Orlando Jones Quotes

You just have to play the character.

I'm a good actor.

Depending on the show, I've played a cop, a criminal, or a victim. So there's a range.

I'm loving saying 'I'm not a big movie star, but I play one on television.'

It is so fantastic being an actress because you have the chance to be a thousand different people when you act.

I've been in training for stardom.

Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.

I don't think I can play Mr. Bachchan.

A star is different, and an actor is different. But there is an actor in every star, and they, too, look for challenging roles to satisfy the actor in them.

What I play on screen doesn't bother me.

My job as an actor is to be visible and to tell stories.

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

Theater is a physical activity as much as anything. It's harder for me to learn the lines than it was 30 years ago. At the same time, I'll never quit working in the theater - until I can't memorize two lines back to back.

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

If I talk about Charles Dance I am talking about something else, something I operate and wind up and have to make an impression with and use to transmit someone else's screenplay.

I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others.

I am an actress. I am not a movie star.

I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.

I do play villains.

It's a great life being an actor, and I wouldn't change it for anything.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.

When a man has written a role for you that you admire, the expectations are higher.

In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.

If you want to be an actor because you want to be recognized on the street and have people ask you for autographs, look for another career. If you want to be an actor because you love being on stage and want to capture a person's heart, go for it.