As an actor, you ask yourself what you can do to put yourself in a position where you can play that role.
There's still a bit of a problem, in that so many leading English roles are taken by American or French actresses.
I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain.
People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding.
Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there.
Maureen O'Sullivan did 'Hannah and Her Sisters' with Mia Farrow, her daughter, but O'Sullivan had a very minor role.
I'm really into strong, female roles - but they don't have to necessarily be loud - I'm just as interested in introverts too.
For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.
There are a lot of other people that really play a significant role in helping you become an Olympian.
I don't really think of myself as a businessman at all. That's why I have the 'chief creative officer' role.
The labour of the farmers, no doubt is of greater value than the financial capacity of the government and non-government institutions which can only play a supportive role.
Anna Magnani, Sophia Loren, Meryl Streep - I love actresses that are strong and fragile at the same time. They bring complexity to their roles.
The time to realize that you need to transition out of your job is when you know that you've grown out of the role that you were doing before.
I don't like to leave my children for long periods of time. It's made me more picky about roles that are close, especially on television.
I wanted to play Dracula because I wanted to say: 'I've crossed oceans of time to find you.' It was worth playing the role just to say that line.
I play a recurring role for a character named Doctor Imo. I assist the villain and show up from time to time.
Any time I need to be really physical, and a role requires that, you're kind of viscerally activated by being that physical in it. It takes away the thought process, which is fun.
You can be intuitive when you've got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather than just pushing buttons.
I've always referred to my father as 'my coach' because we were always able to separate our relationship into the roles of coach and parent.
I think science is a foreign land for many people, so I think of my role as an ambassador's job.
I like devilish, thorny, dirty, mean roles, muck and mire, unbelievably sad, unbelievably happy, burdened. Inner conflict - that's where drama is.
