"I didn't know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role."
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"I don't know if you hear this often but I would say The Razor's Edge (loosely based on a great W. Somerset Maugham novel). This was Bill Murray's first dramatic role so everyone thought he stunk in this deep character but I thought he and the movie were great. The movie takes place over decades so you see Murray's character go from goofy playboy all the way to wiser, older person. It's basically a movie version of the journey I described."
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"If the workers don't keep themselves current - with some assistance and guidance from their employers - then the workers who are in the legacy roles will have to be removed. That's what's so difficult."
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"I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film."
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"Without women taking an active role in Afghan society, rebuilding Afghanistan is going to be very difficult."
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"Whatever role I do, I've got to do the work. It all starts with the body. Get that ready and everything else follows."
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"Right now music is more my outlet than acting, but I'm waiting for that one satisfying role."
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"Some of my greatest role models are the young children who ask the right questions - who will sit down and share their concerns. They're not just learning from me - they're educating me. That's what drives me."
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"I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me."
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"Welcome to The Daily Show, I'm John Oliver. Jon Stewart is still not here. He is currently living out a live-action Lord of the Rings role-playing experience deep in the New Zealand wilderness."
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"I love Tom Wilkinson and Tommy Lee Jones as well as Jessica Chastain. But the person I look up to most, not because I identify with her roles but because of who she is as a person, is Sissy Spacek."
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"When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize."
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"I had to audition for Fandango. When I read the script, the role that was interesting - so everyone thought - was the role that Costner played. He was the cool guy. And I read the script, and my representation at the time said, "That's the role you should read for." And I was like, "Really? How about I read for this other role." And they went, "Well, you're not going to get that role.""
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"I love to teach - that's my role."
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"In poetic thought, the role of the subconscious is played by euphony."
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"My role is to set everything in motion."
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"I'm in the gym pretty much every day. I've been very strict about my diet during shooting. It all helps me bring as much authenticity to the role as I can."
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"With any character, the main objective is to bring authenticity to the role."
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"Sales management is the most critical - and underappreciated - role in the sales force. Companies struggle to find something powerful to train sales managers on."
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"I love making films, but the best roles are hard to come by."
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