Tilda Swinton Quotes

That's the fun thing about making movies is that you get to do stuff. You get to be things, say things that you're not, kind of walk in someone else's shoes and play dress up and make believe. It's pretty cool.

The only time I've played a real baddy was when I was Regan in 'King Lear.'

It's always fun to play characters that are different from me.

The reason I feel like I act is because you get to live a million different lives in one. I don't have to go about my life.

I remember playing the Mad Hatter in a school play and feeling very comfortable in the character.

That was the fun of acting, being a blank canvas you could transform into the character - Indian princess, 20s vamp, Mother Courage, Oxford don, 94-year-old wife.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle.

In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!

You play your character and it isn't right to step out of it. You have to stay in that character.

It would be easy to say that I want to play a role that was very much like myself, but more or less with acting, you get to be all these different things, and you aren't trying to be yourself, so it's escapism in a way.

Playing the Mammy of Miss Leigh was just about the biggest thrill I've ever had.

It is so fantastic being an actress because you have the chance to be a thousand different people when you act.

The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been done before.

I'm a performer. I'm pretending to be someone else. I'm not putting my own self into the show every night.

For an actor to have the chance to go and play something that's far away from yourself, physically and also in terms of personality, character, is so much fun.

We are actors. We can adapt to any different look for the sake of the story and the character.

It's really fun to put yourself into a character - into shoes you wouldn't normally be in.

When acting, I can wear another person's clothes and act out the attractiveness of a particular character, which is very interesting for me. Singing is something I love as well.

As Laurel Van Ness it's so much fun, and with that comes a creative outlet. You can be who you wanna be and be that particular character. I'm so thankful that Impact allows me to do that.

Sexa as a character was fun to play. My mother couldn't even recognise me in the get-up of an older guy. In fact, it surprised me also. It's easily one of the most special characters I have ever played.

Let me play a Man in a scene.

You're just playing a role, whether it's a drama or a comedy. I find it really fun to sort of play opposite Uma.

I love weird man, when you get to do something that you don't necessarily get to do in real life, play characters that are a little bit outlandish.

A lot of people don't realize that wrestling is acting; you're playing a role and a part.