Mircea Monroe Quotes

There is nothing better than playing a bad girl for two months, then turning around and playing someone sweet. Films give you this opportunity.

There are many actors I admire, but I always look at people who have done a variety of roles - people such as Simon Russell Beale or Ralph Fiennes.

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.

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

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 admire actors that consistently challenge themselves and play a wide range of different roles. Every actor has a reason for being an actor... it's boring to play the same person over and over again. People like Daniel Day Lewis, who completely transform time and time again, I look up to.

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.

I love being the character actor. I get to stretch my muscles a little more.

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 like to think I've done a lot of different kinds of roles, but obviously I have done quite a lot of comedies.

I wouldn't want to be associated with one character, because I want to be able to do different roles.

It's a blessing that I get to play such diverse roles.

I am really happy that even though I am stuck in the comedy genre I have not been typecast. I am still getting to experiment a lot with my characters, which is a boon.

Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

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

I like to play unpredictable characters, and I like to be unpredictable in what movie I'll do.

Of course you can find something exciting and dynamic in any character you want to portray.

The hardest role that I've ever tried to play was Clara Johnson in 'Light in the Piazza' at Lincoln Center. It was the least fun I've ever had, but the most beautiful experience I've ever had. I could not understand her. I could not put my feet in her shoes. I came home every night, and I was depressed.

If you look at my body of work, my characters drastically vary, and so I typically don't play the same role. It makes me feel reborn with each role.

I like playing characters with as many emotions as possible. I'd love to play a really crazy person - someone truly out of her mind.

I would quite like to do a different accent or play something so different from myself because Olivia, the character I play in this film, is similar to me.

And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett.

I look at actors like Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro, and they play all these different characters. I'm hoping that, in my lifetime, I'll be able to look back and say, 'You know what? I did all these different characters, and I enjoyed every single film I did.'

I've done romantic comedy, and I don't get to flex that muscle often.

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.