Role Quotes
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Although one of his long-standing fantasies was to open a house of prostitution, the fantasy role he chose for himself was that of cashier.
Jesse Kornbluth
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The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.
A. J. Liebling
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Someone who`s like Angelina Jolie because she isn`t scared of not being pretty. She`s my favourtie actress. I`d love a role like the one she played in `Girl, Interrupted`. I`ve never met her.. I`d be so nervous! And star-struck!
Christina Aguilera
Keywords: actress :: and :: angelina :: be :: because :: being :: favourtie :: girl :: her :: in :: interrupted :: isn :: jolie :: like :: love :: met :: my :: nervous :: never :: not :: of :: one :: played :: pretty :: role :: scared :: she :: so :: someone :: star :: struck :: the :: ve :: whoSubject: Acting QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I`m not hiding or escaping or seeking anonymity. I reserve the right not to have a rubber stamp on my forehead saying this is who I am. Because who I am g...
Alan Rickman
Keywords: about :: acting :: am :: anonymity :: are :: asked :: away :: because :: escaping :: forehead :: gets :: giving :: handing :: have :: hiding :: is :: my :: not :: on :: or :: over :: play :: reserve :: right :: role :: rubber :: saying :: seeking :: something :: stamp :: the :: this :: to :: whatever :: who :: you :: yourselfSubject: Acting QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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If it were right for the role, I`d do it. If it was `lose weight just to lose weight,` they`d get a nice `no thanks!`
Tiffani Thiessen
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Playing professional football is something I`ll never be able to do. So getting this part was like a dream come true. --on his role in Jerry Maguire (1996).
Jerry O`Connell
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[On preparing for his role in Little Miss Sunshine] "In my house, I tried not talking for a couple days and it was almost impossible to be at a dinner table with my parents and not point out to them what I thought was silly that they were saying. You just...
Paul Dano
Keywords: almost :: and :: at :: be :: couple :: days :: dinner :: for :: his :: house :: impossible :: in :: it :: just :: little :: miss :: my :: not :: on :: out :: parents :: point :: preparing :: role :: saying :: silly :: sunshine :: table :: talking :: that :: them :: they :: thought :: to :: tried :: want :: was :: were :: what :: with :: youSource: imdb.com
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It`s a movie about fighters, not fighting. You know, I got over seeing myself on screen a long time ago, but watching this film really affects me. (Speaking of his role in Strength and Honour)
Michael Madsen
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About her role in Spectres (2004): "It was the first time really that I got to be a mom, and I thought it was about time, really, because I really am old enough to be someone`s mom. It was just a little bit of a shock going from never having been a mom to...
Marina Sirtis
Keywords: 2004 :: about :: am :: and :: be :: because :: been :: being :: bit :: enough :: first :: from :: going :: got :: having :: her :: in :: it :: just :: little :: mom :: never :: of :: old :: really :: role :: shock :: someone :: spectres :: that :: the :: thought :: time :: to :: wasSource: imdb.com
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On his role in `Virgin Territory` (in which he makes a cameo at the beginning): I have done a few cameos in movies and quite enjoyed it - other than this one. I did this part because I liked Hayden Christensen. I do this scene in the start of the film. I`...
David Walliams
Keywords: and :: at :: because :: beginning :: cameo :: cameos :: christensen :: did :: do :: done :: enjoyed :: few :: film :: have :: hayden :: he :: his :: in :: it :: liked :: makes :: movies :: of :: on :: one :: other :: part :: playing :: quite :: role :: scene :: start :: territory :: than :: the :: this :: virgin :: whichSource: imdb.com
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[about Reese Witherspoon on Election (1999)]: "She inhabited that role fully, but she can do all these other roles. You see a woman in her, not a girl. She`s going to be interesting for a long time."
Alexander Payne
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[about Sarah Michelle Gellar winning the role of Buffy:] "Initially I was disappointed, but while I didn`t see it at the time, I know now I`m better suited to Cordelia. ... Moving from Buffy to Angel was great for me. On Buffy I wasn`t all that high on th...
Charisma Carpenter
Keywords: about :: all :: angel :: at :: better :: buffy :: but :: cordelia :: didn :: disappointed :: for :: from :: gellar :: great :: high :: initially :: it :: know :: me :: michelle :: moving :: now :: of :: on :: pole :: role :: sarah :: see :: suited :: that :: the :: time :: to :: totem :: was :: wasn :: while :: winningSource: imdb.com
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What`s most interesting and most real to me in my work is to never make the role a complete character, because then you lose a part of the truth. I can`t say that this person is just like this or like that. Because you can never do that with real people i...
