Ashley Greene Quotes

I think Carrie Preston is one of the most talented actresses I've ever met in my entire life. I've seen her do a lot of other things, and she's fantastic.

I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you're never aware of all the stuff that's going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms.

I love watching Edie Falco; she's so layered, and her work is so great.

I think Johnny Depp could play just about any role - I'd love to see what he would do with the Red Queen!

Cate Blanchett is somebody who I could watch do anything. I love what an extraordinary chameleon she can be. There's something about the way she bends and transforms that feels otherworldly to me.

My heroes are Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman. Those are the two actors that both do comedies and dramas, seamlessly. Also John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman. They're all just great actors, neither comedic nor dramatic. They're just great actors.

As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he's a genius.

I love playing the vamp, and I get sent out for a lot of that stuff, maybe because I do it well.

It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.

The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness.

I like the mystery of seeing someone like Mickey Rourke do his thing. I don't know how he does it, but I'm glad he does it.

My dream role would be someone anything that Meryl Streep can do. 'Julia and Julia' - I thought that was beautiful. She just had the essence of her. To truly become someone, invoking emotions like happiness and sadness and everything in between, that's what I want to be able to do.

I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene.

I love performing and pretending - it's very easy for me.

I love watching Samuel L. Jackson do anything, but for me, Gary Oldman is the grandmaster of the game.

I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.'

Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.

It's so funny because, here in Hollywood, an actor who really is versatile and who has the ability to transform between comedy and drama roles is considered a rarity.

The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.

I always felt something different when I saw Gary Oldman on screen. It just felt like he knew how to reach a deeper level of himself, which is something I keep striving to reach.

I love and admire Pankaj Tripathi as an actor.

I'm fortunate enough to pull off glamorous as well as strong, character-driven roles.

I love going back and forth from drama to comedy. I love switching it around and showing people that I can do both.

There are no small parts. Only small actors.

I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.