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• I grew up in Evanston and lived in Chicago for a long time, in Old Town and Wrigleyville. I did three films when I was in high school. The first was 'Class,' with Rob Lowe. I had a supporting role in that.

  John Cusack

  School, Class, Long

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• I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

  Vinny Guadagnino

  Crazy, Play, People

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• It's funny: when people always talk about the importance of role models, I used to think that was so exaggerated, but as I get older, I start to realize I don't feel that way so much anymore. If you see somebody like you who's doing something, an older version of what you are, it does make you feel like it's more possible.

  Demetri Martin

  Thinking, People, Role Models

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• The country was founded on the principle that primary role of government is to protect property from the majority, and so it remains.

  Noam Chomsky

  Country, Government, Majority

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• There's a crowd of people harbored in each person There are so many roles that we play.

  Ani DiFranco

  Play, People, Crowds

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• I just hate that gay role models are supposed to be just like straight people, as if even straight people are like that.

  Paul Rudnick

  Hate, Gay, Role Models

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• I can't let the baggage of my private life get into work. Artists are more fragile than normal people. But I know that I am a role model for zillions of people, so no matter how deep you are hurting, you need to come out strong.

  Bipasha Basu

  Strong, Hurt, Artist

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• I am very proud of my role in 'Singularity.' It pushed me into the territory of period romance. It was a very emotional and challenging role.

  Bipasha Basu

  Emotional, Romance, Challenges

  "Bipasha: ‘I Am Very Proud of My Role in Singularity’". bollyspice.com. September 03, 2012.

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• Films with female protagonists don't attract many eyeballs. Most of them are perceived as feminist films. If Bollywood starts giving women major roles in entertaining movies, then the audience, too, will open up to the idea of watching commercial films in which the actresses do more than just play the role of the hero's love interest.

  Bipasha Basu

  Hero, Play, Ideas

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• I would never put on 20 kilos and mess up my system because a role demands it. Hindi cinema doesn't offer you roles that get you an Oscar, anyway. Tom Hanks can do it in Hollywood; not us.

  Bipasha Basu

  Demand, Oscars, Hollywood

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• If I want to be the sexy Bipasha Basu, then I'll do a song here or a glam role there. But I want to be part of films that are watched, films that earn money and are new age, with author-backed roles.

  Bipasha Basu

  Sexy, Song, Age

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• There's an idea about who I am that's eternally projected onto me, and then I almost feel like I have to fulfill that role. Even when things come out of my mouth, I want to be sure I'm saying exactly what I mean.

  Kristen Stewart

  Mean, Who I Am, Ideas

  Interview with Dennis Hopper, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 27, 2009.

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• I'd like to be more of a bad influence than a role model. I'm getting lots of boys to wear eye-liner again which is good.

  Brian Molko

  Eye, Boys, Role Models

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• My poor sight gives me an advantage. I can't see the people in the audience who are scratching their heads while I am lost in my role and giving everything I have to the drama.

  Maria Callas

  Drama, Sight, People

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• Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe in progressive politics and the beneficial role of government, rather than a detriment.

  David Blunkett

  Believe, Pride, Government

  "For far too long, we have left patriotism to the extremists" by David Blunkett, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2005.

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• I don't apply [being a role model] to the choices I make. I feel like a role model is not necessarily someone you want to imitate, just someone you admire.

  Kristen Stewart

  Role Models, Choices, Want

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• It's one of those things when you are in a role you have to do what they ask you to do. If they want me to come in and stick it in, I have to come in and stick it in.

  Jerome Bettis

  Want, Sticks, Asks

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• Certainly, old age is often incompatible with certain roles and responsibilities.

  Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

  Responsibility, Age, Certain

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• I feel like there's this weird thing that as a feminist band you get put in this role as ambassadors.

  Kathleen Hanna

  Feminist, Ambassadors, Band

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• I don't wanna be a role model. I'd like to be an inspiration.

  Tairrie B

  Inspiration, Role Models, Models

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• The role of a leader is to serve his people. We absolutely must first serve the people who we want to lead. They must be able to rely on the leader as much as we hope to rely on them.

  John Fairclough

  People, Leader, Want

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• My role as CEO is to protect the company AND nurture it to grow.

  John Fairclough

  Ceo, Protect, Nurture

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• It's true that I'm drawn to unusual stories. Normal roles don't really attract me.

  Eva Green

  Stories, Normal, Unusual

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• At drama school, I always picked the really evil roles. It's a great way to deal with your everyday emotions.

  Eva Green

  Drama, School, Evil

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I give everything to my work, and I like complex roles, characters that aren't obvious. I've been very lucky so far, and I'm dreaming of working with directors like Jane Campion, Susanne Bier and the Dardennes. But the gods will decide.

  Eva Green

  Dream, Character, Giving

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