Raquel Cassidy Quotes

I consider myself absolutely a character actor, and that's what I want as a career. I don't need to be the lead star or any of that, as long as I'm doing stuff that I'm proud of, really.

After I finished working on the movie, I went back into the show again playing Riff, so it was an incredible time because I loved playing Riff in the theater and, of course, I loved playing Bernardo in the film. We had such a really beautiful time. We knew we were working on something of quality.

I'd hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interesting.

Theater actors like to change character roles. They don't like to always do the same thing.

The characters I've played as an actress have been really challenging and emotionally rewarding, but there was just something missing. I was finding over and over again that directors were looking to me to help with troubles on set as far as characters' relationships, special effects and story points were concerned.

I've been planted here to be a vessel for acting... That's why I'm really taking any part, regardless of how complicated it's going to be.

I've been incredibly blessed with good roles the past few years, but none of them compares to the experience of playing Ellsworth on 'Deadwood.' There are times when I've had as much fun or had comparably great material, but as a body of work, playing Ellsworth tops anything else in my lifetime.

But I'm an actor and I like to just keep working.

I acted in junior high in the junior high school group, and then when I got into senior high I was, you know, the main actor of the senior high school.

'Agent Mom' is a perfect opportunity for me to do what I love... develop characters, act and take incredible stories to my fans. So yes, I can absolutely see myself cast as 'Agent Mom.'

I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.

I have plenty of dream roles because there is so much I want to do, but my dream year would be to be in a single-camera comedy and then, on my hiatus, film a little low-budget indie drama. That would be a dream 12-month period. A dream role depends on having good material and working with people that I can learn from.

'A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints' was the first real actor-actor part I did, and I hope to do more. Action movies are fun, but I'd be happy not to do them if there are better roles.

I never really thought about myself being in really big movies at all. In fact, I always though I'd do, I don't know, smaller movies is not quite the right word, but more character-oriented, dramatic things. I took myself a little bit seriously.

I played a real nasty little girl but most of the roles I had up until then were very sweet and very nice.

I don't want to play the same person twice, that's not why I wanted to act.

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 think every actor's dream is somebody writes something specifically for them.

I don't want to be a glamour doll. I want roles which provide me the scope to perform.

When I began my journey in films, I never thought I'd be playing the lead in my films and was keen to move ahead with roles that give me scope to act.

I always wanted to be an actor, and I wanted to be a part of good movies. Wherever I get to do these two things, it's enough for me.

I want to do content-driven film, powerful roles which I've never done before.

I'm fortunate to have got the opportunity to play interesting characters.

Theater is a really exciting place to return to all the time because it's incredible training for an actor.

All I'm doing is being in films that I would watch if I wasn't in this industry.