Laila Rouass Quotes

I think of myself as an actor.

I loved playing Chandler. I grew up playing that part.

So I just play the character, I play the lines.

Casting is storytelling.

I never played an ingenue.

I auditioned for 'Westworld' thinking it was gonna be a knock-off spoof. Thank God I didn't know Anthony Hopkins was starring in it.

I feel like starring in a TV show is such a fun thing.

Often, you're not quite sure what people have seen you in, but the script lands in your inbox. That was the case with 'The Night Manager.'

I was always a character actress.

I loved playing Emma Pillsbury so much.

It was such a joy to be an actor on 'The Wire.'

Like every actor, I am always on the lookout for interesting characters.

I'm having more fun working on 'Eerie, Indiana' because I have the leading role, and this is more of a lighter type of show.

I'm not opposed to acting. I do like to act.

I've always done comedy, and I've always wanted to do a dramatic role. I wanted to be a sheriff.

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.

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

A good part's a good part. You can play serious and funny moments with a well-written role.

'Cheers' was great. They paired me up with Shelley Long on this tiny bar set for the final audition. That was my first really big one, and we just clicked instantly - I still think I got the part because of Shelley.

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.

I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.

I have been acting since I was thirteen.

With acting, you might have a month of very intense work, but you've got a lot of downtime as well.

Actors look for characters. If they read a well-written character, and if they think the director's not an idiot, they're going to sign up and do some acting.

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?'