Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rosanna Arquette

It's not fair that there aren't very many juicy or varied roles for women

Stephanie Szostak

I started with commercials - for shampoo, pancakes, insurance, Volvo. I did a Lux soap commercial with Sarah Jessica Parker. And I got a role in an indie film called Satellite that did well in festivals.

Thomas G. Stemberg

The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money.

Robert Mueller

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

Robert Lanza

Until we recognize the essential role of biology, our attempts to truly unify the universe will remain a train to nowhere.

Rebecca De Mornay

I've never committed to a role without a script.

Richard Roxburgh

I don't really have preferred roles except those with some complexity.

Richard Schiff

I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.

Richard Kind

When an actor is offered a role, more often than not - maybe 90 percent of the time - you read it and you say, "I'll take it."

Sandra Bullock

I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw a movie that I was in awe of, and it was usually a male lead. And those kinds of roles weren't available. They just weren't being written.

Roger Ebert

No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad.

Will Arnett

When I was in my 20s, I wanted to go after dramatic roles, and I didn't have a tremendous amount of success with that.

Wislawa Szymborska

I don't know the role I'm playing. I only know it's mine, non-convertible.

Zachary Levi

I had gotten the role of Fandral in Thor, but scheduling conflicts (with Chuck) prevented that from going forward.

Wentworth Miller

This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.

Ryan Reynolds

'Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it.

Kevin Hart

Take me and my role seriously. Take my talent seriously.

Kelly Macdonald

What I'm normally associated with are darker, more brooding roles.

Kathleen Quinlan

There are not many roles where women are really active.

Kathleen Robertson

For whatever reason I tend to get roles that are more damaged.

Radha Mitchell

After that, I was offered lots of lesbian roles, but I didn't want them because I'd already played the best there was.

Sean Penn

What happens is things come to you - director, script - and if you respond to it, it's because it's tapping into some part of what's inside you, and different roles tap into different parts.

Randall Munroe

The role of gender in society is the most complicated thing I’ve ever spent a lot of time learning about, and I’ve spent a lot of time learning about quantum mechanics.

Randeep Hooda

I overhaul myself for my roles. Sooner or later, I will get my due.

Selma Blair

Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven't won the lead roles.

Leslie Caron

I longed to break out of the system and do different roles.

Laura Prepon

For some reason, I like to put myself in situations where I don't even know how I ended up there. I never want to be complacent or comfortable in a role.

Larry Elder

Welfare distorts behavior, makes one less personally responsible and reduces the role of private charity. This principle applies to corporate welfare.

Kylie Minogue

If I came across a role that is completely mainstream [and] commercial, but it's the right one, I'd jump at the chance.

Tia Carrere

If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.

Susan Sarandon

It's still not easy to find roles that offer more complex images of women.

Sheryl Sandberg

If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be.

Taylor Swift

I would love to sign on to do a movie if it was the right role and if it was the right script, because I would be taking time away from music to tell a big grand story, and spend all of my time and pouring all of my emotions into being someone else. So for me to do that, it would have to be a story worth telling.