Brittany Snow Quotes

I think you work on the roles that draw you in and the stories you want to tell.

A lot goes in my mind while choosing a role. Choosing unconventional roles is not a conscious decision. I choose the most exciting and challenging role from the options I have.

I'm very picky when saying yes to a script. I take a very long time to decide myself because I spend a lot of time with this and so to take parts where I think I can take something from my life as well. It must be interesting for me.

You can't sit here and try to predict what kind of character I'm going to be drawn to next. At the time when I read 'The Girl on the Train,' it wasn't like I was, 'Ooh, I want to play a hot mess next.'

The way I choose parts is I look at the scripts... I choose a part by whether or not it challenges me.

I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than anyone else. There are always reasons for me to do whatever I do.

Every movie I've done, it's always the same criteria: finding a great story, and finding a great part to play.

I don't really have a specific formula I follow to find the right script or role. It's always just very instinctive.

I never look at how many songs I have or how many girls are there in a movie. If I like my character, I play it.

I think back story can help guide your choices, but when you're playing a scene, you're not making choices; you're just intuitive.

It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.

In choosing any role, I ask the same questions: what kind of part is it? is the role challenging? does the director have a vision? is the story moving? etc.

I find it easier to play someone who is so far from me because you create someone - you build this person based on the story and the script, with the director.

I didn't want to play a rancher. I didn't want to have a cowboy hat on; I wanted to get away from that in the things I do. But I read the script and fell in love with it. As hard as I tried to say no, I couldn't.

Even as an actor, I think like a storyteller. My parents raised us to look at the script.

When you have a book as material as it is, it's a lot easier to create a character because you have so many resources to draw upon when acting.

I didn't know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role.

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.

With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.

I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.

I just let the character speak to me and things appear.

I try to get roles that challenge me in what I can do and who I think I can portray. For me, it's about creating characters with really fascinating stories, because that's what I like to watch on TV.

Part of an actor's job is to draw up a back story.