Role Quotes

The second is that the role of China trade in Japanese economy, important as it is, has often been exaggerated, as proven by our experience of the past 6 years.

It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician.

Our libraries are valuable centers of education, learning and enrichment for people of all ages. In recent years, libraries have taken on an increasingly important role. today's libraries are about much more than books.

I have consciously not taken the role of a gangster, which has been offered to me far too many times.

My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's.

Well, the only way I can get a leading-man role is if I write it.

The thing is, I want to play real characters and not all girls can be pretty. The thing is, you get these girls who say 'I'm a character actor' then you see them in a role and nothing has really changed but the outfit.

It's very satisfying to promote science and education and see good results. Setting a good example for young people, being a role model, is very important for me.

I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

They asked if I was interested in a role as a large alien in a movie.

They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors.

If you play a gay role, it sticks more than it does if an actor were to play a murderer or a psychopath.

Parents must lead by example. Don't use the cliche; do as I say and not as I do. We are our children's first and most important role models.

Up to that point I never really knew what my character would be expected to do, and prior to accepting the job I had actually turned down the role three times before finally giving in.

When a 'Life of Brian' comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be a huge step forward.

My role models were always the Pacinos and the Oldmans, the guys who get dirty with their characters, and I arrived in L.A. during the big boom of 'Dawson's Creek.' I was getting cast as the boy next door, or the friend of the jock. I thought, 'Did I really have to do all that studying?'

If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything.

Teachers are unparalleled in the role they play in children's lives.

Being a role model, you just got to watch what you do.

It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the world who I've met during my career. That's where the great opportunity lies, for me personally, in our role as World Cup host.

As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.

I'm not seeking out genre films, but this just came my way, and Miramax was good enough to add a role for me because we wanted the chance to work together.

I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.

I made a few records here and there by default, but I wasn't ever comfortable in that role. I wasn't comfortable on stage. We'll see how it goes this time.

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

You try to get the feel of any role, but it's much more difficult in the case of Christ because everyone has their own personal image of Him. It's a role you take on, knowing that no matter how you play it, you are going to disappoint many.

We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India's entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.