Elijah Wood Quotes

I want to continually play characters that speak to me, but also are different than what I've just done.

My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.

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

I want to keep doing roles that are challenging and different.

I like to be challenged as an actor, allowing myself to take up diverse roles. Even audiences get tired of watching their stars in similar roles over and over again.

I loved doing 'Bad Moms.' I loved doing 'We're the Millers.' But now that I've tasted complexity, it doesn't matter what the genre is - it would be really hard to go back.

Every role I have in my kitty is different. None of them resemble the roles I have played in my earlier films.

I have been fortunate enough to be offered characters and projects that challenge me and that are different from the characters that I have played.

I don't have a specific type of role that I aspire to play or aspire to act. I really like a challenge and I really like doing things that are different because if I had to do the same thing all the time, then I don't think I would be an actor.

No matter how brilliant an actor is, there's always a point where they let you down, but that's all part of their journey. They might be trying something they need to explore.

I really look up to people who experiment in all areas and I think Johnny Depp is a really good actor to look up to because he's done so many genres of films.

The whole acting thing is a buffet. One, in terms of role choice and movie choice, I like to do lots of different things, and I think that's the whole fun of it. But I also see it as a buffet in terms of the character.

You want to play another kind of character in another genre, and it's been something I've been trying to do if I can in the career so far, and it's something I hope to continue because it's interesting to me and you get to do different things as an actor.

I just want to do as many utterly different parts as I can get. Variety teaches you to act, and it keeps you fresh in your approach.

When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

I experimented with different roles, but they didn't work, despite being fantastic films like 'Naa Autograph,' 'Sambo Siva Sambo,' 'Neninthe'... etc. I was very satisfied doing those roles. Had those films worked for me, I perhaps would not have tried anything different further. I like to experiment once in a while if it works.

I want to do roles that will challenge me. I'm definitely interested in period pieces. But I definitely don't want to limit myself. I'm very open to different roles.

I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor.

I think it's really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you're going to do.

As far as I'm concerned... there's a side to an actor that wants to go on and play a thousand different roles.

It's taken me a long time to get work, so that's why I like to play really different characters that are really foreign to me. I want it to be something great, and I want to have a great experience.

I think it is important to keep redefining yourself as an actor with the roles you do and, at the same time, create diversity in your body of work.

I am obsessed with the idea of transformation. I have been very lucky so far to play very different roles - and I would love for that to continue.

My main agenda as an actor is just to spend time with my characters - I am really glad that the roles being offered to me is very versatile.

None of the characters I've played are really like me. That would be boring. That wouldn't be acting.