Aisha Tyler Quotes

I really love being a character actor.

I had just had small parts in other films, and I'd worked with a lot of directors in TV.

As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies.

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or the action guy or the villain like I play; movies are very expensive to make. Chances are you'll get asked to play that part again.

It would be far to general a statement to try and describe the daily life of an actor in Hollywood, but I am quite certain that cappucinos have something to do with it.

I usually play character parts in Hollywood films.

I'm envious of actors. You shoot a movie or you do a season of 'Big Love,' and then you're on hiatus and you have a bunch of free time.

My father is an actor, and I used to go on set to visit him. I saw the stories he was telling and said: 'That's what I want to do.' I was always in awe whenever I went to the movies or when I watched television.

I'm a working actress.

I want the chance to play very different characters, and I've always wanted to do more films.

I think I have a lot to offer doing supporting roles as well.

Films are really cool because, every couple months, or however many times you can get a job because there's a lot of luck involved in that, you're playing a different character.

I get cast a lot of times in movies with nice people for some reason - because I have a nice face or something.

I felt I knew Lugosi. Like him, I had worked for good directors and terrible directors.

It is my dream to be a Bollywood actor.

I always wanted to be an actor, and I wanted to be a part of good movies. Wherever I get to do these two things, it's enough for me.

My character on 'CNWK' gave me work satisfaction.

I don't plan or schedule my career thinking first I will play a common man, then a police officer, then a superhero. I love good scripts, and I don't care if I play the main part in it or not. I want to be a part of good films. That's my dream... 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' was that film for me.

I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

You can be the lead in a movie just for the sake of being a lead in a movie, or you can just be in a good movie.

I wouldn't like to be in movies. Movie people are strange. They live a different life than musicians do.

I cannot be a character in a bad movie. I can't be.

I don't have a favorite role because there's been so many films that I've done that I've really enjoyed.

I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.

I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to theatre roles.