Roles Quotes
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I've played a lot of younger, more coming-of-age roles as well as roles that aren't such an imposing physical presence.
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You can't say that we need to give women more roles, and then when we do, say that they're only there because men want to look at them.
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I do intelligent roles. I don't want to be labeled as doing silly movies. I'm more mature than kids my age because I'm constantly surrounded by adults.
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I played teen roles until high definition came out.
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I've had some physically challenging roles.
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I do so many roles, I can't be typecast.
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I hated being typecast in those roles. It was personally limiting, only playing stereotyped heavies. But I got those roles because I was angry, because that's what I projected. I was angry at my mother and father because they didn't get along, angry at the church. On top of that, I had an extreme lack of self-confidence.
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My role in the Mamas and Papas was basically just to sing.
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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.
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Music played a large role in the survival of the black people in America — that and a sense of humor that just couldn't be enslaved.
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I feel lucky that I've managed to get the roles I've wanted.
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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.
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Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice.
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It's not just me. People are in their roles, and they've stayed in them all year.
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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.
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There are so many huge roles in the theatre: if you've got the option to play Hedda Gabler on stage, why wouldn't you choose that over a three-line part in a Hollywood film as somebody's maid or somebody's wife or somebody's best friend?
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I was so spoiled in a way. I worked very hard, but there was just a wealth of great roles.
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I give everything to my work, and I like complex roles, characters that aren't obvious. I've been very lucky so far, and I'm dreaming of working with directors like Jane Campion, Susanne Bier and the Dardennes. But the gods will decide.
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I've always seen myself for who I am, which is a lot of things. So, I guess that when I walk into a room, I bring all those things to a role, and I've always just simply seen myself as an actor.
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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.
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I've really been blessed to have these roles in movies that will last forever.
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It's funny because when I first met with Carmen, she said, "Have you ever thought about doing TV?" And I was like, "No, not really, but I'd audition for TV." And she said, "That's where the roles are for women now. That's where you can go and get a really great part."
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It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting.
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Television allowed me to kick the Hollywood habit of typing an actor in certain roles.
