Roles Quotes · Page 90

Groups do not have experiences except insofar as all their members do. And there are no experiences... that all the members of…

— Thomas Kuhn

I like flawed characters very much. A lot of times I get asked to do parts that are kind of small but…

— Bobby Cannavale

Governments must now take a leading role in moving their nations in the right direction.

— Henry W. Kendall

I put a lot of faith in dreams. I know that big movie roles and opportunities are going to happen.

— Krista Allen

The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most…

— John Wooden

I grew up in a home where animals were ever-present and often dominated our lives. There were always horses, dogs, and cats,…

— Julia Glass

I think a lot of female actors have a real fear of not looking their best. They learn to prize their vanity…

— Emma Stone

What you aim for, as an actor, is to be able to play a range of different roles.

— Ruth Wilson

I do feel it. And I've felt it my whole life, that the supernatural has a role in the world.

— Sheila Heti

As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I don't think I've lost a beat at all. Because of my physique and my look...I fit in the natural action-hero role.

— Jose Canseco

People know me because I play the monsters, but I'm most recognized from the small roles in which they see my face.…

— Kevin Peter Hall

For me, as an actor, just to keep acting and to keep being able to work and to do different roles and…

— Stephen Hunter

I want to steer away from the stereotypes that Latina women are categorized in. I feel like there are so many more…

— Emily Rios

It's hard to say what role race really played in my case.

— Jayson Blair

The interesting roles have only come since I got into my 30s. But I didn't know that was going to happen.

— Richard Armitage

I would love to be able to play some characters on television that are similar to some of the indie film roles…

— Courtney Ford

I went out to Bali, and I cast all of these supporting roles. I love that stuff. I just love actors. And…

— Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role.

— Heinz Guderian

There's plenty of girlfriend roles out there. They've come my way, and many people have turned them down, and I think, "Oh…

— Cate Blanchett

I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I…

— Idris Elba

Any actor wants to do interesting roles, different roles. It's not all that much fun to do the same thing over and…

— Chris Pine

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant…

— Samuel P. Huntington

I think you're just always trying to find really great, interesting female roles. That's the thing for me. You do have to…

— Georgina Haig

I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons.…

— Bryce Dallas Howard

I take every role seriously. Personally, I never look at any role as Michael White. I've done that my entire life. I've…

— Michael Jai White

So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and…

— Don Cheadle

I think being a woman in Hollywood is a big enough challenge. It really is. I don't want to be one of…

— Eva Mendes

I'm gonna make music, and I'm gonna capture every aspect of being a human being. That's really all I'm trying to do.…

— Mac Miller

And I can't tell you how many women from a certain age group - they would be in their 30s now, 20s…

— Lindsay Wagner

What Women's Lib might achieve if their 'consciousness raising' - or in plain English, brainwashing- campaign succeeds is a society whose members…

— Arianna Huffington

Pokémon was made with Miyamoto-san's advice. Since I was a teenager, playing Donkey Kong, he's always been my role model. He's a…

— Satoshi Tajiri

I think that not only do saints make poor role models, they are incapable in one sense of identifying radically with those…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I always get cast as the girl who's dying or the girl who's killing or the girl who's suicidal - all these…

— Lauren German

I didn't have to step up into a leadership role, ... I just had to be there and help out where I…

— Landon Donovan

I like to play smart, three-dimensional women. I also like to play roles where the women are a little crazy. I just…

— Lili Taylor

When girls come up and say, "You're my role model," it's really flattering, but it's also really scary because I'm not perfect…

— Ashley Greene

It's almost like when you're young, your friends take on the romance role, and then guys take on the role of your…

— Lena Dunham

If we can give up attachment to our roles as helpers, then maybe our clients can give up attachment to their roles…

— Ram Dass

I think going into 'New Moon,' I knew the characters better. I knew the world better and I knew the actors who…

— Melissa Rosenberg