Rocky Carroll Quotes

George Clooney had the web of celebrity from television and doing 'ER,' and he's able to parlay that into films. God willing, I'll be up there in a few years.

I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.

I never pursued Hollywood banging my drum, because I was never in a film big enough to do that.

I've been very lucky with my career and don't feel like I'm being typecast in the same role over and over again.

I had wanted to be a regular character on a series for a while. 'The Brady Bunch' was an answer to a prayer.

I'm part of that generation that grew up watching TV, and being an actor was all about being on TV or being in films.

When I look back on my career, I go, 'This is really great, I've played so many different women.'

Getting a role in 'Harry Potter' was like winning the lottery. But no one deserves an acting job.

It makes me forget that I'm not going to be a major star and lead female in films whether it was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, five or in the future.

I have been really lucky in my career, with the diversity of it. I get to play really complex people.

I remember when I first came to Los Angeles being staggered by the range of roles open to me. These were leading parts in shiny new projects, and what always excited me was knowing there was a possibility that I could actually get these parts. I always had the impression that I had a chance.

If you look at my body of work, my characters drastically vary, and so I typically don't play the same role. It makes me feel reborn with each role.

I look at actors like Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro, and they play all these different characters. I'm hoping that, in my lifetime, I'll be able to look back and say, 'You know what? I did all these different characters, and I enjoyed every single film I did.'

'Pigeonholed' isn't the right word, because I feel like I've had a very wide range of characters that I've been allowed to play.

I've just gotten to do a lot of very different things, and as an actor, that's what you want.

I'd rather do a lot of movies than a TV series and do a lot of different roles than be stuck in one TV thing.

I've been getting diverse roles.

As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a persona that the public can latch on to. I have played everything from psychopathic killers to romantic leading men, and in picking such diverse roles I have avoided typecasting.

I prefer to have longevity. I like as great a variety as possible, hopefully to avoid getting stuck in one kind of character, having to do it over and over again. I seek to challenge myself as an actor - and at the same time support my family.

I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?

I've been really fortunate to do so many comedies and then so many dramatic roles and then television and movies and stuff like that.

Also, if you're in a TV show that does turn out to be very successful, you then can do whatever you want to do in theater for a very long time.

I like the full spectrum of roles.

If you look at my movie career, I do switch it up a lot. I'm always looking for a lot of different parts. It's been a while since I've been in a situation that was romantic.

Before 'The OC,' I was on track to do some great films... and one thing happens, and then I got this mega-stardom all from this show.