First of all, the leads aren't the kind of acting work that I like. The parts that are meatier are not the ones that have to have a romance.
I'm not really an actress type. I'm an entertainer.
I often play characters on TV shows that are more sweet and naive and just kind of puppy-dog eyes, and I don't think I am like that as a person.
I've always considered myself a character actor.
I always used to be the villain or the comic butt of some show.
I can't ever see myself playing the romantic lead because that's not me; I'm not that girl.
I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.
I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the 'compassionate mother' or whatever.
I didn't decide to be a character actress.
More often than not, I get cast as quite Machiavellian roles - it's something about my face; I'm quite shifty or something!
I guess I'm just not the film femme fatale type. I giggle too much. I have freckles and a turned-up nose, and I walk like an athlete.
I know people think that I always play these characters who are in control and can chop someone's head off with a look.
Sometimes you can play against type, or you can just repeat what they've already done. It can be an obstacle; it's a very fine line.
Because of the fact I look a lot younger than I really am, I think, I end up getting these girl-next-door roles. I mean, I'm not a Gemma Arterton type as far as I can tell.
It's harder in the States. I'm much more inclined to get offered things that are a lot straighter and heavier and dramatic. And they go by looks, too. If you look like a leading man, then that's what they will consider you for.
I usually get cast in more dark, dramatic things, and I would love to do something more comedic.
Most of the time I play heroes, guys who don't have an edge.
Yes, it is funny that most of the roles that I have played so far have been negative. I have been typecast as a villain.
I suppose I had a soulful quality. I was often cast as a wounded person, the 'sensitive' role.
I have Slavic fat pads that make me look like a chipmunk and arched predatory eyebrows. With that, you're not going to get funny. That's why I play so many bad guys.
The only place that I'd be worried about being typecast is the independent film world.
Yes, I always played the bad woman. I actually did.
