“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
“There are a lot of dream roles that I couldn't do, like James Bond and Indiana Jones; I'd never get a look in there, but actually, Doctor Who is probably the only one that I could because he's quite quirky, and the fact that he regenerates he can actually be anyone. So one day, who knows, I might have a chance. I'd love to play that part.” KnowsLooksPlayFactsDreamMightChanceRolesOne DayDoctorsDoctor WhoQuirkyIndiana Author:Thomas Howes
“I have been incredibly privileged with my roles - after all I have had the chance to do some fantastic fun acting such as the Spice Girls Movie - who can ever forget that!” Has BeensGirlFunChanceForgetActingRolesFantasticPrivilegedSpicesSpice Girls Author:Richard E. Grant
“I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don't ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal's film. It is the chance of a lifetime.” WellsDoneStoriesFilmAsksChanceRolesHeardReadyLifetimeTitlesWell DoneAbbaOverjoyed Author:Boman Irani
“How do you calculate upon the unforeseen? It seems to be an art of recognizing the role of the unforeseen, of keeping your balance amid surprises, of collaborating with chance, of recognizing that there are some essential mysteries in the world and thereby a limit to calculation, to plan, to control. To calculate on the unforeseen is perhaps exactly the paradoxical operation that life most requires of us.” WorldArtSeemsChanceRolesPlansMysteryBalanceLimitsEssentialsSurpriseOperationsRecognizingCalculationsParadoxicalCollaboratingUnforeseen Author:Rebecca Solnit
“It is so rare as an actor to be allowed the chance to revisit a role and to go back to a character that you already built, and lived inside, and understood. To take it further to another stage is a huge privilege.” CharacterActorsChanceRolesStageHugeUnderstoodBuiltPrivilege Author:Tom Hiddleston
“I've had a chance to really stretch and do a lot of different genres. When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another.” DifferentWholeActorsChanceActingCompanyRolesComedyFocusStageHavensTypeTragedyIntentionGenreEtcJumpingReservationsDifferent GenresStage Actors Author:Kyle MacLachlan
“Any time you get a chance to play a great role, I consider all the qualities I may or may not have attributed to that character and how I would fit into the story.” MayPlayCharacterStoriesChanceQualityRolesFit Author:Vincent Piazza
“America can restore its strengths as the world-respected land of opportunity by returning to open-society principles. An open society invests in people and new ideas, rewards talent and hard work, values dialogue and learns from dissent, operates to high standards with transparent information, looks for common ground, sees problems as opportunities for creative change, and encourages those who are fortunate to help others get the same chance, because service is the highest ideal. With such standards in mind, America the Beautiful can return to its admired role as America the Principled.” PeopleWorldMindLooksIdeasHardHelpingProblemAmericaBeautifulValuesOpportunityChanceCommonPrinciplesRolesCreativeLandTalentInformationHard WorkReturnHighestStandardsIdealsRewardsHelping OthersDialogueFortunateNew IdeasTransparentDissentCommon GroundHigh StandardsPrincipledLand Of OpportunityTalent And Hard Work Book:America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again Source: America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again
“I like to take chances on people, and whenever possible, promote from within - it sends a great message to everyone in the company when someone demonstrates a passion for the job and leadership skills at every step along the way and is rewarded with a leadership role.” PeopleWayJobsPassionChanceCompanyStepsRolesSkillsMessagesTake A ChanceEvery StepLeadership SkillsLeadership Roles Author:Richard Branson
“I always want to try new things, and 'Mean Machine' has given me that chance. I have got plans to carry on acting and would love to play all sorts of roles - you'll see that there's more strings to my bow!” WantTryingMeanPlayGivenChanceActingRolesPlansMachinesStringsBowsNew Things Author:Vinnie Jones
“Modern cosmetic surgeons have a direct financial interest in a social role for women that requires them to feel ugly. They do not simply advertise for a share of a market that already exists: Their advertisements create new markets. It is a boom industry because it is influentially placed to create its own demand through the pairing of text with ads in women's magazines. The industry takes out ads and gets coverage; women get cut open. They pay their money and they takes their chances. As surgeons grow richer, they are able to command larger and brighter ad spaces.” FeelsAbleSocialGrowsInterestChanceSpacePayRolesCuttingShareModernIndustryDemandDirectFinancialUglyCommandMagazinesAdsBrighterSurgeonsCoverageAdvertisementsCosmeticsSocial Roles Author:Naomi Wolf
“When youre doing what you love to do, you become resilient. You create a habit of taking chances on yourself. If you do whats expected of you, and things go poorly, you will look to external sources for what to do next, because that will be your habit. You will be standing there frozen. If you are just filling a role, you will be blindsided.” IfsLooksNextChanceRolesSourceHabitStandingExpectedFrozenFillingTake A ChanceWhat You LoveResilientStanding ThereDoing What You Love Author:Dick Costolo
“Chance plays a powerful role in every life - our brains and personalities are just chemical soup, after all; a few drops here or there matter enormously - but consequences often become more serious as income levels go down.” MatterPlayChanceLevelsPowerfulBrainRolesSeriousPersonalityConsequenceIncomeChemicalsSoup Author:Mohsin Hamid
“To me, all those jobs I did [roles] have been amazing experiences for one reason or another. I got paid and I learned something. I think that's what helped me carry on because I've never really given out that energy of, "oh, I've lost my chance" or missed it in some way.” ThinkingWayHas BeensReasonJobsEnergyLostGivenChanceRolesPaidAmazing Experiences Author:Gerard Butler
“But innovation is more than a new method. It is a new view of the universe, as one of risk rather than of chance or of certainty. It is a new view of man's role in the universe; he creates order by taking risks. And this means that innovation, rather than being an assertion of human power, is an acceptance of human responsibility.” MenHumansMeanOrderUniverseChangeChanceViewsResponsibilityRolesRiskAcceptanceInnovationMethodCertaintyAssertionTaking RisksHuman Power Author:Peter Drucker
“I play for the intense challenges that the game on the highest levels present. The whole team enjoys playng exciting soccer for the fans and my part in that makes me feel good about myself. The whole concept of teamwork is what keeps us all going. It's my role to create scoring chances, and to come through for my teammates is extremely satisfying.” FeelsPlayWholeGamesEnjoyChallengesChanceLevelsRolesTeamFansHighestConceptsExcitingIntenseFeel GoodSoccerTeamworkSatisfyingTeammate Author:Mia Hamm
“If grandparents want to have a meaningful and constructive role, the first lesson they must learn is that becoming a grandparent is not having a second chance at parenthood!” IfsWantFirstsChanceRolesBecomingLessonsMeaningfulParenthoodGrandparentConstructiveSecond Chance Author:Eda LeShan
“If you're just an actor you're reactive. You're saying, "Well, I hope Hollywood gives me a role, or gives me a chance at a role," whereas if you can generate your own content, then you can go where you want to go.” IfsWantGivingWellsActorsChanceRolesHollywoodGive MeGive Me A Chance Author:Matt Damon
“Too many young actors are strutting about and doing films without having developed some of the depth you need to bring off certain kinds of roles. I think that's the problem with the system, where a lot of younger actors who haven't had a chance to develop suddenly become stars.” ThinkingNeedsKindProblemFilmYoungCertainActorsStarsChanceRolesHavensDepthYoung ActorsStrutting Author:Christopher Walken
“I thought theater people wouldn't see me if I hadn't trained. I didn't want to just be the Brideshead guy, to spend the rest of my life wearing waistcoats. I got the chance to try everything. Not just Romeos, but pimps and grandfathers and even one role as a woman in a Naomi Wallace play called Slaughter City.” PeopleIfsWantTryingPlayGuyChanceCitiesRolesTheaterGrandfatherSlaughterPimp Author:Tom Hiddleston
“I came to The United States to see what would happen in 2000 after working for 20 years in Australia and asked my agent to look out for the nasty roles because I'd become famous for playing the nicest man in Australia. So I wanted to play bad guys. But I've been doing that now for 13 years so when I was offered the chance to do some comedy, I grabbed it.” MenYearsLooksStatesPlayHappensWantedGuyChanceUnitedRolesUnited StatesComedyAgentsAustraliaNastyBad Guys Author:Alan Dale
“Actually the years when I was playing totally un - well, they were just roles that just went by the board, you wouldn't want to know. But anyway, I'm glad I had that chance to build my craft.” KnowsWantYearsWellsChanceRolesGladCraftsBoards Author:Angela Lansbury
“I don't care whether it's a chance meeting or playing a role that you thought was totally wrong but you did it anyway. It will often turn out to be the thing that will lead you to the role which is sublime.” CareTurnsChanceRolesMeetingsDon't CareI Don't CareSublimeChance Meeting Author:Angela Lansbury
“I discovered, though, that once having given a pig an enema there is no turning back, no chance of resuming one of life's more stereotyped roles.” GivenChanceRolesPigsNo Turning Back Book:Essays of E. B. White Source: Essays of E. B. White