Roles Quotes

I played teen roles until high definition came out.

Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven't won the lead roles.

I work with intuition. With interpreters. I have my own method. I know exactly what I want from actors. Sometimes, I even recite the role to the actor if it's not clear.

To be a part of something like 'Tron,' good God! It doesn't matter how big or small your role is, you're like, 'Yeah, I was in 'Tron.''

I think I've always just been kinda geeky and got to play some mildly appealing roles.

I'm the person who writes most of my movies so every role is exactly what I want to be doing.

I don’t sit around complaining about the lack of good roles. I will play Raj 85 times and still make him different.

I love playing darker roles, or roles with meat. I feel very comfortable in that environment. I don't know why. I don't know what that says about me. I really enjoy doing complicated characters.

I love the role that men play in our lives.

I want to get away from the high school thing and do other types of roles.

Look up the word role in the dictionary and you'll see it means playing a part. That's why I call myself a real model.

What I learned was there's no roles for women who won't be in their 40s. For women who will be in their 40s, there's a ton of work.

I do feel it. And I've felt it my whole life, that the supernatural has a role in the world.

I'm 51 now, so there are less roles available.

The studios have their list of five actresses and whether they're right or wrong for a role doesn't matter. It's how much money their last movie made.

I like taking risks and I decided to put every bit of me into the role.

Our aspirations are really for women to be in half the leadership roles and men to be doing half the work of parenting.

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.

As an actor, you're just brought on to fill one role, so it's nice to see what the entire journey is like. As much as I'd be allowed to do it, I would do it. I love it.

The role of Iran has been very destructive. As an Iranian, I apologize to the civilian people of Syria who have been killed as a result of the useless intervention of Iran in Syria.

I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.

When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films, because there really aren't that many roles. Then you reach 50 and there are more roles again. Mother parts.

Learning has replaced control as the fundamental role of management.

It's rather rare when you play an older character in a movie in a supporting role to even get an arc.

When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

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

I'm a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors.

Today we find many actors, they are Latin, they are Hispanic, they are living in the Unites States, they are American, but very rarely you find them in a lead role.

I love acting and I hope I'm fortunate enough to get good, interesting roles and I hope directors and producers will keep giving me the opportunity to act as I really love doing this.

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.

My objective was to have as varied a selection of roles as possible. It probably did hurt my career.

Every role is approached in exactly the same way, you have to make it believable and that's all. Acting is really serious, like, pretending really hard.

Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it.

That's one of the things about getting older isn't it? You suddenly realise that you are what you set out to be. And there are no role models any more.

As we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there's more of us to put into the time we have.

Perhaps the greatest role of parenting, more than directing and telling children what to do, [is] helping [children] connect with their own gifts, particularly conscience.

We need to take a whole UK perspective on this [Brexit]. The Mayor of London has got a role in those kinds of discussions.

I've always played different kinds of roles, and I probably played more vulnerable parts when I was really young.

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.

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.

Theater, because of the commitment, it has to be a great role and a great play to me. It takes a lot out of you.

All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men.

In my role of agent for Miss Hathaway, I would like to say that she does not answer questions relating to this subject.

I came in thinking about Bobby Ewing, but I love this Ray Krebbs role.

I'm not a snob. If I feel like there's a star that's the best person for that role, then that's who I get.

Erica Kane was a spectacular role for any actress to play, and I felt so lucky to be the one who got to do it.

One of the author's most ancient roles is to call the community to account for its hypocrisies and bad faith.

I've never had to deal with ageism - so far - in my career; I have been able to navigate my career and getting older and the roles and opportunities that have come to me.

I know I can't play funny roles in movies. I tried, and it didn't work.

The Vatican has always had a core of diplomats for centuries. It has ambassadors in 180 countries and always played a kind of behind-the-scene role in many world issues.