Explore Quotes on Roles

I feel like as you get older, the roles you get change, and you don't always want to do the same tone over and over again.

I like Kamal Haasan's daring choice of roles. When I was in school and college, I modelled myself on him. I was so much in awe of him.

My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.

I am an artist who is ready to grab interesting roles that comes my way.

I don't overact, so people think that I naturally act well. I underplay my roles, and that has worked for me.

There are no heroes and heroines in 'Naan.' All of us play different characters, and have equally important roles.

I don't act. I am the way I am, and choose roles that I think suit my body language.

With the advanced editing technologies, it's not difficult to play double roles these days. It can be done easily.

I think when average-size people start taking roles that were meant for dwarfs, that's a little frustrating because there aren't that many roles out there for height-challenged actors.

I have done many comedies, but none of my roles are repetitive.

It's not like I refuse to try roles other than being a strong female boss, but I am 54, and I'm happy I'm still being sought after and that I have a career that allows me a lot of creativity.

I believe in doing roles that make me explore new terrain as an actor.

Honestly, playing negative roles is much more fun, because there are no restrictions.

As an actor, I want to do roles that get appreciation from audience.

I take the fact that people cast me more in negative roles as a compliment.

After 'Ek Hasina Thi' I took a break as I was not getting the roles of my choice.

The funny thing is I'm not even Latin. I was constantly getting Latin roles, and I was like, I even was nominated for an award, and I was like, 'Let them know at the NAACP, the first white woman. Let them know I'm totally grateful, but I'm not Latin. I can't do that. I play Latin.'

I spent six years before the mast on all types of merchant ships, and naturally I feel well qualified for seafaring roles.

If you don't have that indefinable unique personality, you must learn as much as possible about acting in a variety of roles. That's why, at the outset of my career, I decided to learn every facet of my profession.

I've always done character roles and tons of movies as the so-called star, but I always felt I was one of the team.

I left my home in Massachusetts after college to move to New York City to pursue my dreams of acting. I took roles for free. I waited tables. I didn't care because it was work.