I tend to play every color in the Southern rainbow, and the challenge is to make each character different so I'm not doing any generic 'Southern acting.' Carrie Preston actchallengecharacter Change image and share on social
We women often gauge our own self-worth by the quality of our interactions with our lovers. And often these interactions are interpreted for, described for, processed by our women friends. Relationships are the conduits through which flows our connection with each other. Carrie Preston conduitconnectionflow share on social
I'm a character actor and I get lost in these characters, so I think it's only recently that people have begun to connect dots and go, 'Oh, that's the same person that did this, this, this, this and this!' which I take as a compliment. One time somebody called me an illusionist, and that was the nicest thing anyone has ever said. Carrie Preston actorbegincall share on social
I shot all my stuff on 'Arrested Development' in one day, and was brought into a really well-oiled machine. 'Cause it was the last season, and they were wrapping up a lot of stuff because they knew at that point that they weren't coming back. There seemed to be kind of a freedom, and certainly the cast had a great amount of camaraderie. Carrie Preston amountarrestback share on social
I have a recurring role on 'Person of Interest,' which is my husband's show. I play the love of his life. It was really fun to do that. Carrie Preston funhusbandinterest Change image and share on social
Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role. Carrie Preston complimenthighrole Change image and share on social
'The Good Wife' was definitely the biggest surprise and gift that I've had in a long time, and that did come out of some other work that I had done. That whole adage of 'work begets work' actually worked in that case - it was at the very end of their first season that my character was first introduced. Carrie Preston adagebegetbig share on social
I grew up in Georgia, and I started acting in plays when I was like eight years old, and I always memorized everyone's parts, not just my own, and I always memorized everyone's blocking. Whenever anyone wasn't there, I would always jump in. I was very hands-on. Carrie Preston actblockgeorgia share on social
I like being able to marry the actor and the technician inside of me. It's really fulfilling. It exercises all of my creative muscles. Carrie Preston actorcreativeexercise Change image and share on social
I got my first big paycheck for 'My Best Friend's Wedding.' This was in the days when you actually did get paid to have a supporting role. It just doesn't happen like that anymore, but this was in the '90s. It was the golden age! Carrie Preston 90sageanymore share on social