Goran Visnjic Quotes

I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.

If I were to be cast as Cyrano or a Connecticut prep-school teacher or a gay boutique owner, it would only happen if some director I had worked with in the past said, 'Why don't we give Rispoli a shot at it?'

I used to play a lot of foreign women in my youth because I was prettier then. I would go for interviews, and directors would look at these sultry, exotic looks, hear this clipped accent and think the two don't go together. So they would give me a foreign accent.

As an actor, when you go for auditions, there are certain roles that come along and you think, 'I really want that one,' and Prince Arthur was definitely one of those.

I don't get called very often to play innocents.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you know, you can just jump to different jobs.

I don't exactly set out to only play creepy characters, it's just that a lot of those roles come my way.

I think I was first choice for the part. I don't know - that's what they always tell you anyway. I didn't have to do any audition for the part. Sam saw me in Dinner and the whole thing slipped into place.

Well, usually when I finish one character, I'm looking for a role that's really different.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I'm basically an actress, not a comedienne, and if something comes along that appeals to me, I'll do it.

The truth is, you don't ever decide on a role, not when you first begin. You audition for the role, and you're lucky to get it.

My take is that every character requires a different character to be cast.

As an actor, it's very rare that you get a choice in a matter. But you're always looking for something that has some gravitas.

I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.

All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.

As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I've dealt with them nearly all my life.

For me, in general, it's always about the material. Obviously, it's about the material and hoping that someone wants to hire me for a job, too, but I've certainly seen films like 'Orphan' and movies like that where I know that if I had had the opportunity to read that script or had an opportunity to do it, I would have wanted to do it.

Everybody reads for me. I was never weird about that. I never minded coming in and reading. They should know if I'm the right person, and I should know if I want to do a movie.

I'm not interested in going after a part. I think if someone wants me for a part and approaches me then I'll take it on a case-by-case basis and see what that part is.

Reading great dialogue as an actor is such a rare privilege.

I don't think the roles that I'm necessarily known for in this country are my best work, or even anywhere near it. I didn't think I was great in 'Arcadia.' I think it's a great part and a great play and had a lot of attention.

I think of myself as an actor.

I don't want to say I'll never play someone with a cockney accent, but I think I would be irritated by me doing it.

I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to work with a top director. That's my dream.