Sometimes the character will go into a completely different direction than I expected once the cameras start rolling. That's what I love about what I do. — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I've sort of prided myself on playing characters with conscience. The first way I go about creating a character is looking at that area… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I grew up a middle class, colonized child of teachers and librarians and people, women especially, who treasured education. — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
Being a mom myself and it being a huge and important part of who I am, made it easier for me to play the… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I have a big life, a small child, I work, I do a lot of things, so I'm often playing catch-up with what's current. — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I have read every book in the 'Dune' series and every Anne Rice book. — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
'Body of Proof' was interesting because... I didn't feel I needed to prove anything in that audition. I didn't over-prepare it, but I was… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I've become very fond of the law. I've always been an advocate for justice, which occasionally the law brings to light. — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
When stepping into the mind of a psychopath, you realize that there is something missing in their brain that they do not understand the… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
We all have a dark side. Most of us go through life avoiding direct confrontation with that aspect of ourselves, which I call the… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I love to see how a character unfolds off the page in a project. I don't always know how the character is going to… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
My job as an actor is to cover and expose in varying allowance that - so that the audience can peek through the window… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
When you're playing a real character, you want to honor that person and receive inspiration from that person. They need to anoint you in… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
Sometimes the character will go into a completely different direction than I expected once the cameras start rolling. That's what I love about what… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
