Roles Quotes

• I do so many roles, I can't be typecast.

  

  Tommy Davidson
  • Roles
  • Typecast

• It should be noted that all four of these exalted roles—Jesus as messiah, as Lord, as Son of God, as Son of Man—imply, in one sense or another, that Jesus is God. In no sense, in this early period, is Jesus understood to be God the Father. He is not the One Almighty God. He is the one who has been elevated to a divine position and is God in a variety of senses.

  

  Bart Ehrman
  • Variety
  • Son Of God
  • Messiah

• Eventually I booked a 2-line role on a show called 'JAG' and slowly the parts got bigger and better. I'm very thankful that I had to appreciate how difficult the business is before I had any kind of success.

  

  Samuel Witwer
  • Kind
  • Difficult
  • Shows

• I've had some physically challenging roles.

  

  Morris Chestnut
  • Roles
  • Challenging

• My role in the Mamas and Papas was basically just to sing.

  

  Cass Elliot The Mamas & The Papas
  • Roles

• I think that sometimes, as producers, we just service the artists who's really just the main front or person. You know, our roles are really just to help them get where they're supposed to go.

  

  Ernest Dion Wilson
  • Service
  • Supposed
  • Producers

• Somewhere out there is a unique place for you to help others - a unique life role for you to fill that only you can fill.

  

  Thomas Kinkade
  • Unique
  • Helping
  • Roles

• I guess I have been playing similar roles with similar personalities — including Yu-ri in ‘Road Family’ my characters have usually been a bit down and calm.

  

  Park Cho-rong Apink
  • Calm
  • Roles
  • Personalities

• I do believe that it's something that we don't talk about, but when there are clearly defined gender roles, it is much simpler. Because you don't have to think, which people apparently don't like to do.

  

  Judy Gold
  • Roles
  • Gender
  • Defined

• I think that as actresses - and I've definitely gone through this in a really bizarre way, because I worked so much and was really lucky with the roles that I got when I was younger - I remember hearing the older actors saying, "It gets tough," and thinking, "Really? I can't imagine."

  

  Winona Ryder
  • Way
  • Roles
  • Actresses

• There are others who take up that liberating role. I have no time to spend for that.

  

  Mother Teresa
  • Roles
  • Liberating

• For a bill to become law, it truly has to be the will of the people, and for a president to stop the will of the people and stop what you're trying to do in your state is not the role of Washington.

  

  Nikki Haley
  • Trying
  • Law
  • President

• I am excited to be on set. I love what I do. As long as I have that feeling, then I'm gonna stick to it. As long as I'm lucky enough to get projects and keep working, I will always be grateful for it.

  

  Michelle Trachtenberg
  • Certain
  • Grateful
  • Actresses

• I don't take roles I can't respect. If I can't find a reason to be respectful of the character, I won't do it because I couldn't do it justice.

  

  Esther Rolle
  • Character
  • Respect
  • Reason

• I would love to do a period piece. That would be really cool. And also like to do something transformative and have to transform yourself physically to become that character. Any interesting, fun roles, I'm attracted to.

  

  Tracy Spiridakos
  • Character
  • Fun
  • Interesting

• My philosophy has always been to try to put myself into roles and films that are different. That intensified after 'Lord of the Rings' because it was so massive, but it's something I've always believed in, wanting to change people's perceptions and challenge myself as an actor.

  

  Elijah Wood
  • People
  • Different
  • Challenge

• Men are boys for such a long time and really don't start getting the great roles until they're in their mid-thirties. But then they've got a long time to do them, whereas for women, it's all about playing younger and younger and younger.

  

  Cate Blanchett
  • Men
  • Women
  • Younger

• I'm really into strong, female roles - but they don't have to necessarily be loud - I'm just as interested in introverts too.

  

  Jessica Brown Findlay
  • Strong
  • Female
  • Loud

• Sometimes I get into the movies and into the roles; it's hard for me to move on.

  

  George Tillman, Jr.
  • Movies
  • Roles
  • Move On

• You've got to pick your roles really carefully. It's a lot more fun to play a layered woman, than just someone where what you see is what you get, by far.

  

  Melissa George
  • Fun
  • Play
  • Picks

• I love horror movies, I wish I would get more roles to do more horror movies. I got to make a living so I take what they give me, but if I could be the next Vincent Price I would be the happiest guy in the world.

  

  Nick Damici
  • Movies
  • Roles
  • Horror

• Whenever you're looking at new ways to get in shape, first you have to decide what you want. Do you want a more muscular look, or do you want to slim down and appear more toned and ripped? I adapt my training and diet with each role I do, depending on the image I want to convey.

  

  Scott Adkins
  • Training
  • Looks
  • Firsts

• People see me in powerful roles. That's what people want to see. That's what I want to do.

  

  Paul Sorvino
  • People
  • Want
  • Powerful

• We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the state.

  

  Tim Pawlenty
  • Athlete
  • States
  • Models

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