Orlando Jones Quotes

I haven't had a chance to play a quiet leading man in a while.

My only criteria while selecting roles is that it should be a lead part in an interesting story where the character has depth and layers.

I'm hesitant to do leading man character roles because I think they can be a little boring in terms of needing to be the everyman who navigates the amazing stuff around them.

I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.

It is quite different, but I love doing a series because you get to live with a character for a much longer amount of time. And the other aspect of it is that you have a steady job.

I like books that have razor-sharp plotting that snaps and moves along. It's not about the main character being different at the end. I don't want my main character to be different in the end. I still want him committed to his ideas, to be steadfast, true and loyal.

I have absolutely no interest in playing the young male lead around which a story happens.

I'd never thought much about a series, because I liked the idea of picking a script I liked with a character I thought I could sustain for an hour. In a series, you live with one character day in and day out - and you only hope it will be one that will not drive you crazy.

It was great as an actor to be given the story line I was given but I didn't expect Craig to stay so it was a lovely twist when I found out they'd decided to keep him.

I've actually always been interested in following a character more long term, but the only place to really do that as an actor is on a TV series.

But obviously you don't want to just be the guy who comes in and sort of spices up every movie. So yeah, definitely moving into more of a leading man role would be great, but on my own terms.

Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.

I look for roles where there is some kind of an arc to the story.

What's fun about doing a series is you get to take some time to create the character.

'The Bank Job,' for me, was a great opportunity for me to do some good acting, you know?

When you're younger, you're going to be cast as the heroic, earnest leading man.

You want, in a sense, to relate to the main character, so often, the main character POV is a bit more of a blank slate.

The script of 'Shaapit' was such that the leading man couldn't be shown indulging into anything heroic.

I don't mind playing a supporting character if it has some substance.

I haven't gotten to do the leading man thing, so I would love to do that!

The idea behind 'Gloria' was to take a secondary character - the aunt, the mother - and stay with her as she becomes our protagonist.

It's always incredible though when you feel like the writer knows the character intimately and can see their life sprawling away outside of the show.

My most memorable role would have to be Agnes Calay of 'Forevermore,' probably because it was my first lead role.

I feel like a lot of characters on TV don't have the time to tell that many aspects of a character's story and personality.

Every time I do a film, I have to make sure that when someone looks at me, they can't recognise Disha. It has to be a character. I want to do strong roles.