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I've been really lucky to play sort of a diverse array of characters over my relatively short career, although it feels really long.

I love playing these characters that are crazy tough, though. Because I am not in real life. Not at all.

I suppose I've got a reputation for playing quite extreme characters and making them quite believable.

I played a lot of character parts in school.

You never want to just be outrageous for outrageous' sake 'cause then it doesn't work, and it's not believable. You want to be as true to whatever character you're playing.

I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.

I'm primarily a character actress.

I'm a character actress.

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

I'm a character actor.