"In the end, there's something of the puritan work ethic about me that roles really must sustain me on an intellectual level."
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"[Democrats] are trying on every front to increase the role of government."
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"the term 'young adults' which is so often used today seems to me a misnomer, and one which, if taken seriously, may lead the adolescent into misunderstanding as to his nature and his role in life. 'Young" he is; 'adult' he is not."
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"I knew how to act and had studied acting and enjoyed it, but I'd never pushed myself to really perform as an actor, and create a role, and have the whole character's backstory."
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"If I am to truly become an autonomous woman, then I must take over that role of being my own guardian."
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"There's a lot of research on the shift in who deals with money when families get in trouble. In good times, husbands handle the family's finances about 80 percent of the time. But when times turn sour and families start dealing with creditors and managing unpayable bills, women take more active roles."
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"It was fantastic returning to Being Human. When I got cast in the role, at first I just thought it was for one episode, and the fans were really great about it, and it was really nice having that reaction."
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"I've actually got turned down for a lot of roles because I'm not bubbly enough. People have told me to be more 'up', but I can't, really. I find it hard to be smiley and giggly all the time."
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"I looked at [Geena Davis] research and see things like 21 percent of filmmakers are women, only 31 percent of speaking roles in popular films are female - you start seeing it everywhere. It's so much bigger. So you've uncovered this groundbreaking data and research."
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"There are not many good roles for women."
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"I'm a warrior when it comes to pursuing roles."
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"I understand that I'm a role model."
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"Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now."
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"I've got quite a big fan base, and people like to see you do the same thing - that's why you get offered the same roles."
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"I was lucky enough to have a plethora of types of roles before and during the horror movie part of my career."
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"You really come to life on stage but outside - this is a bit of a sad clown cliché - there is that element of loneliness you get from travelling and being on the road. Stand-ups can bring a lot of that to a dramatic role and make it work for them."
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"Who should play the lead role in a film about me? Dunno. Danny De Vito? Jeff Goldblum? Meryl Streep? Someone of that kind."
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"I avoid roles that might send me down a road where I might end up being typecast."
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"EVOLUTIONARIES is going to help create a worldview that will influence our vision ofthe future ... and also our role in consciously participating in it."
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"Churchgoers feel righteous, responsible, and obedient to God's will. They view anyone unlike themselves as devoid of values, and therefore unworthy of God's love. By denying God to all those who have strayed from the path of righteousness, the devout are unwittingly taking on themselves a role that belongs only to God."
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