#roles

I was reading through endless junk scripts that were being sent my way. Typically the roles were to play his wife or his girlfriend - leading roles for women were few and far between. ↗

— Roma Downey

#between #endless #far #few #girlfriend

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way. ↗

— Harvey Fierstein

#certain #certain way #i #perceived #roles

My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the 'Grapes of Wrath,' his characters communicated certain values which I try to carry with me to this day. ↗

— Jane Fonda

#abraham lincoln #carry #certain #characters #childhood

It was great to play an ex-marine cockney thug. All my roles are as different as the colours of the rainbow. ↗

— Luke Treadaway

#colours #different #great #play #rainbow

If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles. ↗

— Rachel True

#enough #fortunate #get #little #position

That's double-edged: it's amazing that they're bringing me in and showing people new ideas, and at the same time it's a little hard because seventy percent of the time or even higher I'm not going to get those roles. ↗

— Rachel True

#because #bringing #double-edged #even #get

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers. ↗

— Kathleen Turner

#down #getting #grandmothers #i #mothers

Women are responsible for creating their own roles. ↗

— Kathleen Turner

#own #responsible #roles #their #women

I'll ask you if you can play some speaking roles. ↗

— Donald Wolfit

#i #play #roles #some #speaking

Magistrate: May I die a thousand deaths ere I obey one who wears a veil! Lysistrata: If that's all that troubles you, here take my veil, wrap it round your head, and hold your tounge. Then take this basket; put on a girdle, card wool, munch beans. The War shall be women's business. ↗

— Aristophanes

#feminism #gender-roles #greek-literature #pacifism #war