Roles Quotes · Page 91

The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete…

— Eric Hoffer

I would wager that my job has helped save our economy from the economic ravages of out-of-control environmental extremism. I view my…

— Roy Spencer

Usually being a young actor, you've got to go through certain levels of hierarchy, going through bit parts and extra roles and…

— James Frecheville

My ultimate film role would be to play the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.

— Jennifer Hudson

Those situations are weird. You're in a room, and I knew they already loved this guy [for the role], so you're like,…

— Mandy Moore

I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted…

— Bette Midler

I wish I could balance life as an artist and a mother, but sometimes when I am doing live concerts, I have…

— Namie Amuro

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

— Frank Moore Cross

I feel I am a role model to many, not just for my designs, but also for the fact that I started…

— Christian Louboutin

I'm on the third line. I'm a crasher. I know my role. I'm just trying to help. I'm not stupid enough to…

— Darcy Tucker

There's actually a time when I got cast in something and it was announced that someone else was cast. I hadn't been…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

The only people playing the roles of classic rock stars are hip-hop artists, now. Kanye's stage persona, and the way he approaches…

— Jack Antonoff

I love playing a role where I think I'm right and then you learn you're not.

— Kyle Chandler

I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when…

— Wes Anderson

[Hillary Clinton] is hinted a little bit about what his[Bill Clinton] role might be, but just a little bit.

— Terry Gross

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such as Dominique…

— Graydon Carter

For things to have value in man's world, they are given the role of commodities. Among man's oldest and most constant commodity…

— Ana Castillo

The funny thing is I'm not even Latin. I was constantly getting Latin roles, and I was like, I even was nominated…

— Vanessa Ferlito

Being an actor is a good way to earn a living. And to meet fabulous people. It's great to live very comfortably.…

— Gary Oldman

I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill…

— Katori Hall

I'm best known as a stand-up comedian, but I'm a good actor in the right role.

— Marcus Brigstocke

We originally actually wrote Franco's part [in the Pineapple Express] for me and the part I ultimately played just for someone else…

— Seth Rogen

Art has a prophetic role, denouncing the culture it lays bare.

— Langdon Brown Gilkey

The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just…

— Oscar Niemeyer

I love the idea that somebody is going to compare me to my character or think that I am like my character…

— Monique Coleman

The fact is, when you look at the best teams—like the ones that existed at Toyota or 3M when Takeuchi or Nonaka…

— Jeff Sutherland

Because the free market system is so weak politically, the forms of capitalism that are experienced in many countries are very far…

— Raghuram Rajan

I think there are enough professional actors to fill in for me in my absence. I enjoyed it, but I can't imagine…

— Lou Dobbs

Identity is your role in life, the part you play. Individuality is who you are, and who you are is revealed to…

— Tom Spanbauer

The thing that I've run up against is that it's always been an either-or proposition, especially in Hollywood. You're either young and…

— Kathy Bates

I think my instinct creatively is to make things that are very funny and happy and silly. And in this moment where…

— Judd Apatow

The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that science would cease, but rather that scientists…

— Phillip E. Johnson

There are shows, a lot of small cable shows like Breaking Bad, where in the general population nobody watches them really, but…

— Misha Collins

I've always wanted to play a role in inspiring people to be better, to live higher quality lives and to feel good…

— Apolo Ohno

I read Stephen King a lot and I've actually played two roles. Delores Claiborne is my favorite, I think, of any film…

— Kathy Bates

I hope we shall see more ande more women combining marriage and a career. Prejudice against this dual role is not confined…

— Margaret Thatcher

I enjoy the presence of a woman in the house for brief periods of time. They fall into two categories: the organizers…

— Nelson DeMille

I was aware that I was not getting the good acting roles because I was either too handsome, too pretty or whatever.…

— Pierce Brosnan

I did not have any role model. I could not learn anything from the female voice that male poets used, a voice…

— Kim Hyesoon

It's easy to fall into the trap of assuming that a new technology is very similar to its predecessors. A new technology…

— Michael J. Saylor