Roles Quotes
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An actress plays all types of roles. When I play Bernadette I will become Bernadette, but when I am off the screen I am Jennifer Jones. No girl could, however, fail to want her life to be exemplary so that she is worthy of playing Bernadette.
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The advantage my looks gave me was that I wasn't limited to just playing Indian roles when I was abroad, and I've been abroad for almost twenty-five years.
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Real equality in films is going to take time and will directly reflect our society. So ladies, please speak up at home, at work, at school, everywhere. As more women continue to find their place in Hollywood we have to keep pushing for more dynamic and strong women's roles.
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Show business always tries to stereotype you, so that is something you have to fight against no matter who you are. A lot of actors who are of a minority background complain that they only get stereotyped roles, and they are 100 percent correct. However, it's also true that, no matter who you are, you get typecast as well.
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I like playing an array of different roles. From the fun, comedic roles to the serious roles. It's always fun to play the role that either closely represents your own personality or the role that is completely opposite of yourself.
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I did some theatre. I had some smaller roles in a couple TV shows and films. I used to think I did a lot of acting, but my 'career' started when I started Homeland.
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It is the role of the poet to look at what is happening in the world and to know that quite other things are happening.
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I'm looking forward to a future where there are roles of greater vulnerability and humor involved.
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A thinker reverses roles and sees the perspectives of others.
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I want to do things that shock people. I think that persona attributes more to the roles that other people may consider me for, rather than the ones I consider for myself.
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I don't think it's the court's perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature.
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I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish.
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I've never seen a great actor do a major role that didn't cost a lot. They're sacrificial animals of a sort.
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I look for roles that show women as independent, informed, and free to make their own decisions.
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If a person is right for a role, I don't care where they got their training.
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My size is an asset to me. People write roles for me. If I was just another blond-haired, brown-eyed, 18-year-old actor, I'd be left unrecognized. People remember me.
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I like roles that bring the unexpected. Roles that may challenge the way people think about things and perceive things. And I like roles that reflect a reality.
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Never give up. Just follow your dreams because this business can be so hard sometimes. It doesn't happen overnight where you get an audition or even a callback and get the role. It takes time.
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The media sells it and you live the role.
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I'm always just drawn to those roles that present one way and have many other things going on underneath. It's just more fun to play as an actor.
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I came in thinking about Bobby Ewing, but I love this Ray Krebbs role.
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Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven't won the lead roles.
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When people were very concerned about the violence against women, I encouraged people to stick with it because it was going somewhere and there was a reason why. It's all a commentary on gender roles and women and having to be the damsel or to stay on the ranch or to stay at home.
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The roles that men and women play are no longer the standard traditional roles of way back when but are those of two very individual people living their lives. I think it's been a hard transition in society - just take a look at the divorce rate - to figure out what that means now. How do you resolve that?
