The role of a librarian is to make sense of the world of information. If that's not a qualification for superhero-dom, what is?

When I first was offered the role on Rise [of the Planet of the Apes], I always played Caesar as a human being within ape skin.

Hamlet, that's the only role there is, finally. The only role. After that, you settle down and only do the fun things on stage.

I always drastically changed my look for each role. It's gotten a little tedious in real life, also, because there's no hiding.

The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer

You can tell when someone is putting on a role. If someone really believes in what theyre saying, its quite hard to find cracks.

Unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.

TV can play a role in delivering that emotion as well as the obvious ability to reach a lot of people quickly with that message.

Hamlet' is obviously a role a lot of actors want to portray or be involved with in some way and that I'd like to be involved in.

You have to take an active role in making yourself happy. That's why I say happiness is a choice. Because you have to choose it.

I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.

My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.

Chano Pozo created the role of the conga soloist in the modern band, somewhat th way Coleman Hawkins created the solo tenor sax.

I am completely grateful and pleased for the attention and the recognition I've received for playing the roles that I've played.

My roles don't centre around drugs at all! Shadiness is different - it's drama. We're making movies! You've gotta have conflict.

In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the good-time Charlie on the set.

It's almost like when you're young, your friends take on the romance role, and then guys take on the role of your friends later.

The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious.

I always like to try to bring whatever I can to what is on the page, so I like to find as much dimension as I can, in each role.

This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.

In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things.

The role of television is the illusion of company, noise. I call it the fifth wall and the second window: the window of illusion.

The message is not so much that the worms will inherit the Earth, but that all things play a role in nature, even the lowly worm.

The distinctions between advertising and marketing are blurring, requiring new roles and new forms of consumer-centric marketing.

I didn't know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role.

CEOs must embrace the role of serving as the public face of the company to their customer community and the marketplace at large.

As an actor, I have to be fulfilled in the roles that I play; it has to be a journey for me to learn something or involve myself.

Sometimes, I even recite the role to the actor if it's not clear. And I beg them not to imitate me, because I'm not a good actor.

I would rather take the role and work and make my own money and self respect than to have sex with someone who has a lot of money.

Gunn, like me, has a James Bond obsession. He would love to be James Bond, and it's a great role that I would love to be, someday.

You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society.

Most of my friends wonder why I get these roles that are so masculine and tough. I think it's my Polish temperament that comes up.

I don't want to do roles in films which I have already done on TV. What is the point of jumping to films and doing the same thing?

It's interesting when you get those roles, which seem like nothing on the page, and you kind of subvert them. It's hard to say no.

I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.

What I see increasingly is that companies are playing political roles. We should actually have our research and our laws map that.

Cool is the emotional straightjacket. It makes us less available for connection which makes us less equipped for leadership roles.

I haven't really had a major role in film for about 12 years. But I never stopped working in the theater. I do stuff back to back.

I completely took off my eyebrows one time for a screen test. I hadn't even gotten the role yet. So you have to have a commitment.

Sometimes you have to do a role that might not be the most interesting, but it will set you up for doing roles that you want to do.

We've always had a dual role in the region - friend of Israel, and honest broker. We've given up the honest broker role completely.

Gilles Deleuze believed that every society needed a madman so we could feel better about ourselves. I do my best to fill that role.

if i dont want to be known, i cannot be known.the best actor can divide role from self.the best liar can divide truth from falsity.

Everybody counts, everybody deserves a chance, everybody has a responsible role to play and we all do better when we work together.

The producers had seen "In a World..." and that's where they found me out and consequently sought me out for this role [in Man up].

Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.

In the national security establishment, it is somewhat frowned upon for people to take extremely harsh partisan roles in campaigns.

I don't get to play the same role over and over in different movies. The roles that I get to play are quite varied, which is great.

One of the most original and most important ideas advanced by Hayek is the role of the 'division of knowledge' in economic society.

I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.

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