Quotes of: Leading-role Keyword

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers.

Kathleen Turner

When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.

Leonardo DiCaprio

I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character.

Matt Bomer

I think every actor has their list of roles that were near misses. I've had my share.

Michael Eklund

For acting, if there's a strong female role and there is that action element, for me that just feels really natural.

Marisa Miller

We don't consider the roles that we're taking in making the world the way it is.

Richard Powers

I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.

Richard Schiff

The mystique associated with the bomb, the role that scientists played in it, and its general importance could not fail to impress even a six-year old.

Sidney Altman

I'm flattered if any movie role and my name are mentioned in the same sentence, because there haven't been a ton of them.

Stephen Amell

I've done a number of projects where people go, 'This is your breakthrough role,' so I've stopped thinking that.

Matthew Rhys

I couldn't pick just one defining breakthrough role. I like to think that they're all a part of me.

Natalie Dormer

More often than not, I get cast as quite Machiavellian roles - it's something about my face; I'm quite shifty or something!

Natalie Dormer

People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.

Olivia Wilde

The most frustrating thing is picking up a script and loving the roles in it except the female ones... It's really annoying and something I've striven to change in the industry.

Margot Robbie

I never thought I would get such a perfect role in 'Modern Family.' A lot of TV shows now are looking for more Latin women.

Sofia Vergara

You can tell when you watch a movie, usually, what the actors' experience was on the movie, because even the smallest of roles were interesting.

Jesse Eisenberg

Drag racing has played a big role in In-N-Out's history, and it is also an important part of my family history.

Lynsi Torres

What I look for in a role is the physical. But what's the journey emotionally? Can I take this person who is this archetypal tough guy and find the beauty?

Frank Grillo

I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.

Bernadette Peters

All the government decisions remain and won't be altered until I get in the role and have had a chance to discuss them with my colleagues.

Jay Weatherill

That's always a cool thing to be the voice of what the eyes are seeing. It gives you the role of the Greek chorus and that's always fun to do.

Jorge Garcia