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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way.
Everything happens for a reason. Say if I don't get a role, it may be that it would have stopped me getting another role.
I choose roles that are not me.
I turned down as many roles that I thought were beyond my abilities as I did ones I thought weren't good enough.
I don't take the roles home with me. I don't work that way. I don't understand that; I mean, I really don't when I hear that.
When you get a role, you completely lose yourself in it. That's one of the great things about acting - letting yourself go.
Up to that point I never really knew what my character would be expected to do, and prior to accepting the job I had actually turned down the role three times before finally giving 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 have the mentality that sometimes a role is just meant for someone else. If you're supposed to get a part, the light will shine on you. And if not, nothing you do is going to help.
I kept turning down roles because I knew I just wasn't ready for them.