Carrie Preston Quotes

United States, Actress
June 21, 1967

Carrie Preston is an American actress, producer, and director. She is known for her work on the television series True Blood, Person of Interest, Crowded, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and Claws. Preston received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Elsbeth Tascioni on CBS's acclaimed drama series The Good Wife and The Good Fight. For her work on The Good Wife, Preston received two nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, winning once.

Also known as Producer, Director

Alan Cumming is such an amazing performer and person.

Carrie Preston
I watch a lot of television. I love doing it, obviously, but I really love watching it.

Carrie Preston
- Love
- Television
- Watch

Getting or not getting the job isn't an indicator of your abilities. You're going to get jobs when you think you sucked, and you're not going to get jobs when you think you rocked.

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- Job
- Getting
- Abilities
I do play a lot of Southerners because I grew up in the South, but they're still diverse.

Carrie Preston
- Play
- Still
- Diverse
I'm always just drawn to those roles that present one way and have many other things going on underneath. It's just more fun to play as an actor.

Carrie Preston
- Present
- Roles
- Other
It's OK to cut your hair or color it because it makes you stand out and helps with your brand.

Carrie Preston
- Hair
- Color
- Brand
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen makes me feel like I'm getting supersonic protection because I am so, so pale and need all the help I can get!

Carrie Preston
I owe so much to Shakespeare. Nothing is more humbling and more exhilarating than taking ahold of those sacred words and riding them like a wave.

Carrie Preston
- Words
- Sacred
- Shakespeare

Remain true to yourself while practicing this business of being an actor. And it is a business.

Carrie Preston
- Business
- True
- Yourself
I did a lot of multi-cam shows when I first started coming out to L.A.

Carrie Preston
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
- Actor
- Creative
- Able
I use the dictionary all the time when I'm reading or working on scripts.

Carrie Preston
- Scripts
- Dictionary
Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role.

Carrie Preston
- Different
- Look
- Role
I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.

Carrie Preston

It's just hard for a multi-camera show: Either they hit big, or they don't.

Carrie Preston
- Hard
- Show
- Multi-Camera
I would love to be able to have a brain that just captures everything.

Carrie Preston
- Brain
- Captures
It's always fun to pass on what I've learned to the younger people.

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- Learned
- Younger
- Pass
I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform.

Carrie Preston
I don't like lying around on the beach. I like to be busy.

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- Like
- Lying
- Beach
I do like to get inspired by and support any female leads.

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- Support
- Inspired
- Female

Nobody wants to be a bad parent.

Carrie Preston
- Bad
- Parent
- Nobody