Alex Pettyfer Quotes

On 'Old School,' I was not an actor, I was Snoop Dogg, so I came to the set with a whole different vibe, and a different crew of people. And on 'Starsky and Hutch,' I was more of an actor. I wasn't Snoop Dogg, the rapper.

It's fun to play the character and then watch him later.

In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity.

I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible.

I've always felt that almost every part I've played has been a character part. I mean, I look at it that way. I can't help how I look or how I seem to people.

You have to play your characters, not like them.

I don't play roles, I play characters. There is a vast difference between the two.

I'm not a critic. I'm an actor. I see the role I get given on the page. I try to bring it to life as best as I can.

Whoever portrays me on screen need not necessarily be a look alike. Any hero could play my part.

Even though the 'Shooter' character on TV is so close to the real-life me, I'm still playing with ways to creatively portray that character.

I think there are parts of myself in every character I play.

In every character you play, as much as you hate to admit it as an actor, but there's an element of you that you bring to it.

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.

My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring this character to life.

My job always is to play a person, not to judge her.

I just try not to look at any role as a comedic role or a dramatic role. I just try to stay in the movie I'm in.

In terms of the character itself, I can't really say that I find anything really difficult. I enjoy the character so much I don't perceive difficulty in trying to be him. It's just a matter of how do we get there.

Usually most characters I play are quite realistic.

I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really far from who I am.

Of course you can find something exciting and dynamic in any character you want to portray.

The idea of transformation - playing something I'm not - is the bit I enjoy most about acting.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.

When people give you a writing assignment, they're asking what you think. That's the very opposite of being an actor. When you're an actor, no one wants to hear what you think.

I play characters that are pretty; I play characters that are sort of intimidating and confident, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I'm that.