Nani Quotes

Be it TV, films, or stage, I love substantial roles. The length of the character doesn't matter, but if the character is well thought, then I have to grab it.

Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys.

Obviously, I play a villain in 'Downton Abbey'. As an actor, you want to get a variety of roles, so to be offered the part of Joe, it was perfect.

It's my job in Hollywood to find roles where I get to be a character not a bathing suit.

I'm still fighting really hard to get any role I get. If it's comedy, I go for the laughs. And if it's drama, I try to tell the truth, and try to play the real stakes of whatever scenario the character's in.

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

When you get to set, you don't try to play the plot; you just play the character.

I try to shy away from playing cranky people, but if it's just a funny next-door neighbor or business man, I'll say, 'Sure, why not?'

I'm always looking for roles to challenge me and ones which I'll enjoy playing.

I play characters that allow me to do lot more than just be a glamorous heroine.

I get to pick so many things as an actor. Also, I'm a good observer of people and their mannerisms.

It's better to play negative lead roles than portray just any other character on the show.

I am open to any good script and the character I can do justice to.

I don't choose characters according to looks. I'm comfortable doing both glamorous and non-glamorous roles.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring this character to life.

I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.

I always used to say, as a director, that I could make anybody good in a movie if you found the right part. It all comes down to casting.

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

I don't mind being identified as any character as long as I'm doing a good job as an actor. I have done all kinds of roles - from an editor, judge, police officer, murderer to a corrupt businessman.

When I shoot, I try to feel the body and the face and the weight of the actor, because the character until that moment is only in the pages of the script. And very often, I pull from the life of my actors. I'm always curious about what these characters and these actors are hiding about their lives.

I would love to play Bobby in 'Company.' Also, I would love to play George in 'Sunday.'

The way I choose parts is I look at the scripts... I choose a part by whether or not it challenges me.

The process changes slightly from role to role. Obviously, there are different things you're called on to do. You're not digging deep for Basher Tarr like I was for Paul Rusesabagina, but at the end of the day it's still all make-believe and you still are trying as realistically as you can to depict these characters.

There's no particular role that comes to mind that I'd like to take on, but for me, it's about playing interesting characters and not just two-dimensional ones.