There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I choose roles that are not me.
I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role.
I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in.
Every role affords me something different in the way of understanding, and that's really why you take these roles, not to show that thing that people talk about of showing what you can do - that has nothing to do with anything.
I don't think I've ever had a real desire to pick out any particular role - I just see what comes up.
If I don't believe in a role, I can't pull it off.
When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play.
I would only take a role that I know I'm comfortable in and I can do. I've turned down plenty of things because I'd feel it's not me, and I wouldn't want to come on someone's project and flip that.
I look to challenge myself with a character that's not like myself or anything I've done before, but I certainly don't reject roles based on how often I've done them.
There's this misconception that I've been turning down roles. It's just not true. The reality is, there was nothing for me to do, nobody was calling, the phone wasn't ringing.