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Erica Kane was a spectacular role for any actress to play, and I felt so lucky to be the one who got to do it.

I'm attracted to roles where I don't have to wear makeup.

I get offered a lot of black roles, because apparently I dont look Latino enough.

The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington's readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global protector.

When a role seems fun it's easy to play. It kind of comes organically.

Well, all I can say is thank goodness I had 15 years of theater before ever I did film roles. You build technique that you can rely on

The role of business is to provide products and services that make peoples lives better - while using fewer resources - and to act lawfully and with integrity.

At the drop of a hat, people will say there are no roles for women after 40. It's there with a bunch of other rules I'm not interested in.

For awhile, I got stupid about only wanting a leading-man role, but I have no illusions. I know I'm not Brad Pitt.

There is a large element of me in every role I do.

Well physically preparing for the role, definitely and then continuing to stay physically fit throughout filming, getting up, 4.00 4.30 in the morning.

You know, I really enjoy longevity. I see actors in their forties and they just turn out these really fabulous roles and characters. You know who they are, but you wouldn't necessarily know their names.

Dating, like almost every other male-female interaction in present-day society, is based on outmoded and unequal social roles and expectations.

There are roles I have said no to, but for different reasons. And, I never talk about those because I feel it's disrespectful to say, 'Oh, I said no to this project or that other project.' I'd rather talk about the ones that I said yes to and the reasons why.

I'm naturally athletic, and I think playing strong, female roles just kind of happened.

I would recommend going out for more independent films. You can get bigger roles and really work your acting chops and build a reel.

I want to take roles that challenge me and I want to like the script and obviously feel connected with the director because the director to me is so important.

The artist's role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely. That's how I see it. Otherwise, I don't know why you do it.

I don't want to be identified by any one role I do.

I think what's so interesting for me is the different roles that I play. I love doing the research, and I love - I feel fortunate in the sense that I get to explore many different worlds, of things that I may not really get to learn a lot about.

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

When the Hollywood thing happened, I thought at some point I'd get to the front of the queue: 'Yes, hello, I'd like to play that role.' But you don't. You just join a different queue.

My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads of things that I liked about the movie, which made me opt for it.

Somebody asked me what do you regret. I said, well I was offered the role of Maverick in 'Top Gun' and I turned it down

There's always a sense of newness with acting, because every role, you come to every role fresh.

I don't really prepare for roles. I just kind of do them!

In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things.

TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film.

When a man has written a role for you that you admire, the expectations are higher.

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.

But I'm attracted to roles where I get to really go in and explore a character.

The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money.

If the opportunities are not being presented to me, I'm going to take the reins and do it. Brit Marling was not waiting for the phone to ring. The great roles are not there to be had. If you have an idea, do it.

I was lucky enough to have a plethora of types of roles before and during the horror movie part of my career.

Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.

I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.'

It's weird because every movie that I do is always a role that reminds me of a role that 'Pac would have done. And when 'Pac did 'Juice,' he was young - probably like 21, 22 - something like that. And that's my favorite actor. I know it might be weird to say, but he was talented on screen, and that's who I studied.

I didn't even dance at my high school prom, and I have turned down so many movie roles because I didn't know how to dance.

I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than anyone else. There are always reasons for me to do whatever I do.

I have to say that as an actor, I really look for the role. I'm not really looking to see if it's for television or film, because there are highly talented people in both mediums.

I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of authors and creators in their own right into being just places where things happen in the universe.

I try to explain to people that you get the roles that are right when they're right. If you have a nerd character but you're kind of a cool guy, you're probably not going to get the nerd part. The nerd is going to get the nerd part. You know, someone like me.

When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.

I most often land up taking up the roles that I most detest.

The dual scourge of hunger and malnutrition will be truly vanquished not only when granaries are full, but also when people's basic health needs are met and women are given their rightful role in societies

I wanted to be on the stage, doing very important emotional roles.

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

Guess what, I'm the opposite of a role model!

More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model.

My first lead role was probably 'Party Girl' in 1994.

I'd say that the question whether love still exists plays the same role in my novels as the question of God's existence in Dostoevsky.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization.

Thank goodness I started getting movie roles and then television shows came along. So I was very fortunate to be able to do all three and I like all of them.

Until we recognize the essential role of biology, our attempts to truly unify the universe will remain a train to nowhere.

I would never put on 20 kilos and mess up my system because a role demands it. Hindi cinema doesn't offer you roles that get you an Oscar, anyway. Tom Hanks can do it in Hollywood; not us.

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.

You can never be guaranteed good roles because of an award, but I think your profile and net worth as a performer has to do with awards, unfortunately.

I don't take the roles home with me. I don't work that way. I don't understand that; I mean, I really don't when I hear that.

I still have a reputation as an eccentric. But the fact is that audiences probably mix up my roles with me as a person.

Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur.

You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?

It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American consciousness, and in my own life.

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

I always believed that WikiLeaks as a concept would perform a global role, and to some degree it was clear that it was doing that as far back as 2007 when it changed the result of the Kenyan general election.

I literally felt like a freak, which is another aspect of the role of Sally that I relate to: total outsider.

I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more aggressively than in the recording studio.

Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.

Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.

Canada is preparing to play a major role in the continued stability and security of Afghanistan through ISAF.

I like to think I've done a lot of different kinds of roles, but obviously I have done quite a lot of comedies.

I see my role in the Bonzos as being the straight man, in many ways.

I've actually got turned down for a lot of roles because I'm not bubbly enough. People have told me to be more 'up', but I can't, really. I find it hard to be smiley and giggly all the time.

The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.

I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.

What I do know is that traditional gender roles are very real and flipping the norm is difficult for even the strongest, funniest, smartest men.

What I'm normally associated with are darker, more brooding roles.

There are not many roles where women are really active.

I overhaul myself for my roles. Sooner or later, I will get my due.

There is a role and function for beauty in our time.

I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't have to be a lead

Today's global landscape is increasingly interconnected. China and the Middle East play critical roles towards international peace and security.

I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.

When you're brown and Indian, you get offered a lot of doctor roles.

I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.

I like to disappear into a role. I equate the success of it with a feeling of being chemically changed. That's the only way I can express it.

Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role.

When a 'Life of Brian' comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be a huge step forward.

Sometimes I try to sell shows with a female lead to networks, and that isn't something that's been a proven formula for them, so they reject it. I do feel like men get the funniest roles in movies.

It's funny, oftentimes the really great roles that I enjoy are in classic plays, and there aren't many theatres in New York who will do them, aside from Roundabout.

I'm a big fan of character actors like Johnny Depp and Gary Oldman. My goal is to continue playing character roles in indie films and move into playing character leads.

Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role.

It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds.

As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian. I was the pretty, obedient one. And Amy was the adventurous mischief-maker.

Every time there's a really good story, there's women in it. We may not get as many roles, but the roles we get are really good, I think, for the most part.

Without a positive male role model in your life, it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and benefits society.

Music is my love and to me acting is more mercenary. I don't pound the pavements for roles: if it happens, it happens. I hate that auditioning thing.

If you're a woman doing classic theater, the big roles are often destroyers. I've played Hedda Gabler, Lady Macbeth, some of the Chekhovian heroines, Electra, Phaedra - they're all powerful women, but they're forces of negativity.

There is no question that photography has played a major role in the environmental movement.