Zachary Levi Quotes

I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos here and a bit of suspense here, that's what's fun.

I want to continue to play characters that are not like me at all, and transform.

It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.

I think any actor worth their salt wants to show as much versatility as they possibly can.

I like to play a wide range of characters. The more they're unlike me, the better I like it.

I don't mind playing bad guys, but I love having the opportunity to play all different types of characters.

It's really kind of a luxury for an actor to have the opportunity to show such different types of characters. I actually left 'Cowboys & Aliens' and went straight into 'The Change-Up.' It was kind of a funny change of pace.

I don't mind doing glamorous roles, comic roles, weekly shows, or something different from what I've done earlier.

That's what I'm drawn to: playing characters that are completely different.

I'm very fortunate that I get asked to do very different kinds of roles and I realize how much I enjoy that. I enjoy the challenge of transformation. There are actors who play one character, or a certain kind of character, the whole of their lives. I really relish the opportunity to have the challenge to totally transform.

I'm trying to broaden my range and get different characters in each film.

Typecasting is something I have to be careful with, since I play myself on Geek & Sundry so much on my weekly show 'The Flog.' That's why I did 'Dragon Age: Redemption' last year, so I could do something a little more dramatic and hard-edged.

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.

The chance to play a romantic character who kisses somebody onscreen was one of the elements that made me want to do 'The Stand.' The more you can do, the better, and I've been known as a character actor.

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.

As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.

For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the same person. I wanted the ongoing challenge of a variety of roles.

My main goal, when I started acting, was to show as much versatility as possible because I like playing diverse roles.

The idea of an actor is that you should be able to play anything.

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

In my movie work, if I do one guy, the next guy I do, I want to do something kind of different. Even in terms of genre - it's really great to mix it up a little.

It's really wonderful to play characters as different from each other as I can.

As an actor, my job is not to always play characters who make everybody happy. That's not interesting.

Being an actress, I want to play people that are not like me or the characters I've previously played. It's easier to get roles if you play a certain type of character but I don't want to do that.