Elizabeth Wilson Quotes

In the beginning, I got different kind of roles, and then I realised it's great to be that way. And that thought is always there before signing a film.

I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as I enjoy playing a wide variety of characters, from good to bad to ugly to cute - so I have enjoyed of late working in film and television, as well as in theatres of various sizes and shapes.

As an actor, you know, I love not being pigeonholed, which is great. No one really knows who I am. So that's a positive.

I was never a leading man. I've always been in the outer concentric circles in the company, being a character actor, which is a good place to be. It gives you that diversity.

I try to be eclectic in my choice of films. If I've done anything that's intentional in my career, it's to try to do as many different types of characters and as many different types of genres of movies that I can.

It's always been fun for me to play a variety of parts, and over the years, I've been lucky with the things I've been asked to do.

'Pigeonholed' isn't the right word, because I feel like I've had a very wide range of characters that I've been allowed to play.

My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.

I'm kind of bipolar in my acting choices because I just want to do a little bit of everything.

I've played so many different parts in the last 40 years.

I want to do roles that will challenge me. I'm definitely interested in period pieces. But I definitely don't want to limit myself. I'm very open to different roles.

I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.

I want to do every kind of movie and role you could imagine.

I like the full spectrum of roles.

I'm an actor. I can't afford to have a type. I love to mix it up.

I don't have an agenda where I do a comedy and say, 'I have to do a drama next,' or 'I am looking for an action movie now.'

As an actor, I do not want to stick to a particular route.

I love that I'm a character actress and get to do so many different and interesting roles. There's really no reason that I can't continue on forever, because I've never been typecast as one thing.

I wouldn't want to be associated with one character, because I want to be able to do different roles.

I'm usually the bad guy, you know, but I do a lot of different genres of acting.

I've enjoyed all of the roles I have played for different reasons, which is the great thing about acting. You love different projects for different reasons.

One of the amazing things about acting now is that you can try different things and have choices.

As an actor, one should be open to all kinds of roles.

If I was someone who wanted to do just love-interest roles then I'd be in a difficult position. But thankfully I'm someone who likes to do things that are edgy and different.

I have friends who say, 'I don't want to do period now because I have done a period piece and I need to wait for two years' - I don't have that.