Rupert Friend Quotes

It's better to play negative lead roles than portray just any other character on the show.

I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars.

You can either be a movie star or an actor. I'm an actor.

I play mostly bad guys on TV and mostly good guys in movies.

I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of me.

In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.

My career plan at this point is 'Ice Age 5' through '10,' and even '12,' and 'Spider Man' - you know, basically I'd be Emma Stone's dad for the rest of my career. I really don't have any problem doing that.

Once you make a movie like 'Superbad,' when it's popular and you're the lead, you get offered all kinds of things and there's a temptation to make bad movies either for the money or to maintain your relevance in pop culture.

I want to play characters that are interesting to watch.

It's my job in Hollywood to find roles where I get to be a character not a bathing suit.

I don't pick my roles based on what clothes I have to wear. I pick roles because of the character I have to portray, and the public have enjoyed seeing me in those roles.

I have an affinity for good roles in good films. I like a variety of parts, and if some of the good stuff happens to be in fantasy and horror, I do them.

I think a lot of actors are overly concerned about being well liked in the parts they play.

It has been great portraying Gollum, but it will be great to see my face on screen for a change.

Acting is about acting, not about being a movie star.

For me, the performance was always playing different people. And so when I got older, was no longer the romantic leading movie star, it became more and more interesting for me, the characters I played, you know?

I never considered myself a movie star, and I didn't want to become a movie star, because as soon as you do, you throw away that possibility of playing character. You really do. All of a sudden you're just an entity, you know?

In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

There are actors in this town who made important careers for a long, long period just by taking the parts that Cary Grant turned down.

I am going to be the next Ryan Gosling.

I always wanted to be in movies.

A movie star is not an artist, he is an art object.

Actors like to play bad guys because they're more fun. They also win more awards.

Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's really boring. Reese Witherspoon? She can open a movie.