Fran Kranz Quotes

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

I was offered a lot of supporting crazy parts in comedies because that's all I had done.

I loved movies growing up. I went to the movies with my uncle all the time. But being an actor? I didn't even think about it until I was about twenty years old. I took a class at the college I was at. I don't know why - I just wanted to take a class, and I kind of fell in love with it there.

As an actor, I am looking for diverse roles.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.

I never did drama in high school or anything like that. I just kind of fell into it after college, and I pursued it on my own.

Being an actor is really, really hard, no matter how you slice it.

Thankfully, I have a background as an actor, and you learn how to live in that world of not knowing what's going to happen next.

I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.

As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.

I don't go for glamour roles.

I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.

I like the timeframe involved in being an actor.

It's also a question of finding good material and interesting roles. I'm not the only actress out there, and good parts just don't fall into your lap that easily. But I like most of the films I've made recently and so I'm pretty positive about the future.

I don't really give much thought to the roles that I'd ideally love to play.

I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I haven't been back for 11 years. I think any stage experience is good experience, as far as being an actor is concerned.

I would love to do more acting; I really would love to do it, particularly character acting. I'm a character type of actor; I love situations where I've got a bit of room to improvise on the character.

I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was always doing very dramatic work. Now I can't get a dramatic role to save my life!

Even in college I tended to get cast in the comedies more. It was what I liked doing.

I'm not an actor who is often asked to be in period things.

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an actor.

The thing about acting is that it's fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what's given to you.

Everybody who is an actor has been acting since they were three.

The whole point about becoming an actor is variety and changing roles.