Roles Quotes
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Role Quotes
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I`d rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.
Kate Winslet
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[on his friend and Heat (1995) co-star Robert De Niro] We know each other`s minds. We have shared some things that are personal to us, such as our roles. I know Bobby through his roles. But, then, I don`t think we actually talked about the actual work of ...
Al Pacino
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[on his friend and Heat (1995) co-star Robert De Niro] We know each other`s minds. We have shared some things that are personal to us, such as our roles. I know Bobby through his roles. But, then, I don`t think we actually talked about the actual work of ...
Al Pacino
Keywords: 1995 :: about :: actors :: actual :: actually :: and :: are :: as :: bobby :: but :: co :: de :: don :: each :: friend :: have :: heat :: his :: know :: minds :: niro :: of :: on :: other :: our :: personal :: robert :: roles :: shared :: some :: star :: such :: talked :: that :: the :: then :: things :: think :: through :: to :: us :: we :: workSource: imdb.com
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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.
Mischa Barton
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In Nepal, where I come from, people die for their beliefs. I can never compromise on my principles. I can`t play games to get roles.
Manisha Koirala
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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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[On other roles]: Now that I`ve played the snotty, bossy, posh Hermione Granger, I`d like to play some American high school girl. I want to play something totally different. I want to play every kind of character and every point of view, but I`m probably ...
Emma Watson
Keywords: american :: and :: bossy :: but :: character :: different :: every :: girl :: going :: granger :: hermione :: high :: kind :: like :: now :: of :: on :: other :: play :: played :: point :: posh :: probably :: roles :: school :: snotty :: some :: something :: that :: the :: to :: totally :: ve :: view :: wantSource: imdb.com
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I think that leading man status opens up a number of doors for you and allows you the opportunity to do a number of different kinds of roles, so I don`t see myself leaving behind character work just because I can headline movies. But it`s certainly more i...
Thomas Jane
Keywords: allows :: and :: because :: behind :: but :: can :: certainly :: character :: different :: do :: don :: doors :: for :: headline :: int :: it :: just :: kinds :: leading :: leaving :: man :: more :: movies :: myself :: number :: of :: opens :: opportunity :: roles :: see :: so :: status :: that :: the :: think :: to :: up :: work :: youSource: imdb.com
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On playing `mothers`: "Those roles weren`t just mothers in a story about a male protagonist. First they were specific, three-dimensional people."
Frances McDormand
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[About his roles as Tony Baretta and Father Noah Hardstep in "Baretta" (1975) and "Hell Town" (1985), respectively]: There are more similarities than differences. They both care a lot about people and they both get impatient with the system if the system ...
Robert Blake
Keywords: 1975 :: 1985 :: about :: and :: are :: as :: baretta :: be :: both :: care :: differences :: father :: get :: hardstep :: hell :: his :: if :: impatient :: in :: lot :: more :: noah :: people :: respectively :: roles :: seems :: similarities :: system :: than :: the :: there :: they :: to :: tony :: town :: withSource: imdb.com
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For the last 20 years of my life, I`ve been wearing something unrecognizable. I`ve been acting for 20 years now and I`ve been under the radar. I was completely under the radar until Hellboy came along. And I did notable roles before, Billy Butcherson in H...
Doug Jones
Keywords: 20 :: acting :: along :: and :: been :: before :: billy :: butcherson :: came :: completely :: did :: for :: hellboy :: hocus :: in :: last :: life :: my :: notable :: now :: of :: radar :: roles :: something :: the :: under :: unrecognizable :: until :: ve :: was :: wearing :: yearsSource: 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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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
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I always consider Salma [Hayek] for my projects, even for male roles.
Robert Rodriguez
Source: imdb.com
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It`s difficult having to hustle for jobs. Not knowing when the next job is coming in. It`s hard. There are not enough roles out there. I try not to get wrapped up in it or I`ll get depressed. - on being an Asian American actor
John Cho
Keywords: actor :: american :: an :: are :: asian :: being :: coming :: depressed :: difficult :: enough :: for :: get :: hard :: having :: hustle :: in :: is :: it :: job :: jobs :: knowing :: ll :: next :: not :: on :: or :: out :: roles :: the :: there :: to :: try :: up :: when :: wrappedSource: imdb.com
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When I first started, there was nothing. There were no Latin roles, and that`s the only thing that they`ll see you as unless you can convince them otherwise,
Jay Hernandez
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(on acting school) For a few years at school I tried to play the roles they wanted me to play, but it became less and less interesting to ponce around the place. Even now, when I sometimes think of doing a play, I think of rehearsal rooms and people huggi...
Daniel Day-Lewis
Keywords: acting :: and :: around :: at :: became :: but :: doing :: even :: few :: for :: hugging :: interesting :: it :: less :: me :: now :: of :: on :: people :: place :: play :: ponce :: rehearsal :: roles :: rooms :: school :: sometimes :: the :: they :: think :: to :: tried :: wanted :: when :: yearsSource: imdb.com
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I did 19 years of supporting [roles] before I tried to take a lead.
