“You think once you've shown what you can do, and your movies have been successful, that snap, you work. So to discover the difference between guys' roles and girls' roles made me plain mad. It's unjust.” ThinkingHas BeensMadeGuyGirlCan DoDifferencesRolesSuccessfulMadUnjustSnaps Author:Connie Nielsen
“There's sort of a very symbiotic thing that happens on good TV shows with great writers, which is that they start to sort of embrace who the actors are and try to make the roles more specific to what they bring and what they can do.” TryingShowsHappensActorsCan DoRolesTvsEmbraceTv ShowsGreat Writers Author:Lucas Neff
“All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.” DoneEnoughMomentsCan DoMemoriesRolesMusclesMuscle Memory Author:Josh Peck
“Every role affords me something different in the way of understanding, and that's really why you take these roles, not to show that thing that people talk about of showing what you can do - that has nothing to do with anything.” PeopleWayDifferentShowsUnderstandingCan DoRoles Author:Phylicia Rashad
“Over my lifetime, women have demonstrated repeatedly that they can do anything that men can do, while still managing traditional women's work at the same time. But the same expansion of roles has not been available to men.” MenStillsCan DoRolesLifetimeAvailableTraditionalExpansion Author:Anne-Marie Slaughter
“If you go in and audition for roles rather than just be offered them, then you kind of get a chance to kind of discover that you can do something that you didn't think you could do.” IfsThinkingKindCan DoChanceRolesAuditionsCan Do Something Author:Peter Sarsgaard
“I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn't much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself!” PeopleKnowsI CanCan DoRolesOfficeBoxesLovelyBox Office Author:Olivia Williams
“I must be thankful that I get to do intense dramatic roles, because it takes so much more, whereas I've been doing L'Oreal forever, and I can do that in my sleep.” I CanCan DoSleepRolesForeverIntenseDramaticThankfulnessBeing Thankful Author:Andie MacDowell
“We surround ourselves with what is better or see other people as role models. You go, "If they can do this, so can I." That starts to trigger people, as well.” PeopleIfsWellsCan DoRolesModelsSurroundRole ModelsTriggers Author:Tony Robbins
“I know certain roles are important to me. I know that I really want to play them. I know I can do a good job. But I can never put into words why.” KnowsWantI CanImportantPlayJobsCertainCan DoRolesGood Job Author:Jennifer Lawrence
“However you envisage your role in life, all you can do is perform it as best you can.” Can DoRolesRoles In Life Author:Brian Aldiss
“The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government has simply knocked away barriers to opportunity and laid the foundation for a better future. Our people -- with all their drive and ingenuity -- always end up building the rest. And if we can do that again -- if we can continue building that foundation and making those hard decisions on behalf of the next generation -- I have no doubt that we will leave our children the America that we all hope for.” PeopleIfsChildrenEndsHardGovernmentAmericaNextOpportunityCan DoDecisionRolesDoubtPlansGenerationsBuildingOur ChildrenFoundationDetailsOutcomesNo DoubtBarriersBehalfNext GenerationIngenuityBetter FutureHard DecisionRole Of Government Author:Barack Obama
“We also need to encourage Americans to become more fiscally responsible themselves. We can do this by redesigning our tax system into an expenditure tax with a single flat rate. ... We have to substantially reduce the size and scope of the federal government, fundamentally increase the role of the states in choosing their own practices, and bring decision-making closer to the people, not to unelected administrators. These steps are crucial to getting our nation on a path of fiscal, political and constitutional responsibility.” PeopleNeedsStatesGovernmentPoliticalNationsCan DoDecisionResponsibilityStepsRolesPracticePathTaxesIncreaseResponsibleRateSizeDecision MakingFlatsCrucialFederal GovernmentScopeExpendituresAdministratorsTax System Author:Edwin Feulner
“My husband, who's the greatest actor in the world, can do anything. Look at what he did in The Critic and Oedipus. In every role he gets-he did this in Richard the Third-there's nothing he can't do, nothing. Just nothing.” WorldLooksActorsCan DoRolesHusbandThirdsCriticsMy HusbandOedipus Author:Vivien Leigh
“I can do more than anyone suspects. I pride myself on my versatility. It took 32 years of difficult parts, second leads, villains and juveniles. The Oscar changed the quality of the roles I was being offered.” YearsI CanDifficultCan DoQualityRolesChangedPrideSuspectsVillainOscarsVersatility Author:Louis Gossett, Jr.
“When I'm offered a role, I look at what I think I can do with it. I look to see if I can project myself into it.” IfsThinkingLooksI CanCan DoRolesProjects Author:Louis Gossett, Jr.
“Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo and people would think I was rotten. You can do much more with a villain part.” PeopleThinkingPlayHateCan DoRolesAudienceScreensVillainRottenHate MeTuxedos Author:Lee Van Cleef
“The traditional metaphor for careers is a ladder, but I no longer think that metaphor holds. It just doesn’t make sense in a less hierarchical world... Build your skills, not your resume. Evaluate what you can do, not the title they’re going to give you. Do real work. Take a sales quota, a line role, an ops job. Don’t plan too much, and don’t expect a direct climb. If I had mapped out my career when I was sitting where you are, I would have missed my career.” IfsThinkingWorldGivingRealJobsCan DoLinesCareersRolesToo MuchPlansSkillsSittingDirectMetaphorTraditionalMake SenseTitlesClimbsWhere You AreLaddersEvaluateResumesReal WorkQuota Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“My mother taught me to focus on being myself and not to worry what other people think about you. I know that as long as I'm a good person I'll stay on the right path. From my dad I learned that when someone tells you “No” it's only the beginning of a conversation. They both have always let me know that I can do anything I want to do as long as I don't give up. They are the most important role models in my life because they are exactly who I want to be when I grow up. They are supportive and understanding and I try every day to remember what they've taught me.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantGivingTryingPersonsLongI CanImportantRememberMotherGrowsUnderstandingCan DoRolesWorryGrowing UpPathFocusTaughtDadConversationGiving UpModelsLet MeMy DadRole ModelsSupportiveGood PersonDon't Give UpRight PathBeing MyselfDay To Remember Author:Lauren Conrad
“Kids always need a role model. I let them know you can do it, too, if you really want to.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsKidsCan DoRolesModelsRole ModelsYou Can Do It Author:Leon Spinks
“The Declaration [of Independence] was not a protest against government, but against the excess of government. It prescribed the proper role of government, to secure the rights of individuals and to effect their safety and happiness. In modern society, no individual can do this alone. So government is not a necessary evil but a necessary good.” GovernmentEvilIndividualCan DoRolesRightsModernEffectsSafetyIndependenceSecureProtestExcessDeclarationDeclaration Of IndependenceModern SocietyNecessary EvilRole Of Government Author:Gerald R. Ford
“Certainly I accept my role and responsibility as a public figure and a lot of it you take the good with the bad, dealing with different adversities in life, you just try to do the best you can do.” LifeTryingDifferentCan DoResponsibilityAcceptingRolesFiguresAdversityDo The BestPublic FiguresAdversity In LifeRoles And Responsibilities Author:Tom Brady
“If one took a role with the intention of, "I'll show them what I can do!," then it's not going to be good because the ego is going to just block everything.” IfsI CanShowsCan DoRolesEgoIntentionBe GoodBlock Author:Ezra Miller
“Working in a situation with men and women, and seeing women take on roles equal to the roles taken by men made you understand that, "Hey, these people can do things too." And I think it made me and other people in the movement realize that we're living in a community of equals. And that among those equals, they have equal rights. And we ought to respect their rights if they respected ours.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenMadeCan DoRealizingCommunitySituationRolesTakenRightsSeeingMovementOughtEqualMen And WomenHeyEqual Rights Author:Julian Bond
“There are children who recognize that they have a special role, and they enjoy it. But there are also many who sense that they can't do what the others can do, and they're happy to be placed in a protected school. It depends on their personalities.” ChildrenSchoolEnjoyCan DoRolesSpecialPersonalityDependsProtected Author:Gotz Aly
“I have been doing this since I was nine years old. So whatever the role is, I am going to do the best I can do. The only thing I am concerned with is stepping on the stage in front of that camera and giving the best performance I know I can give, day in and day out as an actor.” KnowsGivingYearsHas BeensI CanActorsCan DoRolesStageFrontsConcernedPerformancesCamerasNineDo The BestNine YearsBest Performance Author:Darius McCrary
“I feel like every role that you take there's a part of you that obviously feels like you can do it. I don't know if perfect is the right word because I don't believe in perfection and I don't think it exists but I think striving to do something well is in every single part.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsBelieveWellsCan DoPerfectRolesLike YouPerfectionStriveDon't BelieveYou Can Do ItRight Words Author:Mila Kunis
“I feel like every role you take, there's a part of you that obviously feels like you can do it.” FeelsCan DoRolesLike YouYou Can Do It Author:Mila Kunis
“But the best thing Washington can do for education is realize that our role is limited. Washington must keep its promises, but let those who know our childrens' names- parents, teachers and school board members- make education decisions.” KnowsSchoolNamesParentCan DoRealizingDecisionRolesTeacherPromiseMembersOur ChildrenBest ThingsBoardsBest TeacherSchool BoardBoard Members Author:Mark Kennedy
“I don't think that you necessarily need a certain type of background to take on roles. You see actors from very, very privileged backgrounds playing working class characters and vice-versa. I don't think your background limits you as to what you can do.” ThinkingNeedsCharacterCertainActorsCan DoClassRolesTypeLimitsVicesBackgroundsPrivilegedWorking ClassVice Versa Author:Daniel Radcliffe