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I think it's fair to say I'm attracted to playing characters who are rather intense.

For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come true.

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett.

But I'm attracted to roles where I get to really go in and explore a character.

That's what acting is about - for me, at least - tackling different personas and characters.

Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.

I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform.

I love playing complex characters.

It was new to play a woman who plays with her sincerity, and who is a seductress, a manipulator and a liar! I was able to compose a character as opposed to being very natural, so it was very interesting for me. It was great to realise that I could be this kind of real woman!

What attracted me to acting, from the start, was playing different characters. I'm not a massive fan of just playing myself on screen.

I suppose there are actors who are worried about their public image. But I've never had any trouble playing unpleasant characters. It is only a part. Which is why you do it -because you are interested in exploring something you never could or would be.

All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.

I like playing a variety of characters. I feel like I've been able to play different kinds of characters - I've done a lot of period pieces - but I've never had to play the same type of character too much.

I guess I really always wanted to act. When I was seven, I actually had the opportunity to come out to California. I've always really loved playing a part, playing a character and being someone else.

I get to actually experience what it would be like to be a psycho, which is not a fun one, or to be a cowboy, or to be a weird character of some sort. For me, it suits me. It suits my personality. I'm an emotional kind of person anyway.

I love playing different characters all the time, so I'm concentrating on doing other stuff.

Ultimately, the idea of acting is to understand the people you're playing, and then where they're coming from is not so mystifying. You've got to detox a bit after, though.

When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.

I like roles that people don't recognize me in.

In theater, you're playing characters. You believe you're somebody else, and you're acting.

When you are developing a character you have to bring so much of yourself to the role.

With films, you completely immerse yourself in a character, get into who they are, live it and then release it.

Every time you play a bad girl or guy in a movie, you really come from a place of pain.

I like playing characters with as many emotions as possible. I'd love to play a really crazy person - someone truly out of her mind.