I find it very hard to play a part, then take it off like a cheap suit and become Mr Normal - Mr. Nice Guy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think I'm better at playing difficult than I am at being normal. And to me that's something I'm working on now. I'm not really that difficult or complex a person, so it's interesting to me that it's just so much harder for me to play an everygirl.
It's hard because I seek out strong female roles. I turn down a lot of stuff, not because it's not good, but because I don't want to play certain types of characters. I don't like to just play the pretty girl.
My biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personality.
My effort is to slip into any role that is offered to me. The minute you go into those costumes, those grand sets, and start prepping up for the role, you become the part or at least start feeling the part.
It sounds maybe a little old fashioned, but the parts I want to play and I do play, you don't want to inject too much of your own personality. What you sacrifice then is a slight mystery.
You know, I don't really think you have to play nice guys.
I'm dying to play a nice guy! No one's willing to cast me. They know I'm all right at bashing people up, but they don't know if I can do the other stuff. And I can.
I'm always playing the nice guy in most of the projects that I do.
It's always been fun for me to play a variety of parts, and over the years, I've been lucky with the things I've been asked to do.
It would have been very easy for me to put on a little tight skirt and go out and try what I always call the 'Barbie doll' roles.