Vulnerable Characters Quotes

I love complex characters - strong females who are vulnerable but have a life and soul. That's what I'm drawn to and what I enjoy most.

I'm basically drawn to defeated, injured, hurt, barely walking characters.

I really respond to human scripts, scripts that are raw and real and risky. I love playing scary characters - not horror film scary, but vulnerable scary.

I think it's sort of rare in TV shows or movies to see people being vulnerable. That's sort of scary to an audience.

Tennessee Williams was so adept at portraying characters who are both fallible and vulnerable. Women were a huge influence in his life, his mother and sister in particular.

I have a thing for working with wounded characters.

Part of the reason why so many actors lose the plot when they go over to America is that they become part of an industry, so that's why they don't want to play weak, bad or vulnerable guys - because that's not sellable; that diminishes their profit margin.

Action films are great, but an action film that has characters that are compelling and a story that people can care about is something even better. We love to see action heroes that are vulnerable, that are sensitive, that are family people, that are accessible.

For whatever reason I tend to get roles that are more damaged.

I'd rather play an ass-kicking destroyer or a super strong spy or agent than some meek, vulnerable character.