Being Quote by Laura Dern

I don't mind playing a supporting character if it has some substance.

— Parvathy

It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son.

— Frances McDormand

Also, getting the chance to play a supporting part meant that I didn't have to do as much as the protagonist, such as running…

— Ben Affleck

There are always parts of me that come out in the characters that I play - it's the only thing I have to work…

— Aubrey Plaza

I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.

— Michael Shannon

There's a certain comfort in being in supporting roles because it's not all on you.

— Robin Weigert

It's just so frustrating when you're in a supporting role because you only get to express a part of yourself.

— Harry Dean Stanton

Well, usually when I finish one character, I'm looking for a role that's really different.

— Piper Perabo

I wouldn't want to be associated with one character, because I want to be able to do different roles.

— Bill Skarsgard

I'm a character actor and that's what I do. All the roles that I've had have been mainly support roles, because character actors don't…

— Samuel L. Jackson

If I can look at each character that I am given and create them in a different way from the last role, I'm happy.

— Giancarlo Esposito

I am open to playing character roles.

— Satyadev Kancharana