James Gray Quotes

I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble.

I consider myself a character actor.

I feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable.

I love what I do. And in the true sense, from my training, I try to create a character each time. It is something I do. But I don't want that term to limit what I can do. I prefer people to say to me, 'You're one of my favorite actors,' rather than 'You're one of my favorite character actors.' It sounds like a slam.

Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.

I would loved to be called a character actor.

I do think I'm a character actor.

I'm not a personality actress. I never have been. I have been a character actress.

As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

Some people said my acting was a cross between Euell Gibbons, Rodney Allen Rippy and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.

Usually most characters I play are quite realistic.

I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am.

I don't think more concentration is required for Robert De Niro to do what he does as for Jim Carrey to do what he does.

I've always considered myself a character actor.

I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a wider range. I think that's how you get that mantle.

I work primarily for the camera-it's not something I really talk about a lot, but it's part of the way I am as a movie actor. The camera is my girl, as it were.

In my experience, it's usually up to the actor how a character is portrayed.

I'm a character actress. I'm the girl next door, the aunt, the quirky cousin. You have to innately know who you are and be happy with that.

I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.

I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles.

I'm a character actor; that's my skill set.

I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.

I don't need to convince anybody that I know kung fu, but maybe somebody needs to know that I really can act, without doing a Chinese accent or a funny walk.

I want to try and do as much as I can as an actor. So far I think I've done pretty well with being a minister's son. And now I know I'm pretty darn good at playing a woman too.

There are some similarities, I think, with all the characters I play. I'm not a guy who sees the desire to transform with each part; I'm not a piece of clay.