Character actor Quotes · Page 2

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

— Kristin Lehman

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

— Malcolm Gets

Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

— Colm Meaney

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

I would loved to be called a character actor.

— Paresh Rawal

I'm so excited about 'Shattered;' it's something I've really enjoyed working in, and it's very different from anything I've done before. I've…

— Callum Keith Rennie

I played crying people in corsets for a long time, but I went into acting to be a character actor.

— Anna Maxwell Martin

I think of myself as a character actor, compared to a straight actor. I know a character actor in England is pretty…

— Burn Gorman

Being a character actor, I can go on until I'm 70 or 80; I'm not bound to the way I look.

— Sophie Okonedo

I'm a character actor at heart.

— Shuler Hensley

I was only a leading man for a minute; now I'm a character actor.

— Robin Williams

I'd rather be Vincent Price than a red-neck character actor. You can't predict what will happen.

— Robert Englund

Luckily, the public sees me as a character actor.

— Tony Shalhoub

I'm a character actor.

— Aaron Paul

I think being a character actor is exciting in that it allows you to embody completely different things, whether it's through wild…

— Jackie Earle Haley

I'd love to be remembered as a character actor who brought illumination to roles in wonderful plays and who delivered performances that…

— David Suchet

I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a…

— John Hawkes

Every actor is a character actor.

— Harry Dean Stanton

My goal has been to be a great character actor.

— Nolan Gerard Funk

It's properly scary playing a leading man. Growing up, I always wanted to be a character actor.

— Rafe Spall

I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.

— Clint Eastwood

I'm an actor. I'll take a lead if it's offered. The really good actors can fill a character, no matter what the…

— Edward Herrmann

I'm a Jack of all trades character actor, really.

— Steffan Rhodri

I have my character actor side as a kid and my more leading man side. It's all been beneficial.

— Kevin Schmidt

I didn't set out to be a villain in film. I'm a character actor, and if my first movie was a comedy,…

— William Zabka