Roles Quotes · Page 105

I view my career like a rubber-band ball in that every role is a new experience building toward something bigger.

— Jamie Chung

I've experienced first-hand the wonderful work organizations like J Bar J do for young people in Central Oregon and I am encouraged…

— Greg Walden

It's my job as an actor to commit to the role and not - through my own inhibitions - run away.

— Nicole Kidman

A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give…

— Larry Ellison

One may not be able to fulfill a fatherly role with one's own child, but on the other hand, and this goes…

— Mamoru Hosoda

I knew her work very well and I knew that if she offered me a role in her movie, it wouldn't be…

— Beatrice Dalle

As actors you're always going to take certain roles that are in your comfort zone and take ones that aren't.

— Matt Bomer

Pakistan hasn't been cast in the role of... interesting cultural place or, you know, land of great comedians.

— Mohsin Hamid

It's interesting when you get those roles, which seem like nothing on the page, and you kind of subvert them. It's hard…

— Cate Blanchett

That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get…

— Parminder Nagra

The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have suffered catastrophically.

— Emily Greene Balch

I had no expectation of the level of adulation that would come my way. I just wanted to make a living with…

— Harrison Ford

An actor has to embody a role.

— Taylor Hackford

If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time.

— Wentworth Miller

The fact that ‘attention seeking’ is still considered a slur says much about the role of women in public life, on every…

— Laurie Penny

I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard.

— Ian Mckellen

When you talk to young girls these days about their role modles, very few mention a chemist like Madame Curie or an…

— Anonymous

Every virile people has established colonial power. All great nations in the fullness of their strength have desired to set their mark…

— Heinrich von Treitschke

We rappers are role models.

— Kanye West

I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.

— Charles Barkley

We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the…

— Marc Garneau

I think that there's only one person that defines the role of vice president of the United States. And, you know, we…

— Mike Pence

I always wanted to do dramas. Ever since I was young, I wanted to be in a role where I could play…

— Vanessa Hudgens

I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do…

— Kristen Bell

I've always wanted to play Don Quixote in some way. It's a great role. I think the idealism of the man shows…

— Dominic Chianese

I love to prepare for my roles.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I think the major role of the First Lady is to take care of the President so that he can best serve…

— Jackie Kennedy

Having been Scully for such a long time, I have to prove myself in other roles.

— Gillian Anderson

I'm too young to play lawyers. But I've been really lucky because I never got labeled. I never did the John Hughes…

— Winona Ryder

I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity of American…

— Natasha Trethewey

I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who…

— Sidney Altman

I'll always understand the Schadenfreude aspect to short-selling. I get that no one will always like it. I'm also convinced to the…

— James Chanos

I think once you've allocated an actor to the role that the character will evolve slightly.

— Nathalie Emmanuel

Aging is fraught with difficulties, most particularly for women who have been socialized to think of youth as beauty and the female…

— Margaret M. Lock

As the heated debate continues, it will be important that nonproliferation experts play a critical role in the discourse. Science-based statements, not…

— David Corn

God is playing a role in all religions and that Christians are more united than they sometimes think.

— George O. Wood

The meaningful role of the father of the bride was played out long before the church music began. It stretched across those…

— Tom Brokaw

With Aquaman I worked with such talented guys, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado. And he's a great character. I mean, Aquaman's a…

— Geoff Johns

My parents were not formally educated. Both were cognizant of the importance of education. The teachers and ministers were the role models,…

— David C. Driskell

I cannot imagine any boy of spirit who would not be delighted to play a drunkard even to vomiting in front of…

— Robertson Davies