Peyton List Quotes

I didn't want to play a lawyer. I didn't want to play a doctor. I didn't want to play a single dad. I wanted to do something I felt I could learn from, something that would be a challenge and something that would not dry up.

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting in my house today working on my Leonardo DiCaprio impression.

I look to challenge myself with a character that's not like myself or anything I've done before, but I certainly don't reject roles based on how often I've done them.

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

Every actor wants to, in our own sort of weird sort of way, we really want to push ourselves and test ourselves.

As an actor, I love a challenge.

I would love to play roles that continue to challenge and push me in different directions - emotionally, mentally, and physically as well.

I just want to keep getting roles that challenge me to be the best actor and the best person I can be.

As a performer, I want to push my boundaries and try different roles.

I've had some marvelous parts, but I'm also asked to play characters who are kind of superficial people.

My biggest fantasy as an actor is to be in situations that make me uncomfortable and force me out of my comfort zone.

And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett.

Being able to do lead roles in pictures or onstage or whatever it is that you're doing in acting is obviously what you strive for because you want to better yourself as an actor and you want to better yourself as a person as well. But that does come with a lot of responsibility and a great deal of weight.

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

I'd love to play more challenging roles, characters that would stretch my comfort zone and imagination.

I couldn't pick just one defining breakthrough role. I like to think that they're all a part of me.

I often say the last role I played that really touched me and where I was able to access what I really am was Bonnie, which is kind of sad when you think how early in my career that was.

I look for characters that offer me opportunities to explore some aspect of the human condition. I think a lot of actors would say that and would look for that. I've been lucky enough to find projects that let me do that.

I want to get better as an actor, to keep trying to work harder, trying to discover something different. In some ways, it's a pretty frightening experience. But normally, I do tend to walk against fear and hope that I'll be able to survive.

Every time I choose to do a movie, I make the decision because of what I think I can learn from it.

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.

It's important for me, when looking at a role, to decide whether or not to take the journey of that character. Will I grow as an actress? And will I grow as a person?

I always think that trying to push yourself as an actor in a direction that you've never been before, developing characters which are more difficult to get into the head of, or are more interesting and further away from yourself, is always a challenge.

As an actor, to be able to experiment and grow and be pushed, it's been phenomenal for me, and it's given me confidence to move forward.