My biological father and I had a really good relationship at one point. He was one of my close friends and gave me wonderful advice. Katie Cassidy More Quotes by Katie Cassidy More Quotes From Katie Cassidy I believe in gender equality and I love that I can represent strong modern-day women. Katie Cassidy modernstrongbelieve As an actor, you're supposed to be able to form yourself into different characters and different roles. It's a transformation, and it is awesome. Katie Cassidy rolesdifferentcharacter There is definitely something that has to be said for me liking the action, Lara Croft type stuff. I really want to explore that side of me. Katie Cassidy sideswantstuff The way I prepare is through script analysts and back story. I create back story for a character based on script analysts, filling in as many details as possible. I also do a lot of research. Katie Cassidy detailsstoriescharacter You can't really explain to anyone the experience onset, you actually have to see it to understand what we're all going through. Some days we can be on set 15 - 17 hrs. Plus then there's training. Katie Cassidy plustraining I think the teams biggest struggle is remaining a team. It's kinda like a puzzle, If one piece of the puzzle is missing then the puzzle can't be completed. Every team member plays an important part. Katie Cassidy teamstrugglethinking For me, I just like to be as fun as possible, but I do like to bring a lot to a character. Given the script or the show, I know my boundaries, limits, and how far I can go with it. As far as me choosing these characters that have a lot of personality, I don't necessarily think it's intentional. I just think that I try and come up with a backstory of who they are, depending on the script or how rounded these characters are, and just go from there. Katie Cassidy funcharacterthinking Attending ComicCon for 'Arrow' was so much fun! Seeing the fans excited gets me excited and feels really good. Katie Cassidy arrowsfansfun I love training and I love being able to kick ass. Katie Cassidy trainingablelove-is My hair's been every color. My hair's been all over the map. Katie Cassidy mapscolorhair I love heels... whoever created heels is amazing! Katie Cassidy heels I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters. Katie Cassidy buildingcharacterschool I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out story. Katie Cassidy focusviewscharacter I wanted to make a name for myself. Katie Cassidy nameswanted I'd like to think I'm actually a nice person in real life. Katie Cassidy nicerealthinking My style during the day is very casual - boyfriend jeans, T-shirts, Converse, Uggs, whatever. At night, I love heels and thigh-highs, I like something fresh and new, and I'm not afraid to push the envelope. Katie Cassidy uggsjeansnight I went to New York for Fashion Week and girls showed up waiting to see me. It's funny because there's a group of girls who I actually recognize because they always show up. It's nice and I'm like, 'Hi girls! I recognize your faces!' It's just like a feel-good experience. Katie Cassidy fashiongirlnew-york I was in theater when I was in elementary, middle school and high school. I didn't know it would be an actual profession for me. I didn't think of it as a reality. Katie Cassidy realityschoolthinking I was a freshman and auditioned for the school play. Freshmen usually never got cast. I was the first freshman to be actually given a legitimate part and it was that feeling of 'Wow! I broke the system! Katie Cassidy playfeelingsschool I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that. Katie Cassidy focusworrycharacter
