“Any actress will tell you, when you've been given a starring role in the initial run of a show, you want to be getting the standing ovations every night, not just on review night.” WantShowsRunningNightGivenRolesStandingActressesReviewsEvery NightInitialsOvation Author:Martine McCutcheon
“Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.” DifferentShowsInterestingSituationRolesCreatingInteresting Things Author:Bebe Neuwirth
“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
“My career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in their lives. Now that seems obvious.” IfsWantNeedsTryingFirstsTwoShowsSeemsPoliticalCareersRolesConcernIslamObviousDividesRelevantBefore And After Author:Daniel Pipes
“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
“My ideal role would be anything that allows me to play anyone the public is familiar with and to be able to show them that, but in a new light.” PlayShowsLightWould BeAbleRolesIdealsFamiliar Author:Ashley Rickards
“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
“I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.” ThinkingKnowsShowsActorsRolesTvsTv Shows Author:Danny Strong
“I'm a huge fan of good, procedural-type shows on television... there are a lot of roles for women. But there aren't a lot of great network television roles for girls that will let you start a character in one place and finish up with her in a totally different one.” DifferentCharacterShowsGirlRolesFansTelevisionHugeType Author:Rachael Taylor
“I knew that going on 'One Tree Hill' was going to be an incredible vehicle for the record. What is amazing about it is that my role on the show is, you know, basically playing a musician, and all the songs she plays are off my record.” KnowsPlayShowsSongRolesRecordsTreeMusicianIncrediblesHillsVehicleTree Hill Author:Kate Voegele
“As far as how important the real-life resonance of the stories is, I think it must play at least a small role in the show's success, because it gives the show this sense of suspense from the fact that it seems at least plausible.” ThinkingGivingImportantRealPlayFactsStoriesShowsSeemsRolesReal LifeSuspenseResonancePlausibleSmall Roles Author:Michael Loceff
“loved the show as a child and felt I could not do it justice. [on turning down the role of the new Doctor Who” ChildrenShowsFeltJusticeRolesDoctorsDoctor Who Author:Rowan Atkinson
“I first felt successful when I was 13 and in a show called "Seesaw." I came offstage and heard the applause of the theater audience and felt a sense of accomplishment. Around that time, my role model for success was Burt Lancaster. He was one of the first actors in Hollywood to start his own production company, and I respected him because he created something he believed in.” FirstsShowsFeltRolesAudienceSuccessfulHeardModelsTheaterAccomplishmentRole ModelsApplauseSense Of AccomplishmentLancasterSeesaw Author:Giancarlo Esposito
“The role of the Buddhist teacher is to explain your options and to show you what creates karma. All our discussions are basically karmic until you're fully engaged in samadhi.” ShowsRolesTeacherKarmaBuddhistDiscussionEngagedEnlightenedSamadhi Author:Frederick Lenz
“Part of the role of photography is to exaggerate. Most of the photographs in your paper, unless they are hard news, are lies. Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality... Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda.” PeopleHardShowsRealityLyingRolesFashionPaperPhotographyNewsPhotographDeceptionPropagandaGlamorous Author:Martin Parr
“I have been moving around all my life. Going to different schools, living in different houses, shedding old roles, assuming new ones. This way of life is as natural to me as staying in one place is for other people. I do variations on the theme. I return to places where I used to be. I find my old personas. I try them on. If they still fit, I wear them out to a party or a show. If they begin to restrict my movements, I take them off. I am a human being, capable of mimicking anything I see or remember or can imagine.” PeopleIfsWayTryingHumansHas BeensStillsDifferentShowsSchoolRememberMovingLife IsUsedHouseNaturalHuman BeingsPartyRolesImagineMovementIdentityReturnFitCapableAssumingUsed To BeThemeStayingVariationPersonaMimicking Book:Falling Through Space Source: Falling Through Space
“Small movie, small role, giant movie, giant role. Work is work. You've got to tell the truth and show up.” ShowsRolesGiantsTelling The TruthSmall Roles Author:Michael Keaton
“I started here in Australia, playing a lot of roles but never the lead guy in shows here. I always tended to play the rougher guy, the criminal who gets caught or shot by the cops. Or the boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks.” PlayShowsGuySidesRolesShotsTrackCaughtCriminalsAustraliaCop Author:Sullivan Stapleton
“My main goal, when I started acting, was to show as much versatility as possible because I like playing diverse roles.” ShowsGoalActingRolesDiverseVersatility Author:Daniela Ruah
“The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.” ShowsRolesAgentsAsian Author:Ming-Na Wen
“I'm no role model; all I want to show is love.” WantShowsRolesModelsRole Models Author:Christofer Drew