Lena Olin
Keywords: and :: because :: can :: character :: complete :: do :: in :: interesting :: is :: just :: like :: lose :: make :: me :: most :: my :: never :: of :: or :: part :: people :: person :: real :: role :: say :: that :: the :: then :: this :: to :: truth :: what :: with :: work :: youSource: imdb.com
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[On his role as Agent Fox Mulder on "The X-Files"] "It`s pretty workaday, people don`t seem to realize: You get up, you take a shower, you read the paper, you play Mulder." (from June 1998 "Entertainment Weekly" interview)
David Duchovny
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I can safely say that every movie role I was ever offered that had any real quality went to someone else.
Barbara Rush
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[on how she got her most famous role, Catwoman on "Batman" (1966)] I had lived in New York at the time on Beekman Place. I remember it was a weekend, Friday or Saturday, and my brother had come down from Harvard with five or six of his friends, and we wer...
Julie Newmar
Keywords: 1966 :: all :: and :: at :: batman :: beekman :: brother :: catwoman :: come :: down :: famous :: five :: friday :: friends :: from :: got :: had :: harvard :: her :: his :: how :: in :: it :: lived :: most :: my :: new :: of :: on :: or :: place :: remember :: role :: saturday :: she :: sitti :: six :: the :: time :: was :: we :: weekend :: were :: with :: yorkSource: imdb.com
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I do get annoyed with myself. I wish I was more focused and pushy as an actress. I suppose I should be out there more saying `I want to do this role` or `Get me seen by this person.` But that`s just not me.
Alex Kingston
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[in New York Magazine, commenting about his recurring role as a terrorist on TV`s "24" (2001)] I have a huge political problem with the role. It was essentially accepting a form of racial profiling. I think it`s repulsive. But it was the first time I had ...
Kal Penn
Keywords: 2001 :: 24 :: about :: accepting :: as :: but :: chance :: commenting :: essentially :: first :: form :: had :: have :: his :: huge :: in :: it :: magazine :: new :: of :: on :: political :: problem :: profiling :: racial :: recurring :: repulsive :: role :: terrorist :: the :: think :: time :: tv :: was :: with :: yorkSource: imdb.com
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[in New York Magazine, commenting about his recurring role as a terrorist on TV`s "24" (2001)] I have a huge political problem with the role. It was essentially accepting a form of racial profiling. I think it`s repulsive. But it was the first time I had ...
Kal Penn
Keywords: 2001 :: 24 :: about :: accepting :: as :: but :: chance :: commenting :: essentially :: first :: form :: had :: have :: his :: huge :: in :: it :: magazine :: new :: of :: on :: political :: problem :: profiling :: racial :: recurring :: repulsive :: role :: terrorist :: the :: think :: time :: tv :: was :: with :: yorkSource: imdb.com
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[on his role as Spike in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)] "Joss Whedon said to me, `If you think you are taking over the show, you have got another think coming.` He said, `You are here only because I don`t want to kill a villain off every week. I want ...
James Marsters
Keywords: 1997 :: another :: are :: as :: because :: buffy :: coming :: don :: every :: got :: have :: he :: here :: his :: if :: in :: joss :: kill :: me :: my :: off :: on :: only :: over :: role :: said :: show :: slayer :: spike :: taking :: the :: think :: to :: vampire :: villain :: villains :: want :: week :: whedon :: youSource: imdb.com
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[On preparing for her role as Queen Amidala] "George worked with me a lot, on changing my voice and my movement and the way I carried myself. We worked on this accent that ... kinda goes to old, older generations of actresses who used kind of an unidentif...
Natalie Portman
Keywords: acce :: accent :: actresses :: amidala :: an :: and :: as :: carried :: changing :: for :: generations :: george :: goes :: her :: kind :: kinda :: lot :: me :: movement :: my :: myself :: of :: old :: older :: on :: preparing :: queen :: role :: that :: the :: this :: to :: unidentifiable :: used :: voice :: way :: we :: who :: with :: workedSource: imdb.com
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[On why he turned down the chance to reprise his role in a sequel to Bubba Hotep]: Don Coscarelli is a very passionate filmmaker. We got to a few points that we couldn`t reconcile. I want to keep our friendship, so we parted ways. So I`m not part of that ...
