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The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older.


Idina Menzel

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BERNHARD LANGER We know our roles. Our roles are to go out there and turn it up. We look forward to it. I mean, we c...
JUSTIN BERRY As the years go by, you get to know yourself better and learn what works for you.
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ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF This is a program where the kids try to get better. As the players get better, so does the program.
CHRIS WIELGUS What happens a lot in film, though not so much in the theatre, is that you get stroked and sort of m...
CATE BLANCHETT I'm as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth. Women know how to