Roles Quotes · Page 56

It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me…

— Ricardo Montalban

I'm trying to avoid any more asshole roles, at least for a little bit. The main criteria for me when choosing a…

— Dave Franco

The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives, environmental degradation,…

— Wangari Maathai

My parents are my role models. I also love Halle Berry, Robert DeNiro, Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lopez.…

— Raven-Symone

Certainly there was the Affordable Care Act part, then unaccompanied children [there has been a surge of children entering the country illegally…

— Sylvia Mathews Burwell

I'm like John Wayne. I only play good guys. Describing his cameo role on a TV series.

— Oliver North

I prefer to talk about the gift of literature rather than its role or task.

— Amos Oz

I want to work with people that frighten me and excite me, and characters that I don't believe I'm the best person…

— Anne Hathaway

Well,the fun part of being a writer is that it's like making a wonderful film, with no limit on my budget. I…

— Robin Hobb

Wray Nerely, the character in Con Man, he actually had a role in Rogue One, but he got cut. It sucked. John…

— Alan Tudyk

Even the new feminist research on sex-role socialization and sex differences has sometimes had the unfortunate consequence of creating a new set…

— Rosabeth Moss Kanter

We see President [Donald] Trump actually reclaiming the proper role of the executive, and undoing a lot of damage that was done…

— Paul Ryan

My family life and early political life - being exposed to the news constantly, being enrolled in an Afrocentric education program, and…

— Baratunde Thurston

There are not many roles where women are really active.

— Kathleen Quinlan

I hope that somewhere in Small Town, U.S.A., a 15-year-old kid looks to me as a role model the way I looked…

— Brandi Carlile

I think every role is always exciting and intimidating. I've never had a role where I wasn't intimidated by it.

— Felicia Day

I sometimes want to do totally different roles. I don't always want to play 'wholesome.'

— Keke Palmer

In the movies, they make you look good and tough, but in real life, it's completely the opposite. I do these ueber…

— Sam Worthington

I want to help people help themselves, not have government tell people what to do. I just don't think it's the role…

— George W. Bush

An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. The whole…

— Eleanor Robson Belmont

Certainly, old age is often incompatible with certain roles and responsibilities.

— Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

I only take on roles that I'm passionate about. Life is too short to do things that you're not happy with.

— Helen Clark

The characteristic feature of militarism is not the fact that a nation has a powerful army or navy. It is the paramount…

— Ludwig von Mises

Conversations...begin with the sort of imaginative engagement you get when you read a novel or watch a movie or attend to a…

— Kwame Anthony Appiah

It is time to reinvigorate the UN General Assembly so that it can exercise a more decisive role in peace-making and peace-keeping,…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The important thing is not what we look like, but the role we play in our best friend’s life. Friends choose certain…

— Cecelia Ahern

I like to play different types roles, but I'd like to do a comedy next.

— Jonny Lee Miller

The Constitution limits the role of government. The Constitution enumerates the freedoms of the people and enforces those freedoms against government, making…

— Rush Limbaugh

Once I decide to take on a role it's because I find that guy to be really interesting to watch and very…

— Ronald Perelman

As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian.…

— Hallie Ephron

Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world.

— Chip Conley

I wish I could have a recurring role on 'Modern Family'. I think 'Modern Family' is the best comedy on television. It's…

— Patti LuPone

I would happily, sometimes more than happily, have vacated my role as an animal theologian, if there were others prepared to take…

— Andrew Linzey

People see me in powerful roles. That's what people want to see. That's what I want to do.

— Paul Sorvino

Since the beginning, a woman's first and most important role has been ushering into mortality spirit sons and daughters of our Father…

— Ezra Taft Benson

I was never interested in 'Teen Beat' like roles. I just wanted to work.

— Jared Leto

The Muslim community should not be treated as a problematic community, but treated as a community that is willing to play its…

— Iqbal Sacranie

I never had a better role than I had in 'Little Miss Sunshine.' That was one of my favorite roles ever.

— Alan Arkin

I don't think Jennifer Lawrence deserves to be in this category [leading role]? Joy is a great movie, obviously. She's a great…

— Bun B

Canada has always been a strong supporter of Chinas accession to the WTO... We look forward to playing a constructive role in…

— Pierre Pettigrew