Bellamy Young Quotes

I did a guest appearance on The Practice and loved it.

It was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played.

I know what it means to have a leading part, and I know what it means to have a featured part.

I loved doing 'Dead Like Me.' That role was phenomenal to me.

Making a film of a work you've played for six weeks gives you intimate knowledge of the character. By the time you go in front of the camera you've worked out the behavior and life of a character.

I've probably played more non-police roles than people realize.

Being an actor, I have no issues with a character being negative or positive as long as the role is substantial and meaty.

I've played heavy characters in my first two films.

My role in 'Hero' is not a lengthy one but a powerful one. It was a nice opportunity, and I grabbed it.

I really love being a character actor.

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.

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.

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.

I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.

As the lead actor, you naturally get involved with a show.

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.

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

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

I don't really worry about the size of the part much any more. It's nice to have more time to work on the character, and to have big scenes to play. But if there's something playable there, and if it's interesting to do, then that's nice.

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.

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

Actors are really working with bodies, with their minds, and with their emotions. Feelings, basically. That's what movies are about, going from one feeling to another.

I find with television, you have to play personality, whereas onstage, everyone talks about 'the character,' and what you do. It's a very different thing, because stage is much bigger, but on television, for things to come across to the public, I think you have to play a bit of your personality.

I like character-driven stuff. It doesn't matter, the size of the part.