Cobie Smulders Quotes

All I will say is that I'm playing a lot of different roles that, to be honest, are more interesting and demanding than any I've played before.

I'm in the business to push it. I'm not likely to be attracted to characters I've already done.

As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with interesting characters.

I love taking on roles that I haven't yet done in my career.

Actors are always looking for actor-proof parts. A part so good you can't screw it up!

When you start off acting, it does seem very romantic, and the make-believe part of it all seems very exciting. It's only later that you begin to realize how fascinating the work is - that it's a bottomless pit, and you never get to the end of it.

I enjoy working on new, different types of characters. Playing a range is what excites me.

I want to do more roles that require a large level of preparation and that are completely different from who I am.

If someone offers a film, I'm willing to do it if it's something I have not done before or pushes my boundary.

My priority as an actor is just to be doing different kinds of roles. I say no to anything I have done before.

As an actor, I want to expand myself. If there's something I read that I feel like I'm not going to learn from, I don't want to do it.

There are always things that I'd love to do. As an actor, none of them are specific; all I'm looking for are things that are good quality, that are challenging for me to work on, and even better if I get to work with people that I respect and am excited to work with.

I feel my job as an actor is to explore all sides of humanity.

As long as they keep offering me some good parts and so forth - there are some parts out there that fit me pretty well - I'll keep going for a while.

The most dramatic moves I have made as an actor have been from stage to screen and from sitcom to drama.

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

I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid.

I had an acting coach while I was doing the show and every week I could see my work improving. I really liked working on the show because I was learning new things every day.

I like to grow as an actor, and you can do that by playing parts that are unfamiliar to you and uncomfortable.

Usually I'm frustrated when I look at my films and I don't believe that I've made a real transformation beyond my usual sets of gestures and expressions. I still have this nagging feeling that it's me, that I didn't create a unique character.

I'm not going to get better as an actor working on bad stuff.

When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another.

I'm always looking for a chance to play somebody who's completely opposite of me, just because I find it more interesting.

I've become really good at turning down the boring, pretty girl roles, the trophy wife, supermodel, beautiful girlfriend roles. I mean, playing somebody who's perfect holds no allure for me, whatsoever. It's just boring.

I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.