Roles Quotes - Page 31

For achieving good governance political will is necessary. Good governance is a political process. Though role of civil society is critical, without political will and political process, sustainable good governance cannot be achieved.

Every role that you play comes with its own set of challenges.

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

I think there is universal agreement within the economics profession that the decline - the sharp decline in the quantity of money played a very major role in producing the Great Depression.

I have been presented with roles with demand not just a physical ability but mental disciplines as well. 'Memoirs of a Geisha' was not so much about physical exertion...it was much more graceful and contained than that.

You forget about it, after awhile. You forget that you even have it on. It becomes part of you. You get used to it, even the teeth and the contacts, which bothered the hell out of me. It ends up being something that is part of the role, and part of the thing that you're doing. After awhile, it just feels pretty damn awesome.

I had a dual role: designer and advocate.

The progression of roles you take strings together a portrait of an actor, but it's a completely random process.

When you get the role, it's 'cause you know exactly how to play it, and they know that the way you're playing it is exactly what they want. I never go with a role and say that I need to change anything about it. Otherwise, I wouldn't take it.

After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn't get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully.

There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.

Photography's central role is to be the absolute medium of the day. It is fantastic that there is no longer any technical intimidation.

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.

I always feel that the best roles are written for white guys.

Never forget that your role as a leader is to be a steward for future generations.

Sleep? What's that? A new type of casserole?

If you take the more general role of going to local stations around the country in Montana or South Carolina or wherever, and start in the local news, it's a lot more difficult to get to the stories that you want to really cover.

I saw my role as prime minister's wife as being human towards other humans and not treating them badly.

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.

the role of the Do-Gooder is not what actors call a fat part.

We overlook just how large a role we all play--and by 'we' I mean society--in determining who makes it and who doesn't.

There's always a sense of newness with acting, because every role, you come to every role fresh.

I'm a bloody fun-seeker. Whatever the role is, I'll find a way to deliver the line that is confounding.

The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.

What all this posturing and fake glamor results in is a vast detachment and cynicism on the part of the artists. Since it's impossible to have respect for an audience that'll take just about anything you care to dish out, and the impassive demeanor is so central to the role, a general numbnose is all that can be expected.