1253 Roles Quotes for You to Enjoy

Many of us spend the first part of our adult lives becoming - stepping into the roles we take on so that they come to define our lives. But I've learned that we don't really grow up until we unbecome. Glennon Doyle Melton

The fact that we define ourselves by our roles can be an admirable thing - it's how we build a life and make a living. But it's also precarious. Roles change. Sometimes overnight. Glennon Doyle Melton

Life Change Sometimes Build Living Our Define Ourselves Admirable Fact Also Make How Overnight Precarious Roles Thing

The great actresses and actors receive awards for great roles in great films. Gloria Stuart

Great Films Roles Awards Actor Actress Receive

I do not think direct experience is always necessary to act, but I believe that sometimes you have to have had the real experience to act certain roles. One of those was losing your family member. I was not being able to imagine how sad that could be. Go Ah-sung

Sad Family You Experience Sometimes Losing Believe Think Those Member Able Direct Direct Experience Could Had Always How Real Roles Family Member Being Certain Act Your Necessary Imagine

I don't know what it is about me that gets cast in specific roles. Some people would say, 'You're just a pretty face,' but on 'Battlestar,' I'm not looking pretty every day. I'm pretty banged up. Grace Park

I don't feel typecast almost at all, and it could just be because I'm insensitive, but I doubt it. I think most of my roles I've gotten have very little to do with my ethnicity. I don't feel that's a limiting factor for my career. Grace Park

Just Be Doubt Think Typecast Insensitive Could Factor Almost Feel Most Because Limiting Gotten Very Roles Just Little Ethnicity Career

I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against - I have to try to make roles happen for me that aren't written black. Gregory Hines

Good Me Try Black White Part Written Knew Make Read Up Roles Happen Against Script Actor

I feel like every year there's a thing about 'not enough roles for ladies!' and, then, also an article, like 'The Year of The Woman.' I think that we all just know in our hearts they're underrepresented. But that doesn't mean that there aren't amazing moments. Greta Gerwig

The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media. Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Me People Inspire Able Comedians Roles Different Different Roles Media Actor

I like playing a variety of roles and characters, as it forces you to keep challenging yourself. Gustaf Skarsgard

You Yourself Characters Variety Like Forces Roles Keep Challenging Playing

The bigger the movies you're in, the chances are better at getting more diverse roles. Haaz Sleiman

You Better Diverse More Roles Getting Bigger Movies Chances

For me, choice is the most important thing because I'm going to be an adult actor pretty soon. So I've got to be choosing the right roles now so that by the time I get to that age there will be wide options available. Haley Joel Osment

Time Me Age Will Important Pretty Adult Soon Most Most Important Thing Because Got Important Thing Options Get Roles Going The Most Important Available Choice Choosing Now Actor Right Thing Wide By The Time

A lot of people get stereotyped into roles just from how they look, and I have played such a variety of characters. Haley Lu Richardson

People Characters Variety Look How Lot Get Roles Just Played

The 'Family Ties' role was the first of many gay roles that I've ended up playing. I remember that I made them laugh, and it made me feel good, 'cause it really cracked them up. Hank Azaria

Women have taken on traditionally masculine roles and professions, and there is no real equivalent for men. Men are still extremely reluctant, as we all are reluctant to see them, take on traditionally feminine roles or professions. That is just not something that they do easily. Hanna Rosin

Women Men Extremely Easily See Something Reluctant Take Masculine Taken Feminine Real Still Equivalent Roles Just Them Professions

There are so many female roles - particularly for young women - that are just somebody's girlfriend or somebody's daughter, or that are accessories to the main story rather than being three-dimensional characters. Hannah Murray

Women Somebody Daughter Young Characters Three-Dimensional Girlfriend Rather Main Particularly Female Accessories Than Roles Just Being Story Young Women Many

I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable. Harold Pinter

Day People Those One Day Betrayal Scene Uncomfortable Became Around Were Provincial Very Roles Being Happening Pub Them Produced Really England Companies Actor Actually Played Playing Two

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. Harry Dean Stanton

Angry Mother Father Church Mother And Father Typecast Extreme Projected Top Those Hated Only Had Self-Confidence Along Because Got Limiting Get Roles Lack Being Personally Playing

I wanted to do something new and different. People expected me to do negative roles. I wanted to break the norm, and because of that, I lost on some great work as well. Harshvardhan Rane

One day, I went to meet a film producer and entered the wrong flat. It was a casting agency, and they suggested that I audition for a four-hero Telugu film. I was confirmed a month later. Interestingly, it's not easy down South for a newcomer to bag positive roles, but I was adamant. Harshvardhan Rane

Positive Day Down Meet Later Month One Day Entered Telugu Easy Casting Wrong Bag Audition South Roles Confirmed Flat Agency Interestingly Producer Film Suggested Adamant

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way. Harvey Fierstein

Way Perceived Take Because Times Roles Want Certain Certain Way

I try to stay away from the L.A. scene as much as possible. I feel it helps me to better prepare for my roles if I am not too involved in that whole thing. Hayden Christensen

Me Better Try Too Possible Stay Scene Feel Involved Am Roles Much Whole Prepare Helps Away Thing

I used to do small roles in Western films. Hazel Keech

Films Small Western Roles Used

I love performances that move me, like Waheeda Rehman in any of her roles. Hazel Keech

Love Me Performance Like Roles Any Move Her

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