Graham Phillips Quotes

I've been really lucky with critical reaction, overall, even if my films don't often resemble each other.

I don't have a preferred medium of work, but like all actors, I do like to move from one to the other if possible.

It is very important for me to do different things so that people see that my range is more than just comedy.

I want to do more films - not just comedies, because I really want to show my range.

I've always wanted to be a Meryl Streep or a Natalie Portman. I want to do all kinds of different movies, to be a chameleon. I don't want to limit myself.

I am a big fan of Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, who have carved a niche for themselves. I think doing different kind of films gives you longevity and the ability to set yourself apart.

I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.

I haven't done period dramas back-to-back, or really anything back-to-back. You get asked to do what you're most recently famed for, so I'm careful of not repeating myself.

For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland or pop, I've deliberately sought those things out. I've never wanted to do the same things over and over. Some think I've accomplished what I set out to do, and others consider me a dilettante.

Sean Penn, for his acting as well as his writing and directing. There are so many actors I respect, but his reach is so wide.

I didn't want to be known as a man who only made horror films. I made some - very few.

When you think about such fine actors as Maggie Smith or Michael Gambon, they do all mediums. I think it would be quite sad and a bit dull just to have to stick to one. I like all of them.

The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.

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

If you scroll through all the movies I've worked on, you can understand how I was a specialist in westerns, love stories, political movies, action thrillers, horror movies, and so on. So in other words, I'm no specialist, because I've done everything. I'm a specialist in music.

For me, as an actor, it is brilliant that I can do both song-dance films and also something like 'NH10.' It is versatility which every actor aspires.

I'm lucky that I get to jump around, do a big-budget comedy and then a smaller film. I don't even make a big distinction between them.

Different films, different genres show the different things I do. It's nice because it brings different groups of people to following what I'm doing. So hopefully, it kind of reiterates that I'm not just a one-trick pony as well.

If I bring anything to the Coen Brothers' films, it's my ability to change tack and create a different mood from film to film.

I want to work in all sorts of movies, I am very greedy.

I'm just trying to do all kinds of films.

I am an actor and mouldable enough to do films like '2 States,' 'Gunday,' and 'Finding Fanny.'

People forget that the same man who did 'Star 80' and 'All that Jazz' also did 'Pardon Me Miss But I've Never Been Kissed.'

I don't want to create any particular kind of image; I just want to do different types of films.

The challenge is when you're offered similar roles, and you have to play them differently. I don't want people to say, 'She performs similarly in every film. There is no versatility.'