Actresses Quote by Victoria Abril

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete with the real whores who played the other roles.…

— Victoria Abril

I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth…

— Judy Davis

There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed.

— Samantha Mathis

I've played four roles on 'Star Trek.' My favorite episode was 'The Visitor' on 'Deep Space Nine.'

— Tony Todd

I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian.

— John Cho

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

— Kathy Bates

The lead of a film that wove around me, I played all the roles. I traveled the world; I loved life, pleasure. I adored…

— Sonia Rykiel

People often accuse me of being serious. Have I played serious roles in 'Honeymoon Travels' and 'Sankat City?' It is just that after the…

— Kay Kay Menon

Theater roles are written by the great masters. The greatest literature that you can possibly know are the theater roles like King Lear, Hamlet,…

— Christopher Plummer

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television. The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women.

— Julianna Margulies

I'm seeing a lot of roles written explicitly for plus-size women, which is so cool.

— Shannon Purser

We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have…

— Don Cheadle