Virginie LeDoyen Quotes

I am really not of the school of naturalism. I like style, and you can use more style in theater than in film roles. I love to sink my teeth into a part.

Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Like, I completely identify with my character in 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.' I had to be myself and I didn't have to actually prepare for it.

I try to bring elements of my own personality to every character I've played, but I think I'm pretty similar to the character I'm playing now. The biggest departure would have to have been Freaks and Geeks Sara, who was this sort of subordinate and shy girl.

I really enjoy playing intelligent characters. I'm more interested in that than just emotional kind of Mum characters.

A lot of the work I've done has involved playing quite sympathetic characters.

You have to carry so many archetypes as an actor, especially as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed one.

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.

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.

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

As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.

I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do.

The most fun you can possibly have as an actor is to walk that line between what's real and what's interesting.

I always enjoy impersonating my characters in the first-person singular.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

As an actress, you have to give your character a life, a history, and make it full and rich for yourself.

I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing.

I want to play a variety of different characters in different genres of film.

As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.

I'm so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe.

What I love to do requires portraying different characters, and you have to separate your life from the role.

As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!

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.