Lauren Ashley Carter Quotes

I don't mind at all venturing off to do a television movie if it's gonna give me something new to mess around in my mind, to turn around in.

I have been fortunate enough to be offered characters and projects that challenge me and that are different from the characters that I have played.

My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.

I think anytime you can show different colors and portray something that you haven't had a chance to do is always really refreshing as an actor.

I don't want to build any image for myself. I don't want people to say, 'He does only a certain type of role.' I don't want only to be the hero of the story. An actor's weakness is the different roles that he can't do. But I am keen to grab only those roles as I am here to challenge myself.

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting... It's a challenge.

I'd like to work more, but I don't just want to do kind of generic characters. I want to do interesting characters, and I'd like to be cast against type.

I like to play unpredictable characters, and I like to be unpredictable in what movie I'll do.

I don't have a philosophy for choosing roles. Sometimes, it's just, 'This might be interesting; that might be fun to do.' There might be interesting actors or directors in the project, even if the part is not important. And then sometimes, you need the money.

I've played a prostitute now three times. I don't know how it's come about that way. It's just a matter of me growing up.

I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show people. I'm an actor, that's all. I just do what I do.

I experimented with different roles, but they didn't work, despite being fantastic films like 'Naa Autograph,' 'Sambo Siva Sambo,' 'Neninthe'... etc. I was very satisfied doing those roles. Had those films worked for me, I perhaps would not have tried anything different further. I like to experiment once in a while if it works.

I want to do roles that will challenge me. I'm definitely interested in period pieces. But I definitely don't want to limit myself. I'm very open to different roles.

I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process.

It's nice to play a three-dimensional person every once in a while for a change of pace.

As an actor, I have tried to do new things, and that's why I have done few films.

I'm really enjoying being able to do these unhinged comedies and emotional dramas alike. I'm having a lovely time. After shooting a role that requires months of crying, it's quite nice to be able to play something very different.

As an actor, I just want to keep mixing it up.

I'm not yet fortunate enough to take only the scripts that capture my fancy, but each one has to be a new experience, to put me in a light that audiences haven't necessarily seen me before.

It's taken me a long time to get work, so that's why I like to play really different characters that are really foreign to me. I want it to be something great, and I want to have a great experience.

Usually, I end up looking for something completely different to who I last played. But there is just a spark that's lit when I read a script or character I want to play.

I think it is important to keep redefining yourself as an actor with the roles you do and, at the same time, create diversity in your body of work.

I had fun doing both types of roles. Both are good. One day you laugh, and the next day you cry. That's how it is.

I am open to doing cinema as long as I find the script right.

As a performer, I want to push my boundaries and try different roles.