I still have a reputation as an eccentric. But the fact is that audiences probably mix up my roles with me as a person.
Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician.
Each of my career decisions has been very much about doing what I wanted to achieve in the role and then finding another challenge.
When you see a singer on stage who is 100% committed to the personality, character and temperament of the role being sung, it's truly awesome and very powerful.
Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or a private club.
I've loved taking on roles that have a very universal message that lots of people can identify and relate to - and at the end of the day can get people talking.
The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together.
I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
Well, obviously, as soon as I'd finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role.
I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can.
These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot of chances with the type of roles she played.
You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?
The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
Writers are like actors too. For every story we create, we must get under the skin of the characters and role play with our writing.
Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.
It's so easy to get used to playing a role. Then all of the sudden when you're tossed out of it, it's almost like you have to remember how to act again!
It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.
The idea of writer as sage is pretty much dead today. I would certainly feel very uncomfortable in the role.
The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.
I have the mentality that sometimes a role is just meant for someone else. If you're supposed to get a part, the light will shine on you. And if not, nothing you do is going to help.
At the core of what I'm doing is a belief in the audience, a belief that populism doesn't mean dumbing down theater, but rather giving the audience a voice and a role in experiencing theater.
