Actresses Quote by Melissa McCarthy Download Open image “I think the reason I'm an actress is because I love playing kind of a more extreme people.” — Melissa McCarthy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actresses Extremes Kind People Reason Thinking
I suppose I'm what you'd called a character actress, so, often, my characters are quite extreme. — Rachael Stirling Copy Share Image
Not to get overly psychological about this, but it's probably why I became an actress in the first place: for that kind of freedom… — Marisa Tomei Copy Share Image
It is so fantastic being an actress because you have the chance to be a thousand different people when you act. — Maria Grazia Cucinotta Copy Share Image
I'm not some sort of tormented soul looking for an identity in the roles I take. I became an actress because I just love… — Talulah Riley Copy Share Image
I only take up roles that really appeal to me, and like to break the rules as an actress. — Sangeetha Krish Copy Share Image
As an actor, what I'm finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that's really fun to play with. — Taylor Schilling Copy Share Image
I would say only be an actress if you genuinely feel the calling, because it's a tough profession. — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself. — Beatrice Wood Copy Share Image
I think being an actress is more how to cope with the fact that you can't do anything else than to express a talent.… — Isabelle Huppert Copy Share Image
In terms of threshold, as long as it's based in reality, you can go pretty far, as long as you buy that it's really… — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wish I were just magically a size 6 and I never had to give it a single thought. — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
I went to school for clothing and textiles and thought this is what I was going to do. Then I started working in costumes… — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
I think if anyone tells you the odds are slim, just keep walking. Just do whatever the hell you want to do, because they don't know what they're talking about. When you love something, and you work really really hard at it, you can do it. — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share
To me, having 500 rolls of fabric around is the most calming thing in the world. I think it's what football is to some guys. — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
Part of being young is you thinking that gaining 6 lbs. Is the end of the world — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
I've been every size in the world. Parts of my 20s, I was in great shape, but I didn't appreciate it. If I was… — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
As a teenager I went all Goth, but I wasn't mopey enough. I would pretend to be, but I'd end up making people laugh. — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
Even when someone gets to looking like she should be so proud of herself, instead she's like, 'I could be another three pounds less;… — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
You can't just play crazy. It makes you push yourself to stay in the realm of reality. And when you do that, it's a… — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
I feel excited about getting older as an actress, too. I think there are some amazing opportunities around the corner and I don't need… — Sutton Foster Copy Share Image
I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman. — Lawrence Schiller Copy Share Image
By the time I was seventeen, I was on my way to Hollywood and didn't look back. My family is supportive now, but like any adult guardian of a seventeen-year-old daughter, they were not thrilled with my plan to run off to the LA to make it as an actress. Even a somewhat functioning parent would think that was a… — Amber Heard Copy Share
There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer. — Victoria Pratt Copy Share Image
I want to be fulfilled creatively as an actress and get to be in roles that are meaningful and impactful. I hope the same… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be. — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
All the baggage that comes with fame, being an actress. The down side to it is the intrusion into your life and this expectation… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on… — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image