“On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that's what I'm doing on 'Once Upon a Time' as well. She's a leading lady, but she's also this character.” ThinkingWellsCharacterAbleRolesOnce Upon A TimeLeading Ladies Author:Lana Parrilla
“My ideal role would be anything that allows me to play anyone the public is familiar with and to be able to show them that, but in a new light.” PlayShowsLightWould BeAbleRolesIdealsFamiliar Author:Ashley Rickards
“I think if you're good and you can persuade people you're going to be able to do that role and ultimately the audience buys it, then it doesn't matter whether you were really a chimpanzee in disguise! You've done it.” PeopleIfsThinkingMatterDoneAbleRolesAudienceDisguiseChimpanzees Author:Alexander Siddig
“I've been blessed because every single role I've done has been an educated person. I've never done the stereotypical Latina, even though I have an accent - I've always been able to play educated people. That's a good thing!” PeoplePersonsHas BeensDonePlayAbleRolesBlessedGood ThingsEducatedAccentsLatinaEducated Person Author:Roselyn Sanchez
“It's nice, though, getting older and being able to do different roles.” DifferentAbleRolesNiceGetting OldGetting Older Author:Luke Wilson
“What you aim for, as an actor, is to be able to play a range of different roles.” DifferentPlayAbleActorsRolesAimRange Author:Ruth Wilson
“Democracy demands that elected members be able to realize fully the role for which they have been chosen.” Has BeensAbleRealizingRolesDemocracyDemandMembersChosen Book:Memoirs Source: Memoirs
“The idea is to keep reinventing yourself. Once you attain a certain status as an actor, your fans start expecting from you and you should be able to fulfill them. That's why I try to choose as many different kind of roles as I can so that my fans are not disappointed with me. It would also get boring for me as an actor to keep repeating myself.” ShouldTryingKindI CanIdeasDifferentAbleCertainActorsRolesFansBoringDisappointedDifferent KindsExpectingReinventingReinventing Yourself Author:Arjun Rampal
“Seeing clearly within himself and always able to dodge around the ends of any position, including his own, Shaw assumed from the start the dual role of prophet and gadfly. To his contemporaries it appeared frivolous and contradictory to perform as both superman and socialist, sceptic and believer, legalist and heretic, high-brow and mob-orator. But feeling the duty to teach as well as to mirror mankind, Shaw did not accept himself as a contradictory being.” WellsEndsFeelingsAbleAcceptingRolesTeachSeeingMankindPositionDutyMirrorsIncludingBelieverProphetSocialistContradictoryBrowsHereticFrivolousOratorsDodgeScepticGadflies Author:Jacques Barzun
“I don't care if you hate me or if you like me, as long as somebody gives me a character that is really a character to play. It's fun to be able to have a character and have a director that can direct you into a character. I'm just so happy that I got a good role. I don't care if it's bad or if it's good, and I don't care if it's drama or comedy. They are just so rare to come across.” IfsGivingLongPlayCharacterCareAbleHateFunRolesComedyDramaDirectorsDirectGive MeDon't CareLike MeI Don't CareHate MeYou Hate MeIf You Like MeIf You Hate Me Author:Salma Hayek
“I consider theater, this is a vacation for me from LA, I sort of view this as I get to have this vacation and during my vacation I get to work on acting. It's like an acting class. And if I go too long without doing a play, I just feel empty. Like approaching a role, I feel like the pool is very shallow, like I'm drawn from it. So I need to come back and do a play, fortunately I've been able to, every couple of years.” IfsNeedsFeelsYearsLongPlayAbleViewsActingClassRolesCoupleEmptyTheaterPoolVacationShallowActing Classes Author:Alan Tudyk
“I have a theory about American men -- I think they think women are boys who don't know how to throw a ball very well. American women are forced into the role of being men without penises, of being men who haven't quite been able to make it. If women don't want to be pussycats, then they get forced into the role of being almost as good as men. Which is lousy.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenWantWellsAbleBoysRolesKnow HowHavensTheoryBallsBeing MeAmerican Woman Author:Anne Beatts