I like to play a wide range of characters. The more they're unlike me, the better I like it. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes character play range
I'm hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish. Laurie Metcalf bitefishhead Change image and share on social
I was horribly shy all through grade school and high school. But somehow I got up the nerve to audition for one play in high school - 'Auntie Mame.' I got a small part as the fiancee who comes on in the end. I got laughs. I wasn't shy at all doing the part. I can do anything on stage and write it off as a character. Laurie Metcalf auditionauntiecharacter share on social
Onstage I'm the one in control - I'm not at the mercy of how an editor chooses to put the scene together later. I can do things onstage that I would never do in real life. It's very freeing. Laurie Metcalf choosecontroleditor Change image and share on social
When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray. Ashley Wagner characterhelpkind Change image and share on social
Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented. Donald Rumsfeld consultationdecisionengender Change image and share on social
I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa. Keith David mufasapayplay Change image and share on social