Terrence Howard
Source: imdb.com
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[On how his earlier, lesser film roles ultimately improved him as an actor]: I believe I`m quite capable and we, as people, can learn to do anything, and that`s proof of it! And my education is on film, on record! Now I can take on anything that comes my ...
Brad Pitt
Keywords: actor :: an :: and :: anything :: as :: believe :: can :: capable :: comes :: do :: earlier :: education :: fi :: film :: him :: his :: how :: improved :: is :: it :: learn :: lesser :: my :: now :: of :: on :: people :: proof :: quite :: record :: roles :: take :: that :: to :: ultimately :: way :: weSource: imdb.com
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It`s still not easy to find roles that offer more complex images of women. I do a lot of smaller parts that I find interesting - as opposed to the big, splashy movies that you get paid more money for.
Susan Sarandon
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I always choose roles that are, you know, hopefully different from the last role. I don`t wanna do the same thing over and over again because that`s, well, first of all that`s no fun.
Zooey Deschanel
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[Talking about his success in playing the two Mr. Darcy roles] "I was delighted to become a popular-culture reference point. I`m still delighted about it actually, and I still find it to be weird."
Colin Firth
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I don`t really care what I`m famous for. As long as I get to do the movie roles I want to do and still make records.
Jessica Simpson
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I am not comfortable about kissing or nudity. I am clear about what I want. I`ll work only with good directors who`ll offer me two-dimensional roles. The director and the role are most important. (Movie Mag International, September 2004)
Aishwarya Rai
Keywords: 2004 :: about :: am :: and :: are :: clear :: comfortable :: dimensional :: director :: directors :: good :: important :: international :: kissing :: ll :: mag :: me :: most :: movie :: not :: nudity :: offer :: only :: or :: role :: roles :: september :: the :: two :: want :: what :: who :: with :: workSource: imdb.com
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[on roles] "When you get into the granny era, you`re lucky to get anything."
Maggie Smith
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[1998] "I create challenges by the roles I take. I`m sort of proud of the fact that I`m not really typecast. People are always trying to get a handle on what you do. With me either it`s my sex trilogy - Fatal Attraction (1987), Basic Instinct (1992) and D...
Michael Douglas
Keywords: 1987 :: 199 :: 1992 :: 1998 :: always :: and :: are :: attraction :: basic :: by :: challenges :: create :: disclosure :: do :: either :: fact :: fatal :: get :: handle :: instinct :: it :: me :: my :: not :: of :: on :: people :: proud :: really :: roles :: sex :: sort :: take :: that :: the :: to :: trilogy :: trying :: typecast :: what :: with :: youSource: imdb.com
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I`ve walked into my dressing room and had a desk full of fake boobs that the producers have put there. That`s pretty blatant. (On the pressure to "fill out" her movie roles.)
Julia Stiles
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Not that I had thoughts of becoming a song and dance man, but, like most young actors, I did want to play a variety of roles. I remember walking down the street one day, mumbling to myself about the way my career was going, when suddenly I bumped into Wil...
John Wayne
Keywords: about :: actors :: and :: becoming :: bumped :: but :: career :: dance :: day :: did :: down :: going :: had :: into :: like :: man :: most :: mumbling :: my :: myself :: not :: of :: one :: play :: remember :: roge :: roles :: song :: street :: suddenly :: that :: the :: thoughts :: to :: variety :: walking :: want :: was :: way :: when :: will :: youngSource: imdb.com
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Al, over the years we`ve taken roles from one another. People have tried to compare us to one another, to pit us against each one another and to tear us apart personally. I`ve never seen the comparison frankly. I`m clearly much taller, more the leading-ma...
Robert De Niro
Keywords: against :: al :: and :: another :: apart :: clearly :: compare :: comparison :: each :: frankly :: from :: have :: leading :: man :: more :: much :: never :: one :: over :: people :: personally :: pit :: roles :: seen :: taken :: taller :: tear :: the :: to :: tried :: type :: us :: ve :: we :: yearsSource: imdb.com
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[On the upcoming roles he is picking]: I`m finally choosing a role for the right reason. It`s not about the location ("Jamaica? I`ll take it!") or the leading lady. It`s about the words. I know I`ll never be No. 1 again, but I`ll be a working actor. And t...
Burt Reynolds
Keywords: about :: actor :: again :: and :: be :: but :: choosing :: finally :: for :: he :: is :: it :: jamaica :: know :: lady :: leading :: ll :: location :: never :: no :: not :: on :: or :: picking :: reason :: right :: role :: roles :: take :: the :: this :: time :: upcoming :: words :: workingSource: imdb.com
