As a professional actor, I don't have much choice about what I've gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and I'm fine with that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.
I think I'm fortunate as an actor in that I do seem to get opportunities to play roles that aren't necessarily typical of what I've done before.
Even in college I tended to get cast in the comedies more. It was what I liked doing.
You might see some of the movies that I'm in where there are shades of drama or whatever, but for the most part, I don't get offered serious roles.
I've done a lot of serious roles, but they're, like, independent, so it's harder for them to come out. The big ones have been comedies, but I would love to get a big drama to let people see the other side of me, that I am a serious actress.
I watch comedies most of the time. That's what I gravitate toward. But I think the kinds of roles people see me in are sort of the opposite of that. I'm not really sure why.
Really, you want to have variety as an actor. If you spend your career doing one thing solidly, people get burned out.
I've always felt like the reason I became an actor is because I look for more high drama than what I had at home.
I think it's really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you're going to do.
I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor.