reject roles based on how often I've done them.

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

I find that I'm just drawn to anything that's going to challenge me as an actress. So, anything that's going to help me grow.

I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to get better, as an actor and as a person.

I played Romeo when I was younger, and I think I did a couple kind Romeo-like parts after that, and I kind of went, 'I mustn't do this again. I must always choose something that I don't know if I'm a good enough actor to play.'

I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland.'

The goal is always just trying to stretch yourself as an actor.

It takes a while for audiences on film to see you as something different if they've seen you for so long as a specific character. It's up to the actor to be like, 'Look man, let's try something else,' even if it's an ultra-low-budget independent. People who rep you will keep going with whatever they can send you on.

I think acting can be very frustrating, and there's no experience that doesn't make you a better actor.

I love taking on roles that I haven't yet done in my career.

I believe that every role that I have done this far has had quality and content. My roles have been very demanding and every role has been a challenge and a learning experience that has helped me mature as an actress.

You don't pass up roles that give you the opportunity to stretch and to grow.

I learn a lot as a director from acting in other people's films and just in general.

As an artist, I think it's important to always keep growing, and I definitely want to keep challenging myself.

Well, with each character that I play in my life as an actor, I try to figure out how to find the challenge.

I really just want to continue to challenge myself. And I want to continue to grow as an artist. I never want to stop.

I would like to do something that pushes me as an actress to make me better. I would love to do something dramatic or crazy. I think that would be so much fun.

I actually grew up hearing this a lot: 'If you're an actor, you can only be an actor, and you have to just do that.' But in order to be a good actor, you have to draw on life experiences. To only concentrate on acting, you're cutting yourself off.

I think it's really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you're going to do.

I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.

I haven't done many films. But with every movie, I try to showcase a different side of me through a character.

Every actor wants to, in our own sort of weird sort of way, we really want to push ourselves and test ourselves.

Being back on stage in New York, off-Broadway - I mean, that's an actor's dream.