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Roles Quotes

It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an actor Picture Quote #1

In New York I was always offered the hot, sexy roles. But in L. A. I was offered the plain, dowdy roles. It says a lot about the difference between the coasts Picture Quote #1

Character roles definitely age better than your ingenues. You don’t get to keep doing that Picture Quote #1

After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn’t get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully Picture Quote #1

There’s a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles Picture Quote #1

My roles don’t centre around drugs at all! Shadiness is different - it’s drama. We’re making movies! You’ve gotta have conflict Picture Quote #1

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We have a problem now with parents stealing their kids’ CDs, so the roles have been reversed Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Corporate Hollywood thinks I’m a geek to go back and do theater. They don’t understand why I don’t want to be a movie star, why I’m not pursuing Mel Gibson’s roles Picture Quote #1

Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be taking a huge risk for me Picture Quote #1

I wish I could speak Spanish, because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles Picture Quote #1

Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven’t won the lead roles. I don’t have the pressure of being a world - famous bombshell that has detonated Picture Quote #1

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I’d like to get more bit - acting roles. I don’t know if my talent would allow for a long dialogue, but I could definitely knock out three lines. I’d kill it Picture Quote #1

In my teens or twenties I wanted to do Blanche. Now I’m over that. Those roles are not attracting me now. Which is odd, because that’s what most every actress would want to go do Picture Quote #1

People told me I couldn’t kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice Picture Quote #1

You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them Picture Quote #1

So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we’re either the noble savage or we’re completely a savage, and there’s no nuance Picture Quote #1

In Old Europe and Ancient Crete, women were respected for their roles in the discovery of agriculture and for inventing the arts of weaving and pottery making Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

When I came back to Britain, I realized that I was no longer a very young woman. I had to meet my new consciousness, my new age, with roles that reflected it somewhat Picture Quote #1

Well, all I can say is thank goodness I had 15 years of theater before ever I did film roles. You build technique that you can rely o Picture Quote #1

I sound like Jesse Jackson or Martin Luther King, but I honestly feel like the world is mature enough. And, for me, I just want to do good roles Picture Quote #1

And that is a hard route for a woman to come through. There’s still a lot of roles that have to be conformed to. It’s quite an old fashioned environment in a lot of ways Picture Quote #1

That’s one of the things we’re most excited about, really, is just allowing this great, Oscar-nominated actor, giving him material to play in one of his signature roles Picture Quote #1

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I’m not attempting to be a role model but I accept that roles I’ve played put me in that position. I don’t feel a huge responsibility as an actress to put my young fan base first Picture Quote #1

God uses prisons to train people for future roles of leadership or martyrdom Picture Quote #1

I’ve reprised roles in the theatre, which is somehow more accepted, and where one can automatically go deeper and further into the role Picture Quote #1

I have the appetite to do different roles that have different backdrops. I’d like to show that there’s more to people sitting in cars for reasons other than being police officers Picture Quote #1

My sexual nature is irrelevant. I’m an actor, I play roles, fragments of myself Picture Quote #1

When you’re asking about roles for men and women, men certainly have a longer shelf life. Men can play the sexy lead for 20 years longer than we can Picture Quote #1

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It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an actor (Roles Quotes) In New York I was always offered the hot, sexy roles. But in L. A. I was offered the plain, dowdy roles. It says a lot about the difference between the coasts (Roles Quotes) Character roles definitely age better than your ingenues. You don’t get to keep doing that (Roles Quotes) After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn’t get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully (Roles Quotes) There’s a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles (Roles Quotes) My roles don’t centre around drugs at all! Shadiness is different - it’s drama. We’re making movies! You’ve gotta have conflict (Roles Quotes) We have a problem now with parents stealing their kids’ CDs, so the roles have been reversed (Roles Quotes) 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 (Roles Quotes) Corporate Hollywood thinks I’m a geek to go back and do theater. They don’t understand why I don’t want to be a movie star, why I’m not pursuing Mel Gibson’s roles (Roles Quotes) Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be taking a huge risk for me (Roles Quotes) I wish I could speak Spanish, because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles (Roles Quotes) Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven’t won the lead roles. I don’t have the pressure of being a world - famous bombshell that has detonated (Roles Quotes) I’d like to get more bit - acting roles. I don’t know if my talent would allow for a long dialogue, but I could definitely knock out three lines. I’d kill it (Roles Quotes) In my teens or twenties I wanted to do Blanche. Now I’m over that. Those roles are not attracting me now. Which is odd, because that’s what most every actress would want to go do (Roles Quotes) People told me I couldn’t kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice (Roles Quotes) You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them (Roles Quotes) So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we’re either the noble savage or we’re completely a savage, and there’s no nuance (Roles Quotes) In Old Europe and Ancient Crete, women were respected for their roles in the discovery of agriculture and for inventing the arts of weaving and pottery making (Roles Quotes) 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 (Roles Quotes) When I came back to Britain, I realized that I was no longer a very young woman. I had to meet my new consciousness, my new age, with roles that reflected it somewhat (Roles Quotes) Well, all I can say is thank goodness I had 15 years of theater before ever I did film roles. You build technique that you can rely o (Roles Quotes) I sound like Jesse Jackson or Martin Luther King, but I honestly feel like the world is mature enough. And, for me, I just want to do good roles (Roles Quotes) And that is a hard route for a woman to come through. There’s still a lot of roles that have to be conformed to. It’s quite an old fashioned environment in a lot of ways (Roles Quotes) That’s one of the things we’re most excited about, really, is just allowing this great, Oscar-nominated actor, giving him material to play in one of his signature roles (Roles Quotes) I’m not attempting to be a role model but I accept that roles I’ve played put me in that position. I don’t feel a huge responsibility as an actress to put my young fan base first (Roles Quotes) God uses prisons to train people for future roles of leadership or martyrdom (Roles Quotes) I’ve reprised roles in the theatre, which is somehow more accepted, and where one can automatically go deeper and further into the role (Roles Quotes) I have the appetite to do different roles that have different backdrops. I’d like to show that there’s more to people sitting in cars for reasons other than being police officers (Roles Quotes) My sexual nature is irrelevant. I’m an actor, I play roles, fragments of myself (Roles Quotes) When you’re asking about roles for men and women, men certainly have a longer shelf life. Men can play the sexy lead for 20 years longer than we can (Roles Quotes)

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