Jesse Plemons Quotes

Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.

I want to be doing smart, fun, complex characters like most actors want to do.

I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It's rare when there's no script. I sort of like the latter better, because I'm more successful at it.

I want to be able to play trailer-bound fatties in a Judd Apatow comedy.

I'd like to work more, but I don't just want to do kind of generic characters. I want to do interesting characters, and I'd like to be cast against type.

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.

These are extremely talented actors who are all putting their talents into the Lost in Space movie.

I read a script and I know immediately whether that role is for me or not.

They did cast me as an ingenue once, and the novelty was nice. But I said, 'There is nothing here to play!' I really like getting into the meat of a role.

I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.

If a script is good, you are 10 steps into the part just reading it. But my choices are not all down to my taste. It is about people you have worked with before.

For me, it's hard to keep up with trends. I just go for the roles and movies that I feel I could add value to, or contribute to, that I feel I could portray.

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

For me, I just like to be as fun as possible, but I do like to bring a lot to a character. Given the script or the show, I know my boundaries, limits, and how far I can go with it.

At the end of the day, I want to play characters that interest me.

My agent knows what I'm looking for. And I'm also looking for a new agent, too, so I'm putting it out there. Again, I'm not going to turn down every role, because there is no bad role, really. It's all what you bring to the role, but that traditional, 'Stand here and open a rope,' I'm not doing it.

I have the same criteria for choosing roles as I have always had: fantastic writing and complicated characters.

I would love to act in films if people think I am right for a particular role.

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

I am not someone who will pick just any role in order to work. I want to attempt different characters.

I aspire to play interesting characters.

If someone comes with an interesting script where the negative role suits me, I will definitely take it up.

Whenever I get a good script, I don't care whether it's telly or theatre or big screen - I'm not bothered.

It's interesting going between small parts and then bigger roles where you carry the film. If the writing is good, and if the people involved have integrity, then you'll do it, even if it's only five minutes on screen.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.