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My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the 'Grapes of Wrath,' his characters communicated certain values which I try to carry with me to this day. Jane Fonda

It's always a good idea to go up for the male roles. You go up against a bunch of beefy guys, and the casting director then feels smart for taking you on, like he's the one who thought outside the box. Jane Lynch

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I auditioned for a one-act version of 'The Princess and the Pea' called 'The Ugly Duckling,' and I was cast as the King, starting a pattern of being cast in roles originally intended for men. I went to the first rehearsal, and I didn't get any laughs, and I choked and I quit. I walked away from it and joined the tennis team. Jane Lynch

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There are some roles that are a no-brainer. You just have a sure, instinctive 'Yes!' Janet McTeer

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I find strong roles really interesting. Usually, that means the character is also clever. Janet McTeer

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I choose roles that are not me. January Jones

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I was never interested in 'Teen Beat' like roles. I just wanted to work. Jared Leto

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I like doing what I do, but I like having the opportunity to do different things, and obviously comedy would be a fun jump. I've just been lucky enough to stay working. In my case, playing intense roles or playing character roles is something that people will hire me for, but yeah, I'd like somebody to think I'm funny. I guess we all do, right? Jason Wiles

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There just aren't that many Jesus roles around. Jeffrey Hunter

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I know acting is not impersonating, but I'm good with impressions. I can do impressions of people I know, and people I've been, and roles that I've acted before. Jemima Kirke

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I can't get the serious roles. People don't see me that way. Jennifer Coolidge

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I couldn't really experience being an author when I was still working in publishing - I was trying to negotiate being both. Sometimes the knowledge doesn't translate between the two roles. Jennifer Gilmore

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I love acting, but I am a mom, and the roles just weren't coming because of a mixture of things: because I'm not ambitious, and because I'm older, and I had a baby. I really felt like I had said a graceful and completely happy goodbye to acting in a significant way. And I had sort of made my peace with that. Jennifer Jason Leigh

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I would love to do all kinds of roles, but a dream one would be something like what Rani did in 'Black.' Jennifer Winget

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I'm blessed to have cool roles in these big movies. Jeremy Renner

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I'm attracted to those kinds of roles that could be good or could be bad, and you just don't know. Jeremy Renner

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I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do; it's all about the roles. Jeri Ryan

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If you look at the movies that come out, most of them are bad, so it's not as if achieving some level of success means you get offered better roles, because frankly they don't seem to exist. Jesse Eisenberg

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