Challenges are what inspire me. I therefore accept whatever comes my way, be it supporting roles or character roles. — Rajpal Yadav Copy Share Image
It's actually easier to play a leading role than it is to play a supporting role. — Carey Mulligan Copy Share Image
I think, so often, women play supporting roles or girlfriends or wives - they're there to support a man's journey. — Ruth Bradley Copy Share Image
It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
It's rather rare when you play an older character in a movie in a supporting role to even get an arc. — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
I'm not really that interested in going back to playing small supporting roles. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
There are so many films now where you know the story is a supporting role to the visual effects. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series [in… — Betty Lynn Copy Share Image
I have been a scrappy actor for 10-plus years, and when you're playing supporting roles, your relationship with the costume designer is… — Katherine Waterston Copy Share Image
I grew up in Evanston and lived in Chicago for a long time, in Old Town and Wrigleyville. I did three films… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
It never really worked out for me in my own country. They said, 'You're not famous enough for the lead roles, and… — Antje Traue Copy Share Image
When it's a minor or supporting role, you learn to make the most of what you're given. I can make two lines… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
We don't have enough Latinos on TV just getting cast in supporting roles; the idea of having your own show named after… — Cristela Alonzo Copy Share Image
We can't do both. If you want us to lead, don't criticize us. And if you want us to play a supporting… — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked — Bill Parcells Copy Share Image
I want to diversify a bit. I don't wanna throw myself into another big blockbuster or another big franchise anytime soon. So… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
Just as the good actor perform well whatever role the poet assigns, so too must the good man perform whatever Fortune assigns.… — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
People are saying we need more females in our industry and we need more female-driven stories, but that takes the men of… — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
I try not to blame the public, because the public - men, especially - have seen not great portrayals of women in… — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
Sylvester wins, obviously [best actor in a supporting role in 2016]. That's the whole point of this. We're all getting dressed up… — Bun B Copy Share Image
Nobody aspires to be a backup. And although I take great pride in the supporting roles I've played in both Philadelphia and… — Nick Foles Copy Share Image
Honestly, I'm willing to experiment with far more variety in roles than I'm given. But ultimately, it's the producer's decision. But, I've… — Kabir Bedi Copy Share Image
I realized that many men are happy to play a supporting role to another man, but they are much less happy to… — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
The truth is, the older you get, the less variety of parts you are offered. If you're a star and you've spent… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
I do play a lot of supporting roles but I think I have the best fun as I have more choices. — Kashmira Shah Copy Share Image
With supporting roles, you just want really good actors that can make it bigger than what's there. — Andrew Haigh Copy Share Image
There's a certain comfort in being in supporting roles because it's not all on you. — Robin Weigert Copy Share Image
I don't have any problem playing second lead, or doing supporting roles. I am fine with it. — Ravi Kishan Copy Share Image
I'm the journeyman actor that you saw in one scene here, two scenes there. I've been eking out a living doing theater… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Even though I've done a lot it also feels like I haven't done a lot. I've sort of popped in for supporting… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
Some of the supporting roles that I've done as an actor, I took them because I knew that I would get to… — Thomas Jane Copy Share Image
You have to listen to what someone is doing and help them get to where they want to go, musically speaking. I… — McCoy Tyner Copy Share Image
I have played lead roles, supporting roles and also miniscule roles in my career so far, and have never been image conscious. — Sangeetha Krish Copy Share Image
People are saying, "Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed." It's a contradiction. Do you want us to lead, or do you… — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
Even though effective competition is the best tool to strengthen innovation and competitiveness in Europe, state aid can also play a very… — Neelie Kroes Copy Share Image
There's a film there in competition [of Sundance Film Festival] called To The Bone. It's directed by Marti Noxon. I have a… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
Even when I was doing supporting roles, I always had this belief that one day the opportunity to play a lead would… — Aditya Roy Kapur Copy Share Image
![“Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series [in Andy Griffith Show] in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 and 1967.” quote by Betty Lynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab8/betty-lynn-28227_actors_don-knotts-won-five-emmy-awards-for-outs_2083589.jpg)
![“Sylvester wins, obviously [best actor in a supporting role in 2016]. That's the whole point of this. We're all getting dressed up to go to the Oscars to hear Sylvester Stallone, let no one get this twisted. The academy can't pay for a better moment than this: this is the Oscar's original darling.” quote by Bun B](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b11/bun-b-10711_academy_sylvester-wins-obviously-best-actor-in-a_583113.jpg)
![“There's a film there in competition [of Sundance Film Festival] called To The Bone. It's directed by Marti Noxon. I have a supporting role in it. It got really well received. It's a really great film.” quote by Keanu Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/53b/keanu-reeves-2935_bones_there-s-a-film-there-in-competition-of-s_2211505.jpg)
