Holly Hunter Quotes

I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.

What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows.

I was never a leading man. I've always been in the outer concentric circles in the company, being a character actor, which is a good place to be. It gives you that diversity.

The dream as an actor is being able to bounce back and forth between different things.

I have matured as a player and learnt to perform under different situations.

I've been through several situations in my career and nothing bothers me.

I'm pretty prepared for anything. You could shove me out there in any situation - I've done it.

When I first started, I was kind of surprised that anyone would ever hire me at all. So I took everything that I was offered.

I do intelligent roles. I don't want to be labeled as doing silly movies. I'm more mature than kids my age because I'm constantly surrounded by adults.

Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.

I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience.

I keep my ears open. The world can change overnight; that's what happens in this world. You never know. You have to keep your eyes and ears open. If you can't keep up, you ain't gonna catch up. I've been making records since 1953, and you just have to keep up.

I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem.

I really like being thrown into the works. Many actors, I have found, have this as a common trait. We had to, as children, adapt to various situations with either a military family or things like that.

I like working with different directors; it keeps you on your toes.

I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in their professional and chronological lives.

I was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man.

I have been fortunate to experience a wide range of characters. What more can an actor ask for?

I've always wanted to be a Meryl Streep or a Natalie Portman. I want to do all kinds of different movies, to be a chameleon. I don't want to limit myself.

My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.

As an actor, you always have to reinvent yourself or you end up in the gutter somewhere. It's my job to always change people's minds. I've known that for a long time and I've had to do it.

I've been on projects before where there's no rehearsal, and you walk in on set and that's literally the first time you've ever played the character, and then I've had times where there's been three weeks of rehearsal. I like both.

I've proved to myself I can get along in different kinds of parts and different kinds of productions.

I am definitely quick to adapt. I am not scared to come into a new environment.

When I started acting, I made a conscious decision that I wanted to be a character read and not a leading man. I didn't want to do the same thing again and again. I wanted to push and challenge myself. I find and embrace new and unique challenges in all mediums.