Roles Quotes · Page 128

Growing up I was a total movie-holic, but I always wanted to play the role that Clark Gable was playing or Spencer…

— Joyce DeWitt

I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been…

— Orlando Bloom

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is…

— Chuck Hagel

I see. So you playacted the role of a rake who was only pretending to be in earnest, knowing you would come…

— Gaelen Foley

I've always said it's flattering to be desired, just as it's flattering that people accept the reality of the character you play.…

— Richard Gere

I relate to people and roles that are about the arc of human experience, things that everyday people deal with every day.

— Marcia Gay Harden

Aging is not 'lost youth,' but a new stage of opportunity and strength. It's a different stage of life, and if you…

— Betty Friedan

We have no honorable intentions in Vietnam. Our minimal expectation is to occupy it as an American colony and maintain social stability…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

That's my way in the very beginning - how to enter it [a role]. Very quickly in the process, I don't think…

— Meryl Streep

I value men and I don't necessarily want to adopt the man's role, but I do want to see women's humanity honored…

— Kola Boof

As for the role of France and Germany: French politics is often more self-confident then German politics due to the catastrophe in…

— Wolfgang Schauble

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

— Ned Sublette

[Adolf Hitler] was Austrian, so he knew how to play that role [being capable of apologizing]. In fact, it wasn't playacting, it…

— Gretl Braun

I'm used to working really hard to get a role. I was always auditioning and talking my way into roles.

— Jessica Chastain

My Big Mama is my No. 1 financial role model. Much of my advice stems from what she taught me. She never…

— Michelle Singletary

Money has to undergo a metamorphosis again, it has to relinquish its role in the market economy and engage in an economy…

— Joseph Beuys

The bottom line is that I have a job to do to help get the new administration ready. If there's some role…

— Chris Christie

We're proud of the work we're doing to make Chicago a great city for people of all ages. Nothing's more important than…

— Rahm Emanuel

Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models.

— Barack Obama

Women have taken on traditionally masculine roles and professions, and there is no real equivalent for men. Men are still extremely reluctant,…

— Hanna Rosin

I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that.

— Naomi Scott

The idea is to keep reinventing yourself. Once you attain a certain status as an actor, your fans start expecting from you…

— Arjun Rampal

I think it's very important to invite and encourage people to talk about climate change who have a lay understanding. In general,…

— Margaret D. Klein

Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in.

— Misty Copeland

I'm not letting any stupid decisions get in my way. I want to be a role model, letting girls know that they…

— Miley Cyrus

Having done something like The Thorn Birds gives you enormous longevity. You can keep picking and choosing the roles for a bit…

— Rachel Ward

I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously.

— Albert Pujols

I feel fortunate that I'm able to play diverse roles. I don't think everybody in Hollywood gets the opportunity to do that.

— Laura Harring

I feel like it's really important for an actor to play different roles so people can see, "Oh, he can play that…

— Scott Eastwood

It isn't the changes that do you in, it's the transitions. Change is not the same as transition. Change is situational: the…

— William Bridges

I've grown up with girls that are like Precious. I've grown up with people that are like everyone that I read about…

— Gabourey Sidibe

While the president is to nominate that individual [to Supreme Court], we in the Senate must provide our advice and consent. This…

— Mike DeWine

The Declaration [of Independence] was a committee report, and [Tomas] Jefferson was simply the draftsman. [John] Adams's crucial role in bringing about…

— Gordon S. Wood

Apart from being interested in a good role, I think it's necessary to make up your mind as to whether it will…

— Rod Taylor

Listen to me: a family man is never a real family man. An assassin is never entirely assassin. They play a role,…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

I will continue to advocate for a strong federal government role to establish the production, storage and distribution networks needed to support…

— Albert Wynn

The man who sweats under his mask, whose role makes him itch with discomfort, who hates the division in himself, is already…

— Thomas Merton

Playing our parts. Yes, we all have to do that and from childhood on, I have found that my own character has…

— Bette Davis

I want to keep doing roles that are challenging and different.

— Mia Wasikowska

If you only take parts that are offered to you, you end up playing the same roles over and over again. I…

— Jared Harris