Kimberley Nixon Quotes

I was offered a lot of supporting crazy parts in comedies because that's all I had done.

Both my sisters and I were in Stage Door plays, and we did that together, just in, like, little small plays together. And we did that, and it was really fun, and we kinda did commercials, and it kinda took off from there. It was great; it's what I love.

I've had varying luck with comedy in the past, but I'd really like to give that another go. I don't know if I'd chase down a part, but if the right thing came along I could certainly see myself stepping into that zone.

I played few hero roles in the initial days of my career, but audiences loved me for my comic timing and, therefore, I later turned comedian.

I was this extremely dramatic actress. And then, suddenly, I was doing comedy.

I like movies because I've been getting leads, and TV is more about ensemble casts.

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.

I actually wanted to be a police officer like my dad for the longest time, up until my sophomore year in high school when I started doing plays. I did plays when I was little, but in high school, I started getting into acting.

I don't have a favorite role because there's been so many films that I've done that I've really enjoyed.

Every role that I have taken on has demanded some kind of emotional range. I really, really would love to do a comedy, but that opportunity really hasn't opened up.

'Fargo' was the turnaround for me, in terms of film, because it was a part; it wasn't a line.

A Latin teacher told me I might make a good actress, and that stuck in my memory. I did some modeling, and Polanski gave me that small part.

People wouldn't hire me for comedies. They would say, 'Oh, he doesn't do comedy,' and now it's really all I do.

Initially, I got into the business to do drama. I never really thought I would be doing sci-fi films.

I haven't been offered a lot of comedy. In theater, I've done quite a bit of comedy or dramas that included a lot of funny stuff. But in my TV work, those aren't the roles that I've been offered.

Films are really cool because, every couple months, or however many times you can get a job because there's a lot of luck involved in that, you're playing a different character.

I was a stage actor for 20 years or so; I was leading men in classical things. 'Shakespeare,' you know. And now, I never play leading men. I'm that kamikaze comic that comes from the left, turns the table over, and leaves, or the hyper-intelligent yuppie scumbag if it's a drama.

Acting is the most fun. I like to do it and it's great that I can still do that, but you know, you don't really have a lot of control over things, so it's real hit or miss.

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great.

I needed to start pulling at this other sort of funnier, lighter side. So I auditioned for everything. I auditioned for 'Friends,' even.

I'd always done musicals, and so living in the world of straight plays and working with off-Broadway actors and living in that community was a completely life-changing experience.

I think all the roles were something that sort of hit me, and I guess I was very lucky to get those roles.

For me, as an actor, going from TV to film was interesting because TV and film are two very different things.

I always knew I wanted to go into acting. So I dropped out of the modelling circuit and started taking acting and dance lessons.