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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
You bring yourself to every role, it doesn't matter who it is, it doesn't matter if it's a mass murderer, you can bring something to it.
My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called "Love for Sale," and that was my first role in any film.
I'm the kind of person who if I was playing the role of someone who got shot, I'd probably want to get shot so I knew what it felt like.
To be a role model is not something you choose, it is chosen for you and once it is you must accept the responsibility bestowed upon you
The goal of Asians in the arts is plurality of roles. I've always been hindered by me over-thinking what is a stereotype and what isn't.
Progressive Conservative candidates from Quebec want to exert real power in Ottawa, not simply be content with playing a secondary role.
In the contract days, the big studios groomed us to play particular roles and we would stay with the image they gave us and insisted on.
I've reprised roles in the theatre, which is somehow more accepted, and where one can automatically go deeper and further into the role.
To think of myself as a role model is extremely flattering, but I could never accept that, because Im just learning like everybody else.
Cleaning up the country cannot be the sole responsibility of sweepers. Do citizens have no role in this? We have to change this mindset.
What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
For things to have value in man's world, they are given the role of commodities. Among man's oldest and most constant commodity is woman.
I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact.
In a way, a lot of my work is in the re-writing once it is cast, as I adapt to the rhythms of how the roles are played out by the actors.
What has emerged as I've gotten older is simplifying the characters I play, unless the role calls for something that is arcane or ornate.
There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.
Every actor is riddled with insecurity, of course. But weirdly, I don't really find that I'd be daunted with taking on roles or anything.
I love saying dialogue and creating a full character more than just being physical. But I always end up doing physical stuff in my roles.
Music has a role, fashion has a role, cinema has a role, intellectuals have a role, parliamentarians, politicians, diplomats - all of it.
I think every young actor in Los Angeles went up for that role. It was between Frankie Muniz and me, and he pulled out, so I got the role.
In a lot of roles, strong women feel like they need to apologize. But men don't need to apologize for being ruthless and women somehow do?
All the government decisions remain and won't be altered until I get in the role and have had a chance to discuss them with my colleagues.
Faith has a role to play in life. It is not related to success. It is the other way round. Success is related to faith. Faith comes first.
I'm half Jewish, but no one believes me because my looks lean a little WASP-y... It's sometimes hard for me to get the roles I'm drawn to.
Working with Gabby [Sidibe], I realized immediately that she was amazingly talented. I could tell just by the way she'd get into the role.
The only thing that was sort of Asian [as a role model] was Hello Kitty. I don't want to model myself after Hello Kitty. She has no mouth.
I have a hard enough time speaking for myself - I don't pretend I can be a spokesman for anybody. I have no interest in playing that role.
Molly Shannon such an interesting actress that portrays vulnerability and danger at the same time, because she seems brittle in that role.
I have always wanted to do something high octane. I've wanted to tackle an action role where I play a tomboy but empower myself as a woman.
I want to play roles that I'm proud of, that I feel a certain integrity about, and I want to continue to be truthful in the work that I do.
I like the idea of sort of playing quieter roles, which would be refreshing for a minute. It is exhausting being really loud and obnoxious.
When you're a musician and you go out onstage, and you're someone who loves attention, you are going to become a role model to some extent.
If you're not intimidated or maybe a little weary of taking on a role, then it may not be challenging enough and it may not be worth doing.
My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically unpopular, so be it.
I would happily, sometimes more than happily, have vacated my role as an animal theologian, if there were others prepared to take my place.
The role seemed to demand that I keep myself worked up to fever pitch, so I took on the actual attributes of the horrible vampire, Dracula.
Growing up, I would say Wonder Woman and Nancy Drew were definite role models for me. Historically, I know Amelia Earhart stands out for me.
It's really rare to get a teenage role that resembles something of what it's like to be a young person, that isn't a cliché or a stereotype.
The choices of roles I made had to do with educating and entertaining. And as a result I found myself working only every two or three years.
The Federal role in overcoming barriers to needed health care should emphasize health care financing programs-such as Medicare and Medicaid.
I've always enjoyed doing a huge variety of roles, which I think helps, instead of settling for the things I might be most comfortable with.
I'm not a complete libertarian. There is a proper role in some areas of the government to have rules and regulations - I'm not an anarchist.
In fact I've been rather blessed with roles in my career that really alter my actual look. I've never looked the same in any film I've done.
I would not want compliments that 'I can do different roles'. I want compliments that whatever I did, I did nicely. That's how I see acting.
I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a woman. It all comes down to having the confidence to be who you are.
What I think is new is the wealth of roles for actual women in television and in film. That's what I think is revolutionary and evolutionary.
I guess I'm attracted to these off beat roles because my life has been a bit abnormal. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.
Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species.
I am honored to have this role [of the moderator], but this evening belongs to the candidates and, just as important, to the American people.