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. . .
You want roles that challenge you and that scare you a little and where you can really discover something, even about yourself, that maybe you didn't understand.
No doubt, my role in 'Urumi' has been one of my best so far. It surprised me as an actor and made me more confident.
I'm very happy to sing whatever I'm singing. I've always enjoyed any role I've been given at a certain time. They've all been favourites, they've all been wonderful pieces to play.
The role of globalization is to homogenize all cultures, and to turn them into commodified markets, and therefore, to make them easier for global corporations to control. Global corporations are even now trying to commodify all remaining aspects of national cultures, not to mention indigenous cultures.
I'm an actor and I am looking for roles where I can continue to evolve, and things that are challenging. I gravitate to the roles, not necessarily television or film. It's just the fact that, for me, the most interesting roles have been in television.
The intrusion of history is not just theoretical. It is also the legacy of being an accomplice or a victim, or just an onlooker. In each case, history entails the uncomfortable presence of earlier unresolved roles.
Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for them and what is not. '
I literally felt like a freak, which is another aspect of the role of Sally that I relate to: total outsider.
Never give up. Just follow your dreams because this business can be so hard sometimes. It doesn't happen overnight where you get an audition or even a callback and get the role. It takes time.
I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So you've got to have a measure of good luck, you really have, being in the right place at the right time.
With my career in general, I feel like I'm finally getting to do the roles that I've always wanted to do. It's a slow build; you can't ever get the roles that you want in the beginning of your career because you don't have the buzz or the heat, or whatever the hell it is you need for the agents and the studios to be happy.
There are always roles that seem enticing that you can't do because of scheduling.
Um, I think every role, whether in TV or film, has a part in building a career and relationships.
It's hard to say what role race really played in my case.
Everybody counts, everybody deserves a chance, everybody has a responsible role to play and we all do better when we work together.
I think every role is always exciting and intimidating. I've never had a role where I wasn't intimidated by it.
I feel like as you get older, the roles you get change, and you don't always want to do the same tone over and over again.
Revision plays a very large role in writing. Sometimes it seems to be all revision. And the longer I write, the more I revise-until it is completely right.
I've also just finished filming the role of Robert Brown in 'Just William,' which is due to transmit on BBC One at Christmas.
