Role Quotes - page 15

I always knew I wanted to play golf and go to college. I try hard to be a positive role model, especially on the golf course. I try to carry myself well, and don't do anything outrageous. I try to play the game like a gentleman and give everyone respect. That's how the game should be played. (Dustin Johnson)
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate. View quote
Dusty Baker
I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous, which is acting, and yet I took a time to really get my education and study mathematics, and I think math is the cat's meow. View quote
Danica McKellar
The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers! View quote
Dante Hall
Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus. View quote
Elizabeth Pena
I did great things in the theater. I did some nice roles, 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' or 'La Vie en Rose.' And I love my role in 'Frantic.' View quote
Emmanuelle Seigner
Rabbi means teacher, and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher. View quote
Ephraim Mirvis
But particularly when the media profess to strive toward objectivity, gatekeepers play a crucial role in helping people navigate the news to make educated political decisions. View quote
Eric Alterman
TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film. View quote
Eric Stoltz
I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it. View quote
Ed Asner
I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life. (Ethel Waters)
The role of the pastor is to embody the gospel. And of course to get it embodied, which you can only do with individuals, not in the abstract. View quote
Eugene H. Peterson
The role of a liberal arts college within a university is to be a genuine part of that university, giving and responding to the other parts. View quote
Edward H. Levi
I'm still friendly with Dean. He still calls me on the phone from time to time. John Dean was fired and later ended up spending some time in prison for his role in Watergate. View quote
Fred F. Fielding
I often say the last role I played that really touched me and where I was able to access what I really am was Bonnie, which is kind of sad when you think how early in my career that was. View quote
Faye Dunaway
But I'm trying to play into this role as much as possible and be a nicer person in real life. View quote
Fisher Stevens
It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a major role, but they're not the only players in this game. View quote
Floyd Abrams
The actors I respect are the real character actors, who are the real chameleon actors that completely change from role to role. I love Peter Sellers, Alec Guinness and Gary Oldman. They tend to be British, I guess. People who really disappear and transform, I really like that. View quote
Fran Kranz
It's a rare thing when you read a role and have this immediate ownership over it, you have this take and this connection, and it's not even that you feel that you're gonna do a good job, it's that you feel like you've found it. It fits, it's natural; it's like putting on a good shoe or something. View quote
Fran Kranz
The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities. View quote
Gijs de Vries
I think maybe my mom thought that Katharine Hepburn would be a good role model of, like, a strong, smart, independent woman. Maybe she steered me in that direction. You know, because she was really so ahead of her time. (Gillian Jacobs)
An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to do would be to try and play Shakespeare. View quote
Glenn Ford
I never had a great role in a great film. View quote
Gloria Stuart
Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous and necessary role in keeping Latinas out of poverty. View quote
Grace Napolitano
Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true heroes. View quote
Gale Sayers