Being a role model is a privilege.

I never go to a gym unless I have to for a role, a contract. I try to take care of myself as a human being, not because I have to be in front of...

Living in the projects helped me with this role.

Pakistan hasn’t been cast in the role of… interesting cultural place or, you know, land of great comedians.

It’s important to make clear to all the schools at Harvard the central role of the library.

Certainly when I got to medical school, I had role models of the kind of physicians I wanted to be. I had an uncle who, looking back, was probably not the most-educated physician around, but...

Design should not dominate things, should not dominate people. It should help people. That’s its role.

The world of the stage and the performance on the stage usually does not tend to translate very well – it doesn’t tend to hold very well – once cameras are on it; it’s not...

I take my role seriously as a pastor.

The role of a clown and a physician are the same – it’s to elevate the possible and to relieve suffering.

The principal role of a logo is to identify, and simplicity is its means… Its effectiveness depends on distinctiveness, visibility, adaptability, memorability, universality, and timelessness.

I had some great role models along the way. My on-field heroes were the great Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Willie Mays. I wanted to be like them on the field, and I am so...

I never thought I would be in a comedic role; my past is in drama.

In reality, for me every role is completely different.

My dream role would be to play a femme fatale in a Quentin Tarantino movie.

I approach every role from scratch.

As an actress, I always felt like the people you met on set were interchangeable with the people you met on other sets – the grips, the gaffers, the actors, the directors – everybody steps...

There are people we meet who have but little roles to play in our lives, who happen to be no more than a special appearance to our story.People, who influence, who possess the drift, the...

I would never play any role in anything that involves the United Nations for obvious reasons.

Until we recognize the essential role of biology, our attempts to truly unify the universe will remain a train to nowhere.

Hamlet, that’s the only role there is, finally. The only role. After that, you settle down and only do the fun things on stage.

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.

I am careful with what I eat because that’s my job. If I had to plump up for a role, I would do it.

In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.

I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.

I never set out to be a role model, but I guess parents like it because I am dedicated to school.

I also feel I adapted. I was willing to try to fit into any role. The way I figured, it was always up to me to prove my worth, that I deserved to be here.

It’s the transformation that drives me. I want to do it all and never want to be boxed into something as a particular type or style. I never want people to think they know me....

Let your first enemy be mediocrity; it has no role to play, no word to say and no action to display in your life. Never love to swim in shallow waters; they breed nothing than...

It is not the role of Congress to decide legal cases between private parties. That is why we have courts.

It’s interesting to play a role where you don’t really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you’re not acting.

I think it’s absolutely fascinating that in Berlin the parliament can discuss actively the role of their soldiers in Afghanistan because is it still possible, literally, for a German soldier to take up arms.

If I ever have to cast an acting role, I want the wrong person for the part. I can never visualize the right person in a part. The right person for the right part would...

I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera ‘Melrose Place.’

When I can see things through the lens of the director, it’s like being able to see the whole puzzle – it’s not just about my role, but the whole script.

My forte is playing drunks down the ages. When my agent rings me about a role, I don’t ask what the part is, but what century it’s in.

I love the role I’m playing in ‘Conan.’ I’m enjoying making the film tremendously. It’s very physically demanding. You know, Conan is 28 years younger than me and a big dude, so I have to...

I can’t imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.

But I definitely see us playing a major role in St. Louis in the years to come. We already provide service to 95 percent of the markets St. Louis travelers visit the most. And we’re...

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise?

I had a dual role: designer and advocate.

I am not hugely famous; I am not a name. For me, it’s not the size of the role, it’s the material and the people you are working with.

I’m not a role model. I say parents should parent and monitor their kids.

Courage is the collective strength of heart, mind and soul, but the character plays the key role.

My role as king will be much like my mum’s as queen, so long as I remain in tune with the people.

The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part.

As a brunette, I had previously been this serious actress. Then I became a blonde and got to play a completely different, comic role.

All I did was basically play myself in the role of Napoleon Solo.

Especially in the car ride to and from gym. I find myself spacing out a lot, just visualizing what the Olympics would be like and just having such great role models.

If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.