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First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I get to choose things that interest me as opposed to trying to get any job that will have me, which for a vast majority of actors is the case.

— Neil Patrick Harris

I always choose roles that are, you know, hopefully different from the last role. I don't wanna do the same thing over and over again because that's, well, first of all that's no fun.

— Zooey Deschanel

I am very conscious about picking my roles and make sure that they are different.

— Amy Jackson

If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.

— Karen Allen

I feel like after acting, the other half of why I love this business is the opportunity to work with and meet people who inspire you. That it pays my rent is a good bonus.

— Aaron Yoo

I don't really give much thought to the roles that I'd ideally love to play.

— Dylan O'Brien

I have a friend who says that roles choose you at the time that you need them most, and you have to believe, as an actor, if you didn't get a part that you really, really wanted, and it went to someone else, it was because it was theirs to begin with.

— Emma Stone

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't have a philosophy for choosing roles. Sometimes, it's just, 'This might be interesting; that might be fun to do.' There might be interesting actors or directors in the project, even if the part is not important. And then sometimes, you need the money.

— Max von Sydow

I choose roles that are not me.

— January Jones

I like working with actors who make choices. Whether they get their ideas from me or from themselves, I want them to own all the choices so I can take my hand out of it.

— Kenny Leon