“Dreams, puns, elisions, plays on words and similar tricks that we ordinarily think of as frivolous, all play a surprising and somewhat disconcerting role in the communication of important and serious feelings.” ThinkingImportantPlayFeelingsDreamRolesSeriousCommunicationTricksSurprisingFrivolousPunPlay On Words Book:The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson: Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Source: The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson: Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
“Every role is approached in exactly the same way, you have to make it believable and that's all. Acting is really serious, like, pretending really hard.” WayHardActingRolesSeriousPretendingBelievable Author:Stanley Tucci
“I would love for someone to offer me a serious part in something. I don't know if I could even pull it off, but I would like to be the cowboy that rides off and someone shoots him off the horse in the middle of town. Just a serious role. It wouldn't have to be a big one.” IfsKnowsBigsRolesMiddleSeriousOffersHorseTownsIf I CouldCowboy Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“You might see some of the movies that I'm in where there are shades of drama or whatever, but for the most part, I don't get offered serious roles.” MightRolesSeriousDramaShade Author:Martin Lawrence
“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
“A person who is inherently and intuitively curious is often intellectually and distinctly very serious towards his roles and responsibilities in life.” PersonsResponsibilityRolesSeriousCuriousResponsibilities In LifeRoles And Responsibilities Author:Anuj
“[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 muscularly developed actor is not seen as a serious actor although he should be seen as a serious actor because he has been preparing for these muscular roles his entire life. If you can dedicate years of your life to hitting the gym and dieting and eating right you can definitely take a movie role seriously.” IfsShouldYearsHas BeensActorsRolesSeriousEatingGymHittingPreparingDietingEating Right Author:James Preston Rogers
“I think there's a lack of quality roles for women in comedies. Most actresses get cast as the "eye-roller" or "the serious one," while men in comedies get to do all the fun, silly stuff and muck around. Sometimes you just have to search hard for a role or create one for yourself.” ThinkingMenSometimesHardEyeFunStuffQualityRolesComedySeriousCastsActressesSillySilly Stuff Author:Isla Fisher
“I don't think that the big crunch should be seen as a menace, but rather as an opportunity. It's one of these times in -history - and we have plenty of examples from the past - where it's possible to really make a difference. And if art is serious about claiming a central role in today's society and culture, this is the best chance it's had in ages.” IfsThinkingShouldArtBigsAgeTodayPastCultureOpportunityDifferencesChanceRolesExampleSeriousArt IsPlentyMaking A DifferenceMenaceCrunchSociety And CultureToday's Society Author:Maurizio Cattelan
“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
“There are actually two separate issues here. The first is whether (as ancient philosophers and Nietzsche assume) only the privileged elite can live a worthwhile life. The second is whether it's possible to fulfill the roles of both serious artist and upstanding citizen. It seems to me that philosophy can dissect both questions, by delineating clearly the anatomy of the good life and the structural conditions of the roles.” FirstsTwoPhilosophySeemsArtistRolesIssuesConditionsSeriousCitizensAssumingAncientPhilosopherGood LifeWorthwhileElitesPrivilegedAnatomy Author:Philip Kitcher
“We can't be playing around with these issues [Zika disease], because this can become very serious very quickly, as we have seen in Brazil and other countries. The funds are going to be used at the state level, but it is important for the federal government to cooperate in the federal government's role.” ImportantCountryStatesGovernmentUsedLevelsRolesIssuesSeriousDiseaseFundOther CountriesFederal GovernmentBrazilPlaying Around Author:Marco Rubio
“The one thing I would never wish it to be thought is that you play serious roles in order to achieve some sort of respectability which you can't if you're playing comedic roles.” IfsPlayOrderWishRolesOne ThingAchieveSeriousComedicRespectability Author:Rowan Atkinson
“When you play a serious role, as far as I'm concerned, I feel I'm using exactly the same skills, whatever they are, to play the role as you do with something more obviously comic. It's slightly different muscles, but the same skill set.” FeelsDifferentPlayRolesSeriousSkillsConcernedComicMuscles Author:Rowan Atkinson