"I didn't have a role model when I was younger."
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"Being a mother is the role I'm most proud of."
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"My role as goodwill ambassador has made my work as a film star relatively dull. I can`t find anything that interests me enough to go back to work. I`m simply not excited about anything. I`m not excited about going to a film set."
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"But when I think of superchicks, I think of the roles, not the variety."
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"The role of the writer is not simply to arrange Being according to his own lights; he must also serve as a medium to Being and remain open to its often unfathomable dictates. This is the only way the work can transcend its creator and radiate its meaning..."
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"I stay away from the elf roles; I stay away from playing a leprechaun. All the roles I try to do are something that an average actor would do."
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"When I was 9 or 10, I used to get all the lead roles because I was the tallest person. But my interest in music soon drew me to country music. I was infatuated with the sound, with the storytelling. I could relate to it. I can't really tell you why. With me, it was just instinctual."
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"I would love to sign on to do a movie if it was the right role and if it was the right script, because I would be taking time away from music to tell a big grand story, and spend all of my time and pouring all of my emotions into being someone else. So for me to do that, it would have to be a story worth telling."
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"There's room for role models who make mistakes."
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"I made straight A's and never got into any trouble, and I still impose those standards on myself. So writing is my chance to escape and become the sleaziest, scummiest role."
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"I just hope this [Emmy] is now a part of the status quo that women of color are included in the narratives that continue to write lead roles for us."
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"I've always seen myself for who I am, which is a lot of things. So, I guess that when I walk into a room, I bring all those things to a role, and I've always just simply seen myself as an actor."
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"Each role has its own different challenges."
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"My favorite newer movie is "Training Day." Denzel Washington is, to me, one of the greatest actors ever. The way he gets into those roles is ridiculous."
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"My favorite older movie of all-time is "Scarface." Al Pacino played that role so well. It's a longer movie, but I like it."
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"The role of the designer is basically that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest."
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"Basically, the way you get into any role is just doing research on the type of character you're playing."
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"It's much easier to have something that's absolutely definite and has a definite identity, rather than a really generic role."
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"I like a lot of Tom Cruise's roles, he's this action hero."
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"When I take a role I wonder how I can use it to find out who I really am. I don't think I'm so rare a person."
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