A Quote by Ellen Willis

I can't keep myself from playing roles. The emotionless decadent, looking for diversion from boredom, is a favorite.

Ellen Willis

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Boredom Diversion Favorite Keep Looking Myself Playing Playing Roles Roles

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Ellen Willis
American - Writer
December 14, 1941 - November 9, 2006

My goal is to just keep playing roles that are different from the roles I've played before.

Alicia Witt

All of us are playing roles, and there's nothing wrong with playing roles because we have to live in this world - the problem is only when we believe in those roles.

Tenzin Palmo

I have never shied away from looking old or playing older roles on TV, since I feel my audiences know the real me, so why not have fun with roles that are not me.

Hiten Tejwani

I always keep myself open to different roles because I believe by taking up a variety of roles, one's true potential is unearthed.

Thambi Ramaiah

Amusement is a way of boredom-avoidance through external stimulation that fails to exercise our minds. It's mere diversion.

John Ortberg

Patience and boredom are closely related. Boredom, a certain kind of boredom, is really impatience. You don't like the way things are, they aren't interesting enough for you, so you deccide- and boredom is a decision-that you are bored.

Bertrand Russell

A lot of people know me from my character that I play on 'Superstore,' Mateo, and I'm not interested in playing straight roles. I'm all about playing queer roles.

Nico Santos

Whatever is said about roles drying up, I intend to keep working. Certainly now the roles couldn't be more interesting - playing mothers, divorcees. I think it's going to be exciting to play a mother of teenagers. The longer your life, the deeper it gets.

Naomi Watts

I'd quite like to do a film but I'd also love to do more theatre. I want to keep challenging myself with good roles. It's harder for women because there aren't as many challenging roles.

Ruth Wilson

I'm always looking for roles to challenge me and ones which I'll enjoy playing.

RJ Mitte

Playing character roles gives me the freedom to try out different roles, including negative ones or elderly ones. When one is playing the lead role, clearly there are limitations and responsibilities.

Biju Menon

I want to keep looking for roles that have an element of surprise.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I'm at the transition place myself, still playing high school girls but moving to a stage when I'm playing older roles and going to the places of stillness and wisdom and knowledge and weight. It's exciting and scary.

Tatiana Maslany

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action.

Gore Vidal

I don't see decadence really as what you do, because I don't do much at all that is decadent in my life. But I still am decadent. It's a state of mind, I think.