Back in 2004, Kellie Overbey handed me her play 'Girl Talk' to read. I fell in love with her brutally delicious humor and the fearlessly deft way in which she drew her characters. They jumped off the page and begged… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform. — Carrie Preston Copy Share
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
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
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
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
I think that in order for anything to work on television, you have to have conflict. Nothing can be too happy or it's boring.… — Carrie Preston Copy Share
Getting or not getting the job isn't an indicator of your abilities. You're going to get jobs when you think you sucked, and you're… — Carrie Preston Copy Share
I tend to play every color in the Southern rainbow, and the challenge is to make each character different so I'm not doing any… — Carrie Preston Copy Share
