Quotes of: Leadership-role Keyword

I'm always telling students when I do a master class on audiobooks: 'Watch Meryl Streep. Watch her disappear into a role; watch what she does.'

Barbara Rosenblat

It depends, because sometimes an action role can be very demanding, and sometimes a dialogue-driven character can be very demanding, and vice versa. It depends.

Benicio Del Toro

For an actor to have a role that they're recognized and remembered for over the years, it's unusual. It's very lucky if it happens once - and it's luck that it's happened to me a couple of times.

Curtis Armstrong

Musical theatre is something that I always wanted to be a part of, and my first ever role on the West End as Joseph in 'Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat' gave me a taste for it.

Gareth Gates

As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward.

Gordon Gee

I felt very vulnerable after 'Sleeping with the Fishes'; I gained weight for the role. I felt a bit out of my skin in the movie, and it was hard to watch.

Gina Rodriguez

I know I can handle dramatic roles, but I don't think I should have to play a young mother on crack to prove it.

Hilary Duff

I'm really proud of the characters I've been able to play. Certainly, playing the character on 'CSI' as Dr. Sherman Hawkes is a wonderful stereotype-busting role.

Hill Harper

I am happy to have now as Danny finally a more difficult role, in which I can shoot and fight.

James MacArthur

I should be one of those actors who has a list. A lot of people do - 'I wanna do this and this and this' - but I don't. I enjoy being surprised - indeed, often ambushed - by a role.

Jefferson Mays

I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.

Joe Manchin

The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role - unless you're just vain about celebrity. You're always looking for the one thing that will surprise you.

Jonny Lee Miller

Well, you know, I mean, she was so wonderful, and she really played the role to perfection.

Julianne Moore

Sometimes it gets a little uncomfortable to not do everything. That was my modus operandi for many years, but I just feel like I want to do challenging roles.

Josh Pais

But we're all so different, we're different ages; we're not vying for the same roles. There's no competition, there's really kind of a sisterhood, on and off the set, you know?

Jeanne Tripplehorn

There's no better feeling in the world than knowing that my show played a role in stopping animal abuse or alleviating animal suffering.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

My forte is playing drunks down the ages. When my agent rings me about a role, I don't ask what the part is, but what century it's in.

Johnny Vegas

Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor. And perhaps they should understand the role of a community organizer is to help people in distress.

Donna Brazile

Each of our collections is like a movie. We write the script, and this Sicilian woman who has traveled around the world plays the lead role.

Domenico Dolce

I like to have my hair grow, because I need to have hair for different roles. But I'm a woman, so I'm always cutting my hair off and wishing that I hadn't.

Debi Mazar

Most actors are starving. Most of us are walking around with a flashlight and tweezers looking for evidence. When you have someone that actually writes an acting role, it's rare.

Dylan McDermott