Roles Quotes · Page 23

I might play a lot of dramatic roles, but I'm really sort of silly.

— Leighton Meester

I grew up in a household in which the Bible played very little role.

— Frank Moore Cross

You can, of course, be a sexy, strong female and be a good role model.

— Ricki-Lee Coulter

I enjoy roles that are quite physical.

— Maika Monroe

I'm an actor; I want to play roles, not a role.

— Ed Westwick

I'm drawn to roles because they excite me intellectually and emotionally.

— Kim Cattrall

I'm eagerly looking forward to substantial roles from Kollywood filmmakers.

— Babu Antony

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

— Vera Farmiga

They're not role models. So for me it was a bad decision, because of my fans and because of what I stand…

— Miley Cyrus

We need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments. There is not, in my view, a single European…

— David Cameron

It wasn't a conscious decision to pick only positive roles. Things just fell into place.

— Hiten Tejwani

Before 'Animal Kingdom,' I wasn't particularly thought of in villainous roles.

— Ben Mendelsohn

If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a…

— Epictetus

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

— Sidney Altman

One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able…

— Hayden Christensen

Despite the fact that I'm not highly skilled in any visual art, aesthetics have always played a strong role in my art,…

— Vivek Shraya

I always think it's hard for any young actor to make that transition to more grown-up roles. Because you don't want to…

— Alexa Vega

I've always admired Cate Blanchett and the roles she chooses. I think she's got an incredible discipline in a way, with choosing…

— Gemma Ward

Oprah played a big role in my understanding of what it meant to be female and to really step into your own…

— Lupita Nyong'o

I've been quite lucky in that I've managed to tick off a few of my dream roles, really. Beyond that, you wait…

— David Tennant

I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my…

— Yo-Yo Ma

Once scouting fully opens its doors to all who desire the same experience that so fully enriched me as a young person,…

— Steven Spielberg

Unwittingly, every event and every microorganism - insect, fish, bird, animal, etc. - is playing a role that maintains a perfect balance…

— Bryan Kest

I auditioned for the role of an angel in the Nativity play at school. I didn't get it. I auditioned for Mary;…

— Nicole Kidman

Laypeople are a kind of nuclear energy in the Church on a spiritual level. A layperson caught up with the gospel and…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

Obama has already demonstrated an extraordinary ability to change the limits of what one can say publicly. His greatest achievement up to…

— Slavoj Žižek

I like doing what I do, but I like having the opportunity to do different things, and obviously comedy would be a…

— Jason Wiles

Just as we need to encourage women to test life's many options, we need to acknowledge real limits of energy and resources.…

— Faye J Crosby

My Father taught me how to be a man – and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an…

— Kevin Smith

The only kind of work which permits an able woman to realize her abilities fully, to achieve identity in society in a…

— Betty Friedan

Alliances are crucial to success in the political sphere. However, if we are to approach other organizations to propose alliances for the…

— Arthur Curley

Precisely constructed models for linguistic structure can play an important role, both negative and positive, in the process of discovery itself. By…

— Noam Chomsky

What attracts me specifically to roles is the heart of the character.

— Tishuan Scott

My first four roles were all nice guys, Raggedy Man being one of them.

— Eric Roberts

I always feel that the best roles are written for white guys.

— Marlon Wayans

Because I'm not perfect looking, I get to play better roles.

— Juliette Lewis

As an actor, you want roles that are full of meat.

— Pilou Asbaek

When dogs fulfill their roles they are ecstatically happy.

— Robert Crais

I'm not a role model. I say parents should parent and monitor their kids.

— Yul Vazquez

I kind of see clothes a bit like role-playing, depending what mood I'm in.

— Lily Cole