Erin Gray Quotes

I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying 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.

There's something important, as an actor, about allowing yourself to be approached by people to do roles. People see different things in you.

I want to take roles that challenge me and I want to like the script and obviously feel connected with the director because the director to me is so important.

Maybe I'm more drawn to those kind of parts because they are meaningful to me. I mean, more parent-y ones, I find them interesting to do.

I have only really gotten by with playing versions of myself as most young actors do.

I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in their professional and chronological lives.

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 don't ever want to get boxed in, playing the same characters, over and over again. That's why I prefer features over television.

I do keep getting these bad girl roles. The funny thing is that, honestly, I don't think I'm believable as these aristocratic mean girls. But I do love playing them.

I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project with other great actors.

I started off as an actor thinking that I would be this Romeo, this dashing leading man. It turns out that I'm a character actor.

It's also a question of finding good material and interesting roles. I'm not the only actress out there, and good parts just don't fall into your lap that easily. But I like most of the films I've made recently and so I'm pretty positive about the future.

As actors you're always going to take certain roles that are in your comfort zone and take ones that aren't.

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.

All I will say is that I'm playing a lot of different roles that, to be honest, are more interesting and demanding than any I've played before.

I would say that a lot of the characters I've been attracted to are very vulnerable and they expose themselves emotionally. Not so much in 'The Fighter,' not so much in 'The Master' - I think those are different.

I really tried out for the part of Harry Potter, but they ended up picking me for the part of the enemy of Harry. Actually it is really fun playing the bad kid because it just has so many interesting qualities to it. And Daniel Radcliffe and I get along really well off set so it's really fun filming.

I'd like to play characters who are older - I don't want to be playing 14-year-olds too much longer.

For me, I think you make a choice what kind of actor you want to be, and then it's kind of the material you choose.

Playing dysfunctional characters or crazy characters is only fun if they're well written. So I have been lucky enough to be asked to play crazy people who are very well written.

I want to do challenging roles which will create an interest among the audience.

I don't mind doing genre roles as long as they offer me something substantial.

No doubt an actress has to do varied roles. But I don't want myself to be typecast as an actress who can only do off-beat ventures.

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