Able Quote by Heather Graham

It's fun to play the female lead of anything.

— Lucy DeVito

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 would drive me crazy if I picked roles with the goal of being a leading man. You never know what you're getting into…

— Jesse Plemons

I guess I've never really had a great desire to be a leading lady, or be seen as an ingenue.

— Melanie Lynskey

I'm not running about playing romantic leads. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing, but it's the way it's sort…

— Jack Lowden

I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character…

— Eddie Marsan

Good films and good performances will help you go further in your career. You can't get too far by just choosing leading lady roles.

— Parineeti Chopra

Would I like to be the lead girl? Who wouldn't?

— Bonnie Hunt

Looks and age determine whether you play leading ladies or characters. And I'm very happy playing character parts.

— Agnes Moorehead

I am the actor that I am. I do what I do. I've been a 'leading man' playing romantic leads for a long time…

— Pierce Brosnan

You can't always be a leading lady.

— Lauren Bacall

Being on a show with a female lead is amazing for me. I love that. I love the powerful woman who's complicated. There's no…

— Aja Naomi King