“I had done my first picture and I didn't have anything to do for awhile. I was asked to come back to New York and do Bus Stop in the role of the cowboy opposite Kim Stanley.” FirstsDoneRolesNew YorkOppositesBusCowboyKimStanleyBus Stops Author:Dick York
“I actually prefer getting into roles that are the polar opposite of me; that's why I've done so many dark and dreary things.” DoneDarkRolesOppositesDrearyPolar Opposites Author:Lauren Lee Smith
“Lance Guest in The Last Starfighter had such integrity and held himself to such a high standard that I just wanted to raise your own standard to meet it. He is a hard-working, giving actor. He made me feel secure and better in my role opposite him.” GivingFeelsMadeHardWantedLastsActorsRolesHard WorkIntegrityStandardsOppositesRaisesSecureGuestsHigh Standards Author:Catherine Mary Stewart
“In motherhood, where seemingly opposite realities can be simultaneously true, the role of nurturer invariably conflicts with the role of socializer. When trouble came as it surely must, was I the good cop who understood, the bad cop who terrorized, or both?” RealityRolesTroubleConflictUnderstoodOppositesMotherhoodCop Author:Mary Blakely
“Being an artist and having a following can be a very scary thing because idolization makes you question your inner role in the universe. A lot of people get caught up in this idea of, "Wow! This world does revolve around me," and it most certainly does not. It's the exact opposite; these people don't exist for you, you exist for them.” PeopleWorldDoeIdeasArtistUniverseRolesThis WorldOppositesCaughtFollowingScaryWowCaught UpBeing An ArtistScary Things Author:Halsey
“The way I go about choosing roles is basically by just trying to pick the complete opposite of the last thing I did, or if it has someone else who I really have wanted to work with.” IfsWayTryingWantedLastsRolesPicksOppositesComplete Opposites Author:Anne Hathaway
“You're just playing a role, whether it's a drama or a comedy. I find it really fun to sort of play opposite Uma.” PlayFunRolesComedyDramaOpposites Author:Luke Wilson
“I tell people this over and over again: don't attach your faith to people. People will come and go. People will disappoint you. People will divulge dark secrets. People will turn out to be the opposite of what you thought. Allah is perfect. His Messenger (peace be upon him) is a perfect example, and the religion is a perfect methodology. Attach yourself to the principles instead of the people. That way no Shaykh going wild or role model going rogue will be able to shake your faith.” PeopleWayAbleTurnsDarkPerfectSecretPrinciplesRolesExampleModelsOppositesShakesRole ModelsMuslimComes And GoesDisappointMessengersRoguesMethodologyDark SecretsDivulgeUnshakable Faith Author:Omar Suleiman
“This is not the 19th century, where actors are expected to play completely opposite roles. We're not typecast, but we're brought in because somebody thinks that it's a good fit, so you make it a better fit.” ThinkingPlayActorsRolesCenturyFitOppositesExpected19th Century Author:Kate Mulgrew
“I like playing an array of different roles. From the fun, comedic roles to the serious roles. It's always fun to play the role that either closely represents your own personality or the role that is completely opposite of yourself.” DifferentPlayFunRolesSeriousPersonalityOppositesComedic Author:Manika
“American social arrangements, economic arrangements, the degree of inequality in American life, the relatively small role played by the government in American public life and so forth, compares to exactly the opposite conditions in most of the European societies.” GovernmentSocialRolesEconomicConditionsDegreesOppositesInequalityCompareArrangementsPublic LifeAmerican LifeSmall Roles Author:Tony Judt
“The thing that I've run up against is that it's always been an either-or proposition, especially in Hollywood. You're either young and glamorous and you're going to get the lead and get the man at the end of the picture, or it's the opposite: you're a character actress, you're not attractive enough for the other role, and so you're playing the friend or the killer or the lesbian or the doctor or whatever.” MenEndsEnoughCharacterRunningYoungRolesHe ManDoctorsHollywoodOppositesActressesAttractiveKillersPropositionsGlamorousEither Or Author:Kathy Bates
“Once you play something, then you get 20 more of those. So I've tried to avoid getting stuck. I try to take roles that are the opposite of the last thing I did as much as I can.” TryingI CanPlayLastsRolesOppositesStuck Author:Terry Kinney
“Do we secretly idolize our imagined opposites, yearning to become the role models for others we know we could never be for ourselves?” KnowsRolesModelsOppositesRole ModelsYearning Book:Role Models Source: Role Models
“Service is selflessness--the opposite of the lifestyle that we see so much of in America today. The things that entertain us don't often lift us up, or show us as the people we can rise up to become. The people who appear in this book--and others who did things I can't talk about--are my role models. They quietly live out the idea expressed in the Bible (John 15:13): "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” PeopleMenI CanBookIdeasShowsTodayAmericaRolesGreaterModelsOppositesLaysLifestyleLiftsRole ModelsSelflessnessAmerica TodayGreater Love Author:Marcus Luttrell
“I was horrible at science and math. I couldn't pass a test to save my life! I'm surprised that it didn't take me until I was 20 to graduate. That's why my role is so cool - Grissom is the complete opposite of me.” RolesTestsOppositesMathHorribleTake MeGraduatesComplete Opposites Author:William Petersen