I play a recurring role for a character named Doctor Imo. I assist the villain and show up from time to time.
Any time I need to be really physical, and a role requires that, you're kind of viscerally activated by being that physical in it. It takes away the thought process, which is fun.
You can be intuitive when you've got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather than just pushing buttons.
I've always referred to my father as 'my coach' because we were always able to separate our relationship into the roles of coach and parent.
I think science is a foreign land for many people, so I think of my role as an ambassador's job.
I like devilish, thorny, dirty, mean roles, muck and mire, unbelievably sad, unbelievably happy, burdened. Inner conflict - that's where drama is.
I like to disappear into a role. I equate the success of it with a feeling of being chemically changed. That's the only way I can express it.
I love all the 'Twilight' characters. I can watch Kristen Stewart and think, 'I want to be that role someday.'
I don't want to get pigeon-holed into a certain kind of character. I love action roles and the hero, but I want to keep trying something new.
My parents are desperate, they keep saying: 'Please stop doing these angsty roles; make it easier for us.' So, yeah, I'd love to do some comedy.
My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.
I'm not some sort of tormented soul looking for an identity in the roles I take. I became an actress because I just love dressing up and playing.
The Phantom, as well as being backed up by that music, it just so was a role that I identified with so powerfully. From the first second that I walked on to perform.
I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play a supporting role to the other people in the band.
I didn't grow up watching TV or going to McDonald's or listening to mainstream music. Like, the casting agents are looking elsewhere for the cheerleader role.
If you look at men's roles for the last thousand years, the desire is fundamental. We want to take care of, provide for, and be of service to... women.
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.
My roles don't centre around drugs at all! Shadiness is different - it's drama. We're making movies! You've gotta have conflict.
The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious.
I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.
There are some roles you just don't say 'no' to. Those compass points: you get them so rarely as an actress.
