The principal role of the President of the United States is the security of the country and participating in trying to stabilize the world.
The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.
I advocate for a totally new view of the role of the patient: patient as engaged partner, not passive recipient.
Over the years, I've had a few roles where I've had to take my shirt off. I've kind of been the 'shirt-off' guy.
There is no such thing as a Bollywood hero or Hollywood hero. All you see on the screen is the lead actor's interpretation of the role that has been conceived by the writer.
My roles are in some way like children to me. You don't ever really want to scrape one off your shoe.
Every role is physical to a certain extent, but as a viewer, I don't respond well to actors doing more than they need to tell a story.
I've been on the wrong end of violence, and I've done violence myself... I refuse to glorify violence in my movie and television roles.
Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
I had learned that every patient has the right to hope, despite long odds, and it was my role to help nurture that hope.
I was pregnant with my first child during 'Stop/Kiss,' and for whatever reason, the fact that I was so physically uncomfortable allowed me to be freer in the role.
I have enough drama in my career, and then always playing dramatic roles and storylines... I like to lead a very low profile.
With the backdrop of its geostrategic location and historical ties with the Middle East, Turkey has an essential role to play for the stability, peace and social development of the region.
Every role that I have taken on has demanded some kind of emotional range. I really, really would love to do a comedy, but that opportunity really hasn't opened up.
I would switch roles with Madonna for a day. Or if Audrey Hepburn was still alive, Audrey Hepburn. I love Audrey Hepburn. She's one of my idols, also.
Not even my excellent training at Juilliard prepared me for my first movie role, where I played a transsexual who falls in love with a military guy in 'Soldier's Girl.'
Especially in the Dixie Chicks, everyone wants you to play a role. Natalie was the feisty one. Martie was the nice one 'cause she smiles all the time onstage, and I was the quiet one.
I have a strong accent; it limits the roles, of course it does. I guess if I had moved to America a long time ago maybe my accent would have got less.
I completely took off my eyebrows one time for a screen test. I hadn't even gotten the role yet. So you have to have a commitment.
Doors open to you every time you get a different role. So, yeah, the research is my passion; that's why I keep doing it.
I learned so many roles so quickly as a young singer, I thought it was time to come back to them and make them better - deeper, more nuanced.
