India Eisley Quotes

The chance to play a character with a split personality is an actor's dream.

I think you end up writing things you like. I like seeing actors playing two different parts at the same time. I think it's interesting. It kind of shows you two sides of a person.

Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.

As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.

When a character has so many secrets and so much inner life, it's a joy to play those characters because you can use your craft.

I can't be the villain that I play in the movies.

In 'Raabta' I've two personalities to project, and yes, there are distinct shades of grey.

In all of us, there is a struggle between the good and the bad. It makes it more palpable and real to play such people as an actor.

The 'Rescue Me' gig was a unique opportunity to play a character - a misanthropic, angry guy - who was so contrary to how people think of me.

I don't like to repeat myself as an actor.

I've had some marvelous parts, but I'm also asked to play characters who are kind of superficial people.

Typecasting is something I have to be careful with, since I play myself on Geek & Sundry so much on my weekly show 'The Flog.' That's why I did 'Dragon Age: Redemption' last year, so I could do something a little more dramatic and hard-edged.

With 'Richard,' I was excited to make this film with such an amazing role for an actor. Play a wide range of emotion and really invest myself in the character.

The goal is always just trying to stretch yourself as an actor.

I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do.

I love playing characters, so I'm always telling my agents, 'Don't worry if the character description is something you think I'm not. Let me try to be that person.'

The hardest role that I've ever tried to play was Clara Johnson in 'Light in the Piazza' at Lincoln Center. It was the least fun I've ever had, but the most beautiful experience I've ever had. I could not understand her. I could not put my feet in her shoes. I came home every night, and I was depressed.

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

I would quite like to do a different accent or play something so different from myself because Olivia, the character I play in this film, is similar to me.

I've been lucky to play characters that are really broad.

I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character.

You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character.

Actors have either got to play something that's close to them, or something that's the complete opposite.

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.