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> [The characters I've played that I like the most are people that have a lot of obstacles. They have a lot of bad things going on. They're seeking to do something good amidst all the detritus around them, and they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/the-characters-i-ve-played-that-i-like-the-most-are-people-that-have/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

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## More by Paul Sparks

> [I don't know everybody's political opinions, but I think the majority of people in the arts are pretty leftist, and we're disappointed in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/i-don-t-know-everybody-s-political-opinions-but-i-think-the-majority/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [I have a somewhat reclusive quality myself, and actually what's great about New York is that it pushes you to be social because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/i-have-a-somewhat-reclusive-quality-myself-and-actually-what-s-great/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [I think of myself as more additive than initially creative; I don't come up with the stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/i-think-of-myself-as-more-additive-than-initially-creative-i-don-t/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [I sort of latch onto roles that have something to fight against.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/i-sort-of-latch-onto-roles-that-have-something-to-fight-against/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [No, I'm not angling for huge fame. My career has been a very slow, arduous climb to the middle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/no-i-m-not-angling-for-huge-fame-my-career-has-been-a-very-slow/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [I've always been of the mindset that you will be defined by the things you say 'no' to because it's so easy to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/i-ve-always-been-of-the-mindset-that-you-will-be-defined-by-the/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [As far as the destiny of the character, I just play them until they're gone. I try not to get too involved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/as-far-as-the-destiny-of-the-character-i-just-play-them-until-they-re/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [The characters I've played that I like the most are people that have a lot of obstacles. They have a lot of bad things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/the-characters-i-ve-played-that-i-like-the-most-are-people-that-have/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [Death scenes are hard. Sex scenes are hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/death-scenes-are-hard-sex-scenes-are-hard/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [I just came home one day and, in a midlife-crisis sort of way, I told my wife, 'I'm going to run a marathon,' not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/i-just-came-home-one-day-and-in-a-midlife-crisis-sort-of-way-i-told/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [I think that's kind of nice that there's this kind of inherent respect between runners who do a marathon. People respect somebody who has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/i-think-that-s-kind-of-nice-that-there-s-this-kind-of-inherent/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [A lot of times, sets are not such fun places to be, and especially television sets, because everybody works so hard, and everybody's kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/a-lot-of-times-sets-are-not-such-fun-places-to-be-and-especially/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [I'm pretty fortunate that my beard - if I shave it off, I look like a completely different person. My face, it transforms. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/i-m-pretty-fortunate-that-my-beard-if-i-shave-it-off-i-look-like-a/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [If I was able to be omniscient and look at my career objectively, I'd be very happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/if-i-was-able-to-be-omniscient-and-look-at-my-career-objectively-i-d/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

> [When I got out of school, I just started doing plays of the off-off-Broadway route, and for many years, that's what I did, slowly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/when-i-got-out-of-school-i-just-started-doing-plays-of-the-off-off/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

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