Sophie Okonedo Quotes

I've been a character actress right from the beginning. I was no more like 'Cinderella' in my real life than I was like the neurotic poet in 'Cop.'

I always get offered the pretty, popular girl roles, but I want to do something dark, really challenge myself and get out of my comfort level.

For me, the performance was always playing different people. And so when I got older, was no longer the romantic leading movie star, it became more and more interesting for me, the characters I played, you know?

I consider myself absolutely a character actor, and that's what I want as a career. I don't need to be the lead star or any of that, as long as I'm doing stuff that I'm proud of, really.

I want to do content-driven film, powerful roles which I've never done before.

An actor has to remember the primary reason why he chose the profession that he did. If every role that I do doesn't challenge me, then what is the point of being an actor?

I've been planted here to be a vessel for acting... That's why I'm really taking any part, regardless of how complicated it's going to be.

If I ideally can, I'd do a comedy, and then I would do something where I'm a mental patient, and then I'd go back and do a comedy so I can continue to express myself in different ways.

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

I want to play many different characters.

I like playing the contrasting roles. It what inspires me to act. If I look back on my career I am happy that I have gotten to play a wide variety of different roles, from Mike Dexter, to Van Ray in Fast Lane, to Dr. Cullen to Coop.

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.

I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.

'Swimming Pool' was a very important moment for me because the character was written for me.

Potentially, you do inhabit different worlds. And while there are no specific roles I'm burning to play, as far as acting in the future goes, I'd really like to have done searing work.

'Agent Mom' is a perfect opportunity for me to do what I love... develop characters, act and take incredible stories to my fans. So yes, I can absolutely see myself cast as 'Agent Mom.'

I love the process of acting, and to turn your passion into a career is the biggest gift.

I'd love to play more challenging roles, characters that would stretch my comfort zone and imagination.

Well, with each character that I play in my life as an actor, I try to figure out how to find the challenge.

As an actor, you express certain things because they need to be expressed, and then you don't really feel a need to do it again. I want to feel something else, you know?

I now want to be playing parts more interesting to me and more exciting to me.

I don't mind playing bad guys, but I love having the opportunity to play all different types of characters.

I played a real nasty little girl but most of the roles I had up until then were very sweet and very nice.

Actually ninety-nine percent of my acting has nothing to do sci-fi or fantasy, I consider it a good part of my acting, and enjoy the roles I play.

My main goal, when I started acting, was to show as much versatility as possible because I like playing diverse roles.