Craig Robinson Quotes

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

Once I found acting and found that I could get away with it and make a living out of it, I was thrilled.

I don't call myself an artist. I act. That's what I do.

The first thing I ask when I'm offered a part is, Who's the director? which is something they never understand in Los Angeles.

I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.

The thing about 'On the Doll,' I was doing 'Nip/Tuck' at the time, and I was doing only 5 or 6 scenes an episode. So I had some free time, and I wanted to do something completely different than what I've ever done before.

My chosen occupation isn't necessarily movie star; I see my chosen occupation as actor.

I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.

I feel so fortunate to have been able to work so much, particularly in the horror-thriller genre, but I would love to be able to do something perhaps a little more dramatic or even a romantic comedy.

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

I like acting. I really like acting. The career, it can keep you interested. With 'Entourage,' the characters are living a lifestyle that is kind of troubling. But the challenge is to make Shauna a person.

One of my favorite experiences in my career, certainly one of the most interesting characters I've ever played, was Simon Lee on 'The Event.' That was a show I was quite proud of and a character I really enjoyed playing. It was one of the most three-dimensional characters that was ever written for me and that I'd ever gotten to play.

I was always enamored with TV shows and movies. But you didn't grow up in my town and turn into an actor.

I want to walk the bases - I want to do all the actor-y stuff.

I would like to see more of the making of just regular television shows. Like the casting process. I think it's so fascinating to watch the actors come in and see how they discuss everybody afterwards. It's a crazy world that has no rhyme or reason.

I like movies because I've been getting leads, and TV is more about ensemble casts.

Basically, I love to act. The medium is not important.

As an actor, I am open to anything interesting that comes my way.

That's the great thing about being an actor: getting the opportunity to do something that really speaks to you.

My dream was to be a working actress that would be working in theater.

I only took a high school acting class because there was no other class I wanted to take. I loved it, but I was always against acting as a profession. I didn't like the monetary fluctuations I saw.

I always wanted to act, but I never thought it would be my profession. I thought that I'd end up doing other things, but that in the meantime I'd do plays.

When you're an actor, you're a slave to other people's visions.

I used to audition for 'NYPD Blue' quite a bit, so I had this stock New York detective character that I would bring in for all their auditions.

I love acting. When I'm acting I feel like I'm on vacation. I'm just having a wonderful time. The nightmare is just getting the work to happen.