I'm not a leading man. I'm a character actor. That's what I want to be. — Dave Bautista Copy Share Image
I've always considered myself a character actor. That's the way I was trained, really. — Dennis Quaid Copy Share Image
I believe I am a character actor who likes to hide behind my characters. — Sanam Saeed Copy Share Image
I like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I'm a fan of the western genre. When I see a character actor, I see a whole movie behind a scene before… — Gore Verbinski Copy Share Image
Oh, I'm dying to play Donald Trump someday, just because he's an unbelievable character. I'm a character actor; that's what you look… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I have no issue with being a character actor. If you've been around enough that people are able to segregate you into… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
I love villains. You know, I am a character actor, and any chance to get to play a really outrageous villain. I… — Bruce Davison Copy Share Image
Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me. — Michael Gambon Copy Share Image
“How do I wish to be remembered, if at all? I think perhaps just as a fairly desirable sort of character actor.” — James Mason Copy Share Image
I've never thought of myself as a classic leading man. I'm a character actor who happens to play leading roles. Come on,… — James Nesbitt Copy Share Image
Hollywood has decided I'm a Scottish character actor, even though I'm not Scottish. And there is no sense in even talking to… — James Doohan Copy Share Image
I have always weirdly seen myself as more of a character actor. I have never been suave. I could never see myself… — James Marsden Copy Share Image
I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
I have a problem with the term 'leading man.' It's so limiting; it involves not upsetting anyone. Obviously, we have anti-heroes now,… — Jimmi Simpson Copy Share Image
I didn't really look like a character actor, yet those were the roles I loved to play. If you were a character… — James Spader Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a character actor rather than the poster boy that they tried to make me 100 years ago.… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
It's the weirdest thing. When you go into acting, you expect to be a huge star and to be recognized... It did… — Dan Castellaneta Copy Share Image
The reality is that there are so few roles out there for women and for women of color, and I'm a character… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
Age is as much an asset for character players as it is for good wine. Human experiences, both good and bad, leave… — Strother Martin Copy Share Image
Sometimes you'll see interviews about an actor who was asked to hit the weight room to develop his body for the character,… — James Preston Rogers Copy Share Image
You get to know a character that you play on-stage in a pretty profound way over a length of time. I don't… — Tracy Letts Copy Share Image
I love being the character actor. I get to stretch my muscles a little more. — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
