Jay Baruchel Quotes

I've always been an actor. That's my job — I can be anything you want me to be.

I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.

I like being like a chameleon who transforms himself with each role.

Acting is what I love. I love being the chameleon, and you can't do that if you have just one physical type.

I feel, as an actor, you should be in a position to mould yourself into different characters and should have the ability to change.

I think you have to be flexible above all as an actor; different characters have different demands, actors that you work with are different in their approach, or how you get along or don't get along with them.

To be a character actor is to be open, to be a chameleon.

There are a thousand ways to play any role.

You gotta be able to change worlds.

If you're going to stick around in this business, you have to have the ability to reinvent yourself, whether consciously or unconsciously.

As an actor, you need to be versatile. You need to challenge yourself.

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.

The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.

When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

The surest thing about me is that I will change my mind.

Peter Sellers constantly reinvented himself.

I'm happy to try on as many characters as I can.

I think what's important, as an artist who wants to be multi-dimensional, is learning how to shape-shift into those different paths fluidly and frequently.

Longevity in this business is about being able to reinvent yourself or invent the future.

I want everyone to understand that as an actor you need to be able to play different roles, be versatile even in terms of your personality.

I always look so different in different roles, people are never quite sure. Which is the way I like it.

I'm really drawn to chameleons; I'm really drawn to people who can play a wide range of roles, who are really versatile, but are so in a way that's with ease.

I recognize my physical limitations, but I am an actor who is able to transform himself into someone else.

To experiment different kinds of roles always works well.

I love doing characters that surprise people and showing what I am, which is an actor, first and foremost.