Tom Felton Quotes

I'm only really interested in taking a part if it's nothing like me.

I love playing characters who are opposite of who I am.

I've had some marvelous parts, but I'm also asked to play characters who are kind of superficial people.

The ability to stretch my range into all genres and characters is something I take great pleasure in doing. I thoroughly enjoy it. I consider myself a character actor, though some think of me as a leading man. As an actor, I love shifting gears from character to character, and the more range I can expand, the better.

I love playing characters, so I'm always telling my agents, 'Don't worry if the character description is something you think I'm not. Let me try to be that person.'

I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character.

But I'm attracted to roles where I get to really go in and explore a character.

I find that comedy is my specialty, but drama is slowly starting to move up in that rank. I've always liked playing a character that has depth and that I'm able to bring my own niche to.

And as much as I love the gritty characters, I like to play all sorts of characters. I'm an actor. I love to create.

I just love playing characters that are a long way away from me.

I enjoy working on new, different types of characters. Playing a range is what excites me.

For me, if I'm completely honest, I've always loved playing Captain Hook, also because I've gotten a chance to play so many different variations of him, so I haven't just been playing the same guy day in, day out.

To play an older woman, 'til the look is not affected, it is never a problem for me. To play a matured character, it's different. You get to learn so much. It becomes more serious.

I love to play any character that isn't close to my personality.

I like playing a variety of roles and characters, as it forces you to keep challenging yourself.

I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos here and a bit of suspense here, that's what's fun.

I have played a boxer, a cowboy, a knight, a prince, an elf and a pirate. I am so glad to have done all of that already.

Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense.

One of my favorite actors is Javier Bardem, he always challenges his previous roles, and basically does the unexpected.

As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

I like playing a variety of characters. I feel like I've been able to play different kinds of characters - I've done a lot of period pieces - but I've never had to play the same type of character too much.

As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with interesting characters.

I continue to be known as a guy that plays really complex, three-dimensional characters.

Every time you get on a stage or in front of a camera, the whole exercise is about imagination. You're constantly depicting something that doesn't exist, and trying to find the reality of it. Once you settle on that premise, everything else is a matter of degrees.

It is definitely a challenge to play Nathan, but the more different he is from myself, the more interesting the character becomes for me.