I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.
Take me seriously. Take me and my role seriously. Take my talent seriously.
When a man has written a role for you that you admire, the expectations are higher.
The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.
The first role I played was Madame Ranevsky in 'The Cherry Orchard.'
As an actor, you always want to find a piece of who you are in every role you take on.
Not a lot of people make that transition from child actor to bigger, better roles.
The role of the therapist is to reflect the being/accepting self that was never allowed to be in the borderline.
You can find a connection with any Shakespeare role you play.
I can't worry about whether roles will be there for me when I'm older.
Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too.
Everybody has a role or part to play; if somebody fits the bill, that is what matters.
Usually I play the bad guy role, a terrorist or someone.
No actor ever forgets a role, so I should have realized something was wrong.
Fame is useful in certain ways, because it helps you get more roles.
I would be willing to do any role Duncan Sheik asked me to play.
When you're brown and Indian, you get offered a lot of doctor roles.
I merely consider myself a father, and one role of a father is to provide financial resources for his family.
National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not perform the role of a government forfeits the rights of a government.
It's easy to diet or get off a diet when you've got a juicy role to play.
I speak to my agent about great roles, and he's like, 'They are all going to Will Smith.'