Bruce Campbell
Keywords: bubba :: chance :: coscarelli :: couldn :: don :: down :: few :: filmmaker :: friendship :: got :: he :: his :: hotep :: in :: is :: keep :: not :: of :: on :: our :: part :: parted :: passionate :: points :: project :: reconcile :: reprise :: role :: sequel :: so :: that :: the :: to :: turned :: very :: want :: ways :: we :: whySource: imdb.com
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At one point I would have liked the role of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights (1970). Then I saw it done by Laurence Olivier on television and he was so good that I decided to forget about it.
Oliver Reed
Keywords: 1970 :: about :: and :: at :: by :: decided :: done :: forget :: good :: have :: he :: heathcliff :: heights :: in :: it :: laurence :: liked :: of :: olivier :: on :: one :: point :: role :: saw :: so :: television :: that :: the :: then :: to :: was :: would :: wutheringSource: imdb.com
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[on Alfie (1966)] To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example. The third thing, for a British actor, is to do it in America. The fourth is to get nominated for an award. That pic...
Michael Caine
Keywords: 1966 :: actor :: al :: alfie :: america :: an :: and :: award :: be :: british :: carry :: did :: do :: example :: for :: fourth :: get :: have :: in :: is :: it :: movie :: nominated :: on :: picture :: play :: role :: star :: supreme :: that :: the :: thing :: third :: title :: to :: where :: youSource: imdb.com
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People say, `Congratulations, you finally got the Oscar`, and I have to correct them: `Actually, it`s my second one. I won for Glory (1989) in 1989.` Some people say, `Yeah, but that was for a supporting actor role` but for me, it`s the same thing.
Denzel Washington
Keywords: 1989 :: actor :: actually :: and :: but :: congratulations :: correct :: finally :: for :: glory :: got :: have :: in :: it :: me :: my :: one :: oscar :: people :: role :: same :: say :: second :: some :: supporting :: that :: the :: them :: thing :: to :: was :: won :: yeah :: youSource: imdb.com
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I`m thrilled beyond belief to be different in this business. I pray that there will be more roles for bigger girls. I pray that the role of the love interest, the beautiful, sexy girl, will be played by a plus-size woman.
Nikki Blonsky
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Interesting characters are troubled characters. The only problem I`ve had in my business is very few people - unfortunately, very vocal - confusing the difficult role that I play with me. I play these guys, but I`m not like them. I`ve been accused of bein...
Val Kilmer
Keywords: accused :: are :: been :: being :: business :: but :: characters :: confusing :: difficu :: difficult :: few :: guys :: had :: in :: interesting :: is :: like :: me :: my :: not :: of :: only :: people :: play :: problem :: role :: that :: the :: them :: these :: troubled :: unfortunately :: ve :: very :: vocal :: withSource: imdb.com
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When I heard about the Suzanne role in To Die For (1995), I thought, "I`ll never get it - it`ll be offered to someone else." So I called Gus [Gus Van Sant] at home, and he took my call, thank God. I told him I`d seen Drugstore Cowboy (1989), and I really ...
Nicole Kidman
Keywords: 1989 :: 1995 :: about :: and :: at :: be :: call :: called :: cowboy :: die :: drugstore :: else :: for :: get :: god :: gus :: he :: heard :: him :: home :: in :: it :: ll :: my :: never :: offered :: really :: role :: sant :: seen :: so :: someone :: suzanne :: thank :: the :: thought :: to :: told :: took :: van :: wanted :: when :: wi :: workSource: imdb.com
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My favorite role ever was Anthony Pascal" from The House of Yes (1997). He was like a "Norman Bates" before his mom bought the motel years. You knew he was going to snap and something was just a little bit off".
Freddie Prinze JR
Keywords: 1997 :: and :: anthony :: bates :: before :: bit :: bought :: ever :: favorite :: from :: going :: he :: his :: house :: just :: knew :: like :: little :: mom :: motel :: my :: norman :: of :: off :: pascal :: role :: snap :: something :: the :: to :: was :: years :: yes :: youSource: imdb.com
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I do a lot of research on most of my roles and before I start a role when I read a script I know all of the beats in the script and I know exactly how to do it because I`ve read about such a character or experienced similar things myself or had the same s...
Michael Biehn
Keywords: about :: all :: and :: beats :: because :: before :: character :: do :: exactly :: experienced :: had :: how :: in :: it :: know :: lot :: most :: my :: myself :: of :: on :: or :: read :: research :: role :: roles :: same :: script :: similar :: start :: such :: the :: things :: to :: ve :: whenSource: imdb.com
