Away Quote by Saoirse Ronan

I think I would want to be known for playing unlikeable characters that you like anyway.

— Rachel Sennott

I don't want to be known for anything other than the fact that I play characters in movies.

— Sophia Myles

It's tough, when you play an iconic character, to break away from it. You have to make sure you have a lot of variety…

— Billie Lourd

Every character I do is based on someone I know.

— Tracey Ullman

The less someone knows about me, the better, because my intention is to play a variety of characters.

— Joaquin Phoenix

I am so lucky that throughout my career I've been able to play such different characters.

— Madchen Amick

Sometimes I like to think that characters you play are all the other people you could've been in a lifetime.

— Mia Maestro

I'd rather play a character that was really, really different to me as to someone who is quite close to my character.

— Tom Felton

It's always fun to play characters that are different from me.

— Zoe Lister-Jones

I do not want to play a character who is exactly like me.

— Jodelle Ferland

Very few of my characters are based on people I've known. It is too constricting.

— Julian Barnes

To be honest, and I may regret saying this, the idea of playing the same character for a very long time is very daunting…

— Lucy Punch