Significant Role Quotes

Frankly, I hadn't expected my role in 'Avvai Shanmughi' to be so significant.

The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.

It's a moment that I will be asked about for the rest of my life as an actor, and I carry that moment with pride, that Rita [in Dexter] had such an impact and that it was such a gut-wrenching moment for audience members.

I mean, he was something that happened to me, you know? But before he was this minor figure in the drama of my life he was - you know, the central figure in the drama of his own life.

The most important film I made, in terms of its subject and the great responsibility I had as an actor, was a film I did about the founder of Pakistan called 'Jinnah.'

J.K. Rowling said Bellatrix's role was going to be significant in the last one, when I showed some reluctance in playing a tiny bit part. Up front, they said, 'You're very significant in the last one.' But significant could mean a lot of things. That could just mean a significant plot point. Doesn't necessarily equal big part.

There are a lot of other people that really play a significant role in helping you become an Olympian.

The first time I really had an influence on a show was during 'Ragtime.' It's still the most magical show that I've ever done.

I have been sitting around waiting for an opportunity to get to do something that matters for so long. Not just that matters in the world, which I think that season, in particular, had a very important meaning for a lot of people, but for me, as an actress.

There's a huge difference between being a replaceable cog on the assembly line and being the one who is missed, the one with a unique contribution, the one who made a difference.

'Bionic Woman' really enriched my career. It was a big, amazing thing to do.

1 crore is not a small amount. I would never ask for such an amount without knowing the role.

I really have to feel that I could make a difference in the movie, or I shouldn't be doing it.

I was at stage school in Birmingham Rep when I was called down to London for an audition in the National Theatre. Maximilian Schell, the film actor, was casting Tales from the Vienna Woods. He was looking at me for a small, but significant, role.

I was aware that I was the first person of all time getting to direct a Wonder Woman film, and that was taken very seriously.

I indeed had only one scene, one speech, one little speech, but it was with Robin Williams.

I know that the work is good and they're excited over at ABC and Disney and it's getting some really good feedback. It's not just a little, insignificant kind of role. It's meaty, which is good.

To me, 'Warrior' was a real turning point - probably one of the greatest experiences I've ever had as an actor on set.

If you are visible in the whole film, but there is no depth in your role, then the role is not significant.