Imelda Staunton Quotes

You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?

I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.

I'm a character actor at heart.

The idea of an actor is that you should be able to play anything.

I'm an actor and I'm able to do a lot of things and play a lot of characters.

The only thing I have tried to do is be a part of different films and bring out a different side of me as an actor every time I play a character. I would like to be known as a versatile actor.

As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler!

I really love being a character actor.

My goal has been to be a great character actor.

I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience.

Usually most characters I play are quite realistic.

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

I like to stretch my acting muscles.

I'm a character actress.

The secret of being a great actor is a love of food.

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 consider myself a character actor.

I feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable.

I work primarily for the camera-it's not something I really talk about a lot, but it's part of the way I am as a movie actor. The camera is my girl, as it were.

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together.

If you look at me in 'Ride Along,' even though I'm playing two different characters, my demeanor and my tone were not aggressive.

The first role I played was Madame Ranevsky in 'The Cherry Orchard.'

I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classics - and artistic integrity is unsurpassed.

I'm a character actor; that's my skill set.

I am one of the few actresses who isn't recognized by the way she looks. I'm recognized by the way I talk.