Judy Greer Quotes

I've got a range as an actor! There was a time I played dramatic leading men.

That is the thing I'm most grateful for in this industry to be able to spin in those different mediums, with television, film and the stage - at this stage of the game.

I look at actors like Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro, and they play all these different characters. I'm hoping that, in my lifetime, I'll be able to look back and say, 'You know what? I did all these different characters, and I enjoyed every single film I did.'

I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.'

If you look at my body of work, my characters drastically vary, and so I typically don't play the same role. It makes me feel reborn with each role.

I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.

In 2003, I had the pleasure of acting in three films.

I like to think I've done a lot of different kinds of roles, but obviously I have done quite a lot of comedies.

I do want people to see me as a well-rounded actress, not just someone who plays in 'Turtle' movies.

I think I'm fortunate as an actor in that I do seem to get opportunities to play roles that aren't necessarily typical of what I've done before.

There are many actors I admire, but I always look at people who have done a variety of roles - people such as Simon Russell Beale or Ralph Fiennes.

I've done a lot of bad TV and bad movies. I've also done some really great things.

When I look back on my career, I go, 'This is really great, I've played so many different women.'

I have been really lucky in my career, with the diversity of it. I get to play really complex people.

Typecasting is something I have to be careful with, since I play myself on Geek & Sundry so much on my weekly show 'The Flog.' That's why I did 'Dragon Age: Redemption' last year, so I could do something a little more dramatic and hard-edged.

I like playing the contrasting roles. It what inspires me to act. If I look back on my career I am happy that I have gotten to play a wide variety of different roles, from Mike Dexter, to Van Ray in Fast Lane, to Dr. Cullen to Coop.

I've played a lot of younger, more coming-of-age roles as well as roles that aren't such an imposing physical presence.

I admire actors that consistently challenge themselves and play a wide range of different roles. Every actor has a reason for being an actor... it's boring to play the same person over and over again. People like Daniel Day Lewis, who completely transform time and time again, I look up to.

I consider myself a character actor.

'Pigeonholed' isn't the right word, because I feel like I've had a very wide range of characters that I've been allowed to play.

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.

If you look at someone like Kim Coates, you realize that he's been in everything.

I liked acting early on, and I really liked roles that were meaningful to me, and 'Baywatch' was.

I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same character twice.

As an actor, if I just did sci-fi, I think it would get limiting, like if you just play lawyers or doctors, over and over. It's a lot more fun, if you get to play lots of different types of characters.