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We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change. (Bull Deborah)
I've been doing this since I was 10 years old, inhabiting different people and playing different roles. Thirty years later, there's still the same sort of excitement I get from it. It's still fun to inhabit different characters and play different things, so it's all in that panoply of acting. (Bull Deborah)
We knew if we could get Don, he'd attract a cast because he's the kind of actor all the directors want to work with. We asked him to produce the film as well, because we're not dumb. ... He's the reason we have this cast, he and the fabulous casting directors. (Bull Deborah)
Well I had said, 'Absolutely' before they said, 'We want you to play this guy' When I first met with Terry, he basically said, 'I would love for you to play this part. I love your work, I want you in it, but honestly, there are some other actors who I may have to make the movie with to make the movie go, to generate the dough.' He had been trying to make it for three to five years, something like that. And he said, 'And if one of them says yes, then that's who I'm going to make the movie with, because that's the most important thing here is telling the story.' I was in agreement. I said, 'I hope that it comes to me? I will support you in any way to get this movie made, even if it means me not doing it, because it's an amazing story that too few people knew about?' That's what I like about Terry. He's just a straight shooter. His passion for the piece was clear? (Bull Deborah)
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Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time. (Bull Deborah)
I'm looking at great actors like DeNiro, Robin Williams, and Chow Yun Fat. I can't compete with them and if I can't compete with them, I might as well spend my time working on another area. (Bull Deborah)
Some people are kind of themselves, and some people are straight-up actors that can meld into a lot of different parts. (Bull Deborah)
There's the art house movies and the action movies and the chick films. I think the same thing's happening with actors. (Bull Deborah)
They say an actor plays roles best that are not him. I hope that's the case with me. (Bull Deborah)
At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again. (Bull Deborah)
I can just tell you I've had a few meetings with George Lucas, and he's lovely - a very nice man. (Bull Deborah)
The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict. (Bull Deborah)
Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You're the one playing the part so it has to be yours. (Bull Deborah)
I'm addicted to Altoids. I call them 'acting pills. (Bull Deborah)
I was in a cave and I needed to draw some pictures on the wall about what my journey was, and that drive, that need, led me to acting. (Bull Deborah)
Stella Adler said a wonderful thing: "The analysis of the text is the education of the actor." It's not difficult to find a way to play a character once you find out who that character is. (Bull Deborah)
And I love Matt and I loved working with him, ... He's a generous person, he's a generous actor, and (smirking) he's a fantastic tango dancer. (Bull Deborah)
I am terribly conscious of the fact that the world doesn't need any more actors. There are so many brilliant actors around that one more twit like me joining the back of the queue seems completely unnecessary. (Bull Deborah)
I think the point to be understood is that we're all different. I've never been a fan of theories of acting. I didn't go to drama school, so I was never put through a training that was limited by someone saying, 'This is the way you should act.' (Bull Deborah)
I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as I enjoy playing a wide variety of characters, from good to bad to ugly to cute - so I have enjoyed of late working in film and television, as well as in theatres of various sizes and shapes. (Bull Deborah)
As an actor, it's a constant question of whether I will ever get hired again ... (but) this idea is so important, and if that meant for a couple of takes I was going to have to make out with some guy, then so be it. (Bull Deborah)
I doubt that means actors are going to be stampeding to play gay cowboys or even gay roles. But they'll be looking for material as honest and powerful as this film offers. (Bull Deborah)
And as an actor, you can go to those places of rage and aggression and feel those feelings, and have so much fun doing it. I think that's also part of what the armed forces harnesses. Every day, I woke up excited to go to work, even with an hour's sleep sometimes. (Bull Deborah)
I thought I was a long shot, but this was a role I was going to fight for. (Bull Deborah)
You know, it's flattering when there's a rumor that says I'm bisexual. It means I can play more kinds of roles. I'm open to whatever people want to call me. I've never really been attracted to men sexually, but I don't think I would be afraid of it if it happened. (Bull Deborah)
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