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Different Roles Quotes

On the joy of never playing just one part.

Actors here describe the pull toward repertory work and varied characters over getting stuck in one familiar part. Related reading: Doing quotes.

As a player you get asked to do different roles within the side.

Quotes by Stuart Broad

All I will say is that I'm playing a lot of different roles that, to be honest, are more interesting and demanding than any I've played before.

Quotes by Sophie Marceau

Part of what's interesting about the 'Star Wars' world is, villains are complex, obviously, and they occupy, as in life, different roles within different organizations.

Quotes by Simon Kinberg

It is very essential as an actor to be a perfectionist and have a knack for doing different roles over a period of time to keep their fans entertained.

Quotes by Sidharth Malhotra

Always Quotes

What happens is things come to you - director, script - and if you respond to it, it's because it's tapping into some part of what's inside you, and different roles tap into different parts.

Quotes by Sean Penn

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting......

Quotes by Robert Loggia

I have tried to look different and play different roles through my life because I am passionate about my work.

Quotes by Rishi Kapoor

I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.

Quotes by Peter Asher

I try to do as many different roles as the system will allow me. That's the benefit of not being in a giant blockbuster where you're the lead and you get typecast in that kind of role. I am able...

Quotes by Patrick Wilson

Different Quotes

I used to do a lot of repertory theater. You're playing different roles all the time, and I love that.

Quotes by Norbert Leo Butz

I'd rather do a lot of movies than a TV series and do a lot of different roles than be stuck in one TV thing.

Quotes by Noah Hathaway

I've become so earthy. And I never was earthy. I'm doing all kinds of different roles which are not at all like the intellectual and the legal mind of Ben Stone.

Quotes by Michael Moriarty

What I have come to realize over the twenty years when I have worked in different roles as a legislator is that no legislation is as good as the enforcement of it.

Quotes by Margrethe Vestager

I've only gotten directly offered two or three movies, ever. I don't have the luxury of being able to say no a lot, and I don't really have the luxury of just getting to pick and choose certain things. If...

Quotes by Madeline Zima

Doing Quotes

That's the joy of getting to be an actor - getting to play all kinds of different roles and showing so many different sides of yourself.

Quotes by Laura Osnes

When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping...

Quotes by Kyle MacLachlan

Being an actor, I feel I need to take up challenges and do different roles without thinking about whether the audience will accept me in those roles or not.

Quotes by Kratika Sengar

I think what's so interesting for me is the different roles that I play. I love doing the research, and I love - I feel fortunate in the sense that I get to explore many different worlds, of things that...

Quotes by Kim Raver

A lot of times when people cast me, they want this big, deep black voice... And I tend to recycle them with different roles from time to time.

Quotes by Kevin Michael Richardson

I Am Quotes

My job is to play many different roles with all sorts of different backgrounds and orientations.

Quotes by Josh Charles

Frequently Asked Questions

Who tends to talk about playing different roles?
Mostly actors and performers, reflecting on why they prefer variety over being locked into one recurring character or genre.
Do these quotes prefer film or stage work?
One speaker specifically says they would choose many movies with different parts over being stuck in a single ongoing TV series.
Is versatility described as a professional goal?
Yes, several quotes frame taking on varied backgrounds and orientations as central to the job itself, not just a preference.
Is there a quote about surprising personal change?
One performer describes becoming far more earthy than expected, a shift from playing intellectual, buttoned-up characters.
Where can I explore related career quotes?
Browse I Am quotes for more on identity and self-description in creative work.

One performer even contrasts an unexpectedly earthy turn with an intellectual, buttoned-up character, showing how far range can stretch. See also Different quotes.