A Quote by Donnie Yen
It's a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself.
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Honestly, I'm willing to experiment with far more variety in roles than I'm given. But ultimately, it's the producer's decision. But, I've done a variety of roles - the evil don, the evil husband... I've done villainous roles, supporting roles, etc.
I think, for an actor, variety is the spice of life. They should do all kinds of roles, so I don't believe in limiting myself.
My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.
I always keep myself open to different roles because I believe by taking up a variety of roles, one's true potential is unearthed.
The whole point about becoming an actor is variety and changing roles.
I've done a lot of films that are purely live-action roles, and even if I hadn't come across performance capture as a technology, I think I'd always consider myself a sort of mercurial actor.
Cable was a blessing for me. Thank god, I've done a show that's going to be iconic. So, if I screw up, it's all right because I already have something that's going to be iconic.
It's tough, when you play an iconic character, to break away from it. You have to make sure you have a lot of variety and make sure you choose roles that aren't similar to others, or else you get pigeonholed as one thing.
I like to be challenged as an actor, allowing myself to take up diverse roles. Even audiences get tired of watching their stars in similar roles over and over again.
I like to prepare for my roles well, so you can call me a method actor to an extent.
I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
'A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints' was the first real actor-actor part I did, and I hope I to do more. Action movies are fun, but I'd be happy not to do them if there are better roles.
A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints' was the first real actor-actor part I did, and I hope I to do more. Action movies are fun, but I'd be happy not to do them if there are better roles.
Being an actor I believe in doing a variety of roles so that the audience gets to see different shades of me.
Robert Taylor was not only a splendid actor in a wide variety of roles but one of the most handsome men in the western world.
I'm constantly proving myself. I have to always prove myself. There are roles where I feel like, "That should have been a straight offer. Why am I having to call my people and fight for it?"
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