“I generally play villains once every three or four years by choice because I get offered villainous roles a lot, because of the way I look and whatever. And I tend to avoid them because I think you can end up in a cul-de-sac of your own making if you're cast in that.” IfsThinkingWayYearsLooksEndsPlayChoicesThreeRolesFourCastsVillainFour Years Author:Kevin McKidd
“For me, choice is the most important thing because I'm going to be an adult actor pretty soon. So I've got to be choosing the right roles now so that by the time I get to that age there will be wide options available.” ImportantAgeChoicesActorsRolesAdultsImportant ThingsAvailableWide Author:Haley Joel Osment
“I usually feel like the role comes to you to sort of illuminate some piece of where you are in your life. I feel like I myself am a single woman and I'm childless - by choice - at this point, and I don't know what will happen.” KnowsFeelsHappensChoicesRolesPiecesWhere You AreSingle Women Author:Sarah Paulson
“My choices in projects have all been character or role-based, and on a financial level, it's obvious: as an actor on a TV series, I get a wonderful paycheck, and a consistent paycheck, which doesn't always happen when you're doing theater or movies.” CharacterHappensChoicesActorsLevelsRolesWonderfulTvsProjectsTheaterSeriesFinancialObviousConsistentPaychecksTv Series Author:Jim Parsons
“There are so many choices I made simply for health insurance. Is it the ideal role I wanted to play, or the TV show I wanted to be a part of? No, but it let me afford to go to the doctor.” MadePlayShowsWantedChoicesRolesTvsIdealsDoctorsLet MeTv Shows Author:Amy Ryan
“Migration - whether emigration or return - at the micro level is an individual choice, and government both at the Centre and the states have role only to facilitate the decision of the individuals.” StatesGovernmentChoicesIndividualDecisionLevelsRolesReturnCentreMigrationFacilitateEmigrationIndividual Choice Author:Vayalar Ravi
“I've often wanted to play the victim, or somebody who makes terrible choices. I would love to play the alcoholic mother who horribly lets down her children. That's a great morally imperiled role.” ChildrenPlayWantedMotherChoicesRolesTerribleVictimAlcoholicsLet Down Author:Lucy Lawless
“As the heated debate continues, it will be important that nonproliferation experts play a critical role in the discourse. Science-based statements, not snarky sound bites, should be the weapons of choice.” ShouldImportantPlayChoicesSoundRolesWeaponsCriticalDebateStatementsExpertsBitesDiscourseSound Bites Author:David Corn
“When you peel back the layers of the anti-choice motivation, it always comes back to two things: What is the nature and purpose of human sexuality? And second, what is the role of women in the world? Sex and the role of women are inextricably linked, because if you can separate sex from procreation, you have given women the ability to participate in society on an equal basis with men.” IfsMenWorldHumansTwoPurposeMotivationChoicesGivenSexAbilityRolesEqualBasesSexualityTwo ThingsLayersLinkedProcreation Author:Gloria Feldt
“It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests and talents pertinent to the court's role. Otherwise the sound principle of substantial deference to a president's choice of judicial nominees will dissolve into a rationalization for senatorial abdication of the duty to hold presidents to some standards of seriousness that will prevent them from reducing the Supreme Court to a private plaything useful for fulfilling whims on behalf of friends.” YearsImportantChoicesFoundSoundPresidentInterestPrinciplesRolesTalentDutyStandardsCourtSupremeFulfillingSupreme CourtBehalfSeriousnessReducingJudicialWhimDeferencePertinentAbdication Author:George Will
“Our role as artist is more controversial now because there are those, claiming the absolute authority of religion, who detest much of our work as much as they detest most of our politics. Instead of rationally debating subjects like abortion or gay rights, they condemn as immoral those who favor choice and tolerance. They disown their own dark side and magnify everyone else's until, at the extreme, doctors are murdered in the name of protecting life. I wonder, who is this God they invoke, who is so petty and mean? Is God really against gun control and food stamps for poor children?” MeanChildrenArtistChoicesNamesSidesDarkPoorWonderRolesRightsSubjectsGayAuthorityGunDoctorsAbsolutesExtremesFavorsToleranceAbortionGun ControlStampsImmoralPettyControversialDark SideGay RightsInvokeDetestFood StampsPoor Children Author:Barbra Streisand
“My general view is that best actor best suited to role should get the job. Obviously when it comes to colour and issues of ethnicity the choice is clear. But I do not believe you have to be transgender or have undergone sex reassignment surgery to be able play a character who has.Acting is acting after all.” ShouldBelievePlayCharacterAbleJobsChoicesActorsSexViewsActingRolesIssuesClearColourSurgeryTransgenderEthnicity Author:Stephen Fry
“The whole acting thing is a buffet. One, in terms of role choice and movie choice, I like to do lots of different things, and I think that's the whole fun of it. But I also see it as a buffet in terms of the character.” ThinkingDifferentWholeCharacterChoicesFunTermActingRolesDifferent ThingsBuffets Author:Topher Grace
“Women can be incredible role models for their kids, neighbors and communities just by making good choices in terms of what they're eating and whether they're exercising.” KidsChoicesTermCommunityRolesExerciseEatingModelsIncrediblesNeighborRole ModelsGood ChoicesMaking Good Choices Author:Brandi Chastain
“You have to take an active role in making yourself happy. That's why I say happiness is a choice. Because you have to choose it.” ChoicesRolesActiveHappiness Is A Choice Author:Shay Carl
“[T]he enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table.... Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our Nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security, and where gun violence is a serious problem. That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct.” ThinkingWellsProblemCertainChoicesForceNationsRolesRightsViolenceSecurityPolicySeriousPrideGunStandingArmyPoliceTablesCourtAmendmentsSupreme CourtMeltingSecond AmendmentGun ViolenceConstitutional RightsPolice ForceSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticePersonal Security Author:Antonin Scalia
“The role of the federal government, if any, is to create more school choice.” IfsGovernmentSchoolChoicesRolesFederal GovernmentSchool Choice Author:Jeb Bush
“Behavioral change is more important than individual product choices. They both have a role to play.” ImportantPlayChoicesIndividualRolesProductsBehavioral Change Author:John Elkington
“I think my role is as a writer, especially, and then also as a speaker, an organizer, and an entre- preneur of social change. My role isn't to make choices for people-each individual or group needs to do that on their own. But as a writer and a speaker, you can describe possibilities that perhaps haven't been visible before, and aren't in other public dialogues or in the rest of the media. So I suppose I think of myself mainly as an organizer and as someone who describes possibilities.” PeopleThinkingNeedsChoicesIndividualSocialRolesGroupsMediaHavensPossibilityDialogueVisibleSpeakersSocial ChangeOrganizer Author:Gloria Steinem
“I remember reading scripts when I started in the business, and [Latino roles] were either nonexistent or written as the maid or a drug dealer. We're no longer just that. I'll play any part that challenges me. What's important is that all races have choices.” ImportantPlayRememberChoicesReadingChallengesRaceRolesWrittenDrugScriptsLatinoWhat's ImportantMaidsDealerDrug Dealers Author:Eva Mendes
“We've figured out our roles: I wanted someone to take care of the male roles - the big stuff - and Laird [Hamilton] does that very well. I'm here to be the mom and make it better for him, and that's my choice.” WellsDoeBigsCareWantedChoicesStuffRolesMomMalesTake CareHamiltonBig StuffWanted Someone Author:Gabrielle Reece
“If we want to be women of contentment, we must choose to accept our portion, our assigned roles from God. We must make the choice to dwell on the positive aspects of our role in life. If we don't we'll be discontent, always wanting something different from what we've been given.” IfsWantDifferentChoicesGivenAcceptingRolesAspectContentmentPortionsDiscontentRoles In Life Author:Linda Dillow
“The Harper Government is committed to ensuring that seniors have the skills they need to make solid financial choices. Seniors today face an increasingly complex financial marketplace, and it will take the combined efforts of public and private sector organizations to help seniors navigate the many financial choices they face. The start of Financial Literacy Month is an excellent opportunity to thank the Canadian Bankers Association and encourage other private sector organizations to take an active role in providing financial literacy support to Canada's seniors.” NeedsHelpingGovernmentTodayFacesChoicesOpportunityEffortRolesSupportMonthsSkillsOrganizationComplexesFinancialCommittedActiveExcellentCanadaAssociationProvidingSeniorLiteracyMarketplaceBankersPrivate SectorNavigateHarperFinancial LiteracyCombined Effort Author:Kevin Sorenson
“I think a good role model has to be sexy. Real, empowered, self-possessed women are sexy. When you're really in control of your choices, your mood, your body, and your opinions, people find you sexy.” PeopleThinkingRealSelfBodyChoicesOpinionRolesModelsSexyYour BodyMoodRole ModelsPossessedEmpoweredGood Role Models Author:Amanda Palmer