Carrie Preston

Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role.

— Carrie Preston

By the time I was twelve, I had started my own theater company and was doing plays in the backyard and the…

— Carrie Preston

Auditioning is so different than doing the work in some ways. It's very much about solving the scene, I think, and coming…

— Carrie Preston

I got my first big paycheck for 'My Best Friend's Wedding.' This was in the days when you actually did get paid…

— Carrie Preston

I have a great amount of respect for what a manicurist does - now, when I go and get my own nails…

— Carrie Preston

I have a recurring role on 'Person of Interest,' which is my husband's show. I play the love of his life. It…

— Carrie Preston

I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform.

— Carrie Preston

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen makes me feel like I'm getting supersonic protection because I am so, so pale and need all the…

— Carrie Preston

I owe so much to Shakespeare. Nothing is more humbling and more exhilarating than taking ahold of those sacred words and riding…

— Carrie Preston

I do like to get inspired by and support any female leads.

— Carrie Preston

I'm a character actor and I get lost in these characters, so I think it's only recently that people have begun to…

— Carrie Preston

What I like to do as an actor is transform. It's way more fun to play characters who are completely different than…

— Carrie Preston

I think that in order for anything to work on television, you have to have conflict. Nothing can be too happy or…

— Carrie Preston

Getting or not getting the job isn't an indicator of your abilities. You're going to get jobs when you think you sucked,…

— Carrie Preston

I tend to play every color in the Southern rainbow, and the challenge is to make each character different so I'm not…

— Carrie Preston

It's just hard for a multi-camera show: Either they hit big, or they don't.

— Carrie Preston

I learned from master teachers at the University of Evansville, at Juilliard, at Shakespeare festivals all over the country, eventually landing at…

— Carrie Preston

I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.

— Carrie Preston

I do think there's a spiritual element in the world, yes. Have I experienced a ghost firsthand, per se? No. I guess…

— Carrie Preston

It's OK to cut your hair or color it because it makes you stand out and helps with your brand.

— Carrie Preston

When you're doing a play that's fully produced, you have the benefit of rehearsing for four or five weeks, so you really…

— Carrie Preston

Directing is definitely something that is in my life for keeps, and the more I do it, the more I realize how…

— Carrie Preston

I'm always just drawn to those roles that present one way and have many other things going on underneath. It's just more…

— Carrie Preston

It's always fun to pass on what I've learned to the younger people.

— Carrie Preston

Although I have been doing plays since I was 8 years old, it was only when I started doing Shakespeare at age…

— Carrie Preston