Rufus Sewell Quotes

I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it.

I'd really love to be a versatile, chameleon-like actress, stretching myself a bit.

I think any actor worth their salt wants to show as much versatility as they possibly can.

My talents fall within definite limitations. I am not as versatile an actress as some think.

People forget actors can adapt and change their appearance. In this industry, people sometimes cast to type, or as close to type as possible, but actors are a lot more versatile than you think!

I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a wider range. I think that's how you get that mantle.

People are confusing me with a good actor when I'm just a good mimic. When someone asks me to play a nun from the fifteenth century, you'll see what I mean.

I think for a lot of people that had seen me do 'Snabba Cash', after watching 'The Killing,' I think they got a sense that I could do different kinds of characters.

Every actor has a strength, and sometimes you just respond to things that you see yourself better at. I'm aware of what I can and can't do.

I hope to be known as a chameleon actress, as someone who can play any part out there, and someone who can transform herself into any kind of character there is.

If Brando can do Capote and I can do Brando - well then, I can do Capote.

I think I have proven that I can play any type of character.

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

I can be the girl next door, be the sexy girl, be an action girl. As an actor, this is something that people need to see.

I adore actors/actresses that have range: someone that can transform into a character that is far beyond who they truly are. Charlize Theron and Johnny Depp are amazing at this.

Colin Morgan gives a stunning performance in Parked; he plays Merlin in the BBC TV show and he says the two characters are like night and day. Watch him. He’s got everything it takes to be top notch.

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.

An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.

I'm a character actor and I get lost in these characters, so I think it's only recently that people have begun to connect dots and go, 'Oh, that's the same person that did this, this, this, this and this!' which I take as a compliment. One time somebody called me an illusionist, and that was the nicest thing anyone has ever said.

I've always wanted to be one of those actors who could change from character to character, like Daniel Day Lewis or Jeffrey Wright.

As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.

I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television I try to implement what I was taught to do in theatre, to try to stretch into characters that are far from myself.

I don't think more concentration is required for Robert De Niro to do what he does as for Jim Carrey to do what he does.

Gary Oldman is my TV hero. The incredible thing about Gary Oldman is his versatility.

I don't think there's a lot of actors out there right now who really know what they're doing at all.