Always Quote by Denise Bidot

Ever since I started doing television, I tended to get cast, for the most part, as these strong, intelligent women... Which is wonderful, but…

— Amanda Tapping

I had a very hard time accepting myself as a character actress, because I wanted to be glamorous and a leading lady like everybody…

— Beth Grant

I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange.…

— Joan Allen

I used to do a Disney show when I was younger. I was a little bit of a public figure, used to get recognized,…

— Jenna Ortega

I don't think I'm leading lady material, and I was always the wrong shape. I was never tall enough. But it was more lack…

— June Whitfield

I think the type of actor I am, I tend to play strong leading female characters. The shows I've been on happen to be…

— Alaina Huffman

I had never thought that I would get into acting but I was very cute and pretty looking.

— Rashami Desai

Growing up I didn't have curvy role models, mainly because I didn't see enough curvy women represented in major ads.

— Ashley Graham

I'm a character actress. It doesn't mean I can't do leading roles; I don't think of myself as a leading lady.

— Rena Sofer

It was hard to be taken seriously being model-turned-actress. I needed to work on my acting chops. There are so few parts available that…

— Amber Valletta

I always saw myself as a stage actress, and that was the reason I wanted to act, but very slowly, I've changed.

— Vanessa Kirby

Growing up, it was difficult to find role models I could relate too. Mass media told me to emulate sexy singers or sexy actresses.…

— Lynsey Dyer