The great exception to that, of course, is Johnny Depp, who is absolutely the ultimate character actor. Johnny Depp is the future… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a character actor, compared to a straight actor. I know a character actor in England is pretty… — Burn Gorman 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 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 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
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
I have played some wonderful leading roles on stage and had the whole 'China Beach' years where I really played a leading… — Robert Picardo 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
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 Copy Share Image
The character and the actor in a long-running series slowly become one. I think there must be funny stories about actors who,… — William H. Macy 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
I've always been a character actor, although I'm not quite sure what that means. All my scripts are absolutely covered in notes,… — Christopher Walken 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 always see myself as a character actor, but Remington Steele was me. I gave up on trying to be any character.… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
I see myself as a character actor, and I've always been drawn to playing characters that are different from myself because acting… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
