Roles Quotes · Page 142

I do not devalue the role of a maid or nanny, or the stereotypical roles that some members of our family have…

— Gina Rodriguez

There's still a bit of a problem, in that so many leading English roles are taken by American or French actresses.

— Joely Richardson

It's boring to play the girl role!

— Olivia Wilde

We must not overlook the role that extremists play. They are the gadflies that keep society from being too complacent or self-satisfied;…

— Abraham Flexner

A critic often has to play the role of coroner, dissecting a work to find out why it died (or never lived).

— David Edelstein

I think that the more success you have as an actor, I think, the greatest advantage of being successful as an actor…

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

I've had to gain weight for roles and ugly myself up for roles. So yeah, I'm game. I'm game for that kind…

— Jewel Staite

In that sense, Obama is America's first postmodern president. If his predecessors tended to see the world in terms of good and…

— Stephen F. Hayes

My roles in comedies from 'Austin Powers' to 'Tommy Boy' to 'Wayne's World,' were sort of comedic 'straight man' parts. My character…

— Rob Lowe

I think the thing that would interest me would be to appear in a period piece where you'd get to dress in…

— Ian Astbury

I'm only doing whatever the next role calls for.

— Mark Wahlberg

I'm such a fan of Idina Menzel! I think she's made a wonderful career in this business. I love her so much,…

— Lea Michele

I would make the tea on a Daniel Day-Lewis set just to observe how he crafts roles like he did in 'My…

— David Oyelowo

I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just…

— Ellen Page

I think it's very important to emphasize that there are many, many different educational institutions in what we call higher education, and…

— Derek Bok

If there is an exotic woman it's always a terrorist role.

— Persis Khambatta

I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I've turned down a couple already.

— Tamsin Egerton

I think the world is ready for people of color to take on more heroic and leading roles, and not always be…

— Jessica Alba

You never know what you're in for when you take a role. When you're reading the script, you're in some café in…

— Melissa George

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

— Ron Suskind

To suggest that Quebecers willingly give up the chance to exercise fully their influence within the federal government would be to betray…

— Kim Campbell

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.

— Ben Harper

Music plays a very important role in my life. I'm a frustrated musician. I play the drums.

— Ronald Perelman

I made straight A's and never got into any trouble, and I still impose those standards on myself. So writing is my…

— Sandra Brown

Usually, so far as improvement in the people's economic conditions is concerned, humanitarians simply play the role of the busybody.

— Vilfredo Pareto

I savored my time on top of the podium by watching the American flag rise up out of the crowd as the…

— Hannah Kearney

I have learned from my own pain is that God's plan for all of us is peace. Being a role model to…

— Doreen Virtue

I'm a role model. I have overcome the negativity, and I'm playing.

— Lamar Odom

I’m a role model for those who dare to be different. For those who dare to take a stand in their life…

— Madonna Ciccone

I started acting in second grade - my first role was in the Thanksgiving play. I was the Indian chasing the turkey.…

— Brie Larson

The Dome is a metaphor that could mean anything - it could be nuclear fallout, terrorists - I've always been fascinated with…

— Mike Vogel

Without women taking an active role in Afghan society, rebuilding Afghanistan is going to be very difficult.

— Khaled Hosseini

If you do your job properly you usually learn a lot from any role you do.

— Rene Auberjonois

• As society rapidly changes, individuals will have to be able to function comfortably in a world that is always in flux.…

— John Taylor Gatto

This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the…

— Al Sharpton

I love the role of Ripley.

— Sigourney Weaver

I've lost a lot of jobs because I was too pretty. And everybody's like "Oh, poor you." But seriously, you don't get…

— Eva Longoria

Every team requires unity. A team has to move as one unit, one force, with each person understanding and assisting the roles…

— Jack Kemp

A lot of times, I would play a lot of roles a man would play. In 'One Million Years B.C.' - yes,…

— Raquel Welch

I don't like to get too involved in the idea that "I'm a role model" and that everything I do is right.…

— Mike Vallely