Ruth Negga Quotes

I love playing characters, so I'm always telling my agents, 'Don't worry if the character description is something you think I'm not. Let me try to be that person.'

It is definitely a challenge to play Nathan, but the more different he is from myself, the more interesting the character becomes for me.

Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.

As an actor, it's really exciting and challenging to play a character which is much older than your actual age.

I'd love to play characters that are so similar to me that it would be crossing limits, and then at the same time I would love to play characters that are so different from me that it would be that kind of challenge as well.

The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.

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

Sometimes it is easier to play someone who is far away from you.

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.

I would quite like to do a different accent or play something so different from myself because Olivia, the character I play in this film, is similar to me.

I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character.

It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty, so I would have to go outside for a source of origin. I think of myself as pretty dim.

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've played a lot of really smarmy people in film, and it can be real fun, don't get me wrong. But it can be characters I'm not as excited to explore.

I think being a character actor is exciting in that it allows you to embody completely different things, whether it's through wild accents or a crazy bad guy or a drunken good guy.

You have to play your characters, not like them.

As an actor, I tend to enjoy going to the dark side.

That's what acting is about - for me, at least - tackling different personas and characters.

I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform.

It's very important that I'm approaching a character that I've either not played before, or I can give it a different take.

I have fun doing lighter roles, as I don't have to do anything against my emotions.

The darker, more complex and emotional the part is, the easier it is for me. But I don't take any of that stuff home with me at the end of the day.

To play different characters on a TV show where you're working every day, playing multiple characters every day, it's so ridiculously intense.

I suppose there are actors who are worried about their public image. But I've never had any trouble playing unpleasant characters. It is only a part. Which is why you do it -because you are interested in exploring something you never could or would be.

Creating a character and living truthfully through her is a whole different ball game. It's all part of the same person but it's a much newer medium for me.