Desire Quote by Essence Atkins

I want things to be characters and not me. Why would I want to play me?

— Anton Yelchin

I don't mind playing a mom, but if I'm just somebody in someone else's love story, then I'm not interested.

— Poonam Dhillon

You play to different parts of yourself when you take on various roles. Like, you are your confident self when you're playing this person,…

— Riley Keough

It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game.

— Neil Young

I just always want to play people. I don't want it to be necessarily that you relate to the character as female or male,…

— Felicity Jones

I'm really enjoying playing mothers, it just feels a bit more grown-up.

— Joanna Page

I've been playing sexually aware women most of my life. At this point I expected to be playing moms and wives. It's exciting to…

— Kim Cattrall

The women I'm attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.

— Florence Pugh

If you're going to play a woman, you might as well play a woman that you liked, and someone sexy.

— John Travolta

I'm always looking for that sense of fun and adventure and even unlikeability. I don't want to be the obvious leading lady. I have…

— Becki Newton

It's wonderful being a mother playing anyway.

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I love playing women at the far ends of the social scale. I've done it all my life; that's where my ability lies.

— Lesley Manville