One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role.
The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.
There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way.
The demoralization that the debasement of the currency left in its wake played a major role in bringing Adolf Hitler into power in 1933.
The activity of being a husband, a father - those are roles, too, but underneath them is the spiritual center that connects us all, and that's what's most important.
I've always been an athletic guy, but the extent to which I go for 'True Blood' or for 'Magic Mike' is because of the role that I'm playing.
When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play.
I play a crazy talk-show host, but that's not me. It's like an actor playing a role.
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.
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 don't exactly set out to only play creepy characters, it's just that a lot of those roles come my way.
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.
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.
