Miriam Margolyes Quotes

I have my character actor side as a kid and my more leading man side. It's all been beneficial.

I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting. I'm not bad at it, but I don't think I really have a talent for it.

Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.

Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.

I feel like I can do any kind of acting. It's hard to convince other people of that. I feel very confident that most any role, I would be able to do it. I don't have a lot of insecurities around acting.

I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.

I've been acting since I was a kid, so I just feel confident in the fact that I can do it to some degree. I've never thought I was amazing; I've just thought, 'I know this, I can do it.'

I'd love to have been in things like 'The Jewel in the Crown,' but of course they're terribly old English. I can do that. But I'm not that.

I was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man.

I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence.

I have a secret aspiration to be considered for a part where it doesn't matter what you look like to play it.

Let's be honest. Physicality is going to have a bearing on the parts you get. And if you think differently, you're in the wrong business.

I don't feel like, 'Now I'm a great actress.'

I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.

Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.

I'd love to be in action movies. I've been trying to convince people. I don't think it's anything physical holding me back. I think it's a general vibe thing that's holding me back. I don't project action confidence, maybe.

I'm just a character actor.

I always saw myself as a character actor.

I know there are a lot of tall, beautiful actresses like Uma Thurman and Nicole Kidman who are my height, but they're still half the size of me!

I'm a character actress, and my particular brand is more mature, so I had to wait until my age caught up with the tricks in my little arsenal.

I try to search for roles where the character is not dependent on how she looks, but it is hard because I didn't know anyone in this industry, so I started as an extra and fought.

I have done some serious roles earlier and there have been some brilliant comedy roles in my career as well.

I think I have proven that I can play any type of character.

As a character actor, you go out for all different kinds of things.

There are girls who look stunning on screen. I don't think I look stunning, but I am working hard.