I grew up in Georgia, and I started acting in plays when I was like eight years old, and I always memorized everyone's parts, not just my own, and I always memorized everyone's blocking. Whenever anyone wasn't there, I would… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
A lot of people probably don't realize how difficult it is to stick to that lawyer speak when you're not a lawyer. I see everyone on 'The Good Wife' - everyone, people who have been there since day one -… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role. — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
By the time I was twelve, I had started my own theater company and was doing plays in the backyard and the front yard… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
Auditioning is so different than doing the work in some ways. It's very much about solving the scene, I think, and coming in with… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
I got my first big paycheck for 'My Best Friend's Wedding.' This was in the days when you actually did get paid to have… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
I have a great amount of respect for what a manicurist does - now, when I go and get my own nails done at… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
I have a recurring role on 'Person of Interest,' which is my husband's show. I play the love of his life. It was really… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform. — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen makes me feel like I'm getting supersonic protection because I am so, so pale and need all the help I… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
I owe so much to Shakespeare. Nothing is more humbling and more exhilarating than taking ahold of those sacred words and riding them like… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor and I get lost in these characters, so I think it's only recently that people have begun to connect dots… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
What I like to do as an actor is transform. It's way more fun to play characters who are completely different than me. I… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
