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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.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about judges, games, law

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.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about time, people, americans, spirit, work, face

My role in it was not as central as it was in some of the later cases considering I was younger then and I was playing a role of co-counsel on the case.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about moral

It varies from role to role and the type of the piece and...

It varies from role to role and the type of the piece and the people you're working with. All those factors contribute to how you function on a movie.

Quote by Sean Penn about film, people

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, ...

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about tragedy, children, people

For most of my career, I've played roles that were...

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

Quote by Victoria Abril about career

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I...

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete with the real whores who played the other roles. I was fat as a barrel.

Quote by Victoria Abril about real estate

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a...

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.

Quote by Dean Acheson about politics

I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role...

I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about worry, film

Well, I have an agent who saw my videos and thought that I'd be good in movies. She's often sent scripts, and I told her the kinds of roles that I liked.

Quote by Erykah Badu about thinking, good, good luck

By the same token it must follow that the state we now call a small state is in reality a power if it plays such a role in the development of civilization that it marches in the front ranks and wins victories in the fight for law which surpass...

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about state, evolution, civilization, fight, reality, law, power

Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a...

Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.

Quote by Gerry Adams about equality, leadership, ability, justice, peace

I've been looking for good material, good roles. I really...

I've been looking for good material, good roles. I really want to produce my own material because I am frustrated by the material I read.

Quote by Armand Assante about good, good luck

More of the interesting roles I've had have been villains.

More of the interesting roles I've had have been villains.

Quote by Armand Assante about film, criminals

I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a light among nations. But there are no values that matter to me that will not be gravely endangered...

Quote by Orson Scott about nation, light, war

The First Amendment has the same role in my life as a...

The First Amendment has the same role in my life as a citizen and a writer as the sun has in our ecosystem.

Quote by Michael Chabon about sun, writers, life

When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting things to do. Decades later, I can hardly believe my sons and daughter are seeing many of the same limited choices in current films.

Quote by Geena Davis about things

I choose my roles carefully.

I choose my roles carefully.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve

When I came back to Britain, I realized that I was no longer a very young woman. I had to meet my new consciousness, my new age, with roles that reflected it somewhat.

Quote by Julie Christie about age, olderness, woman

There are relatively few role models for young people. We...

There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that is ruled by men.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about society, man, people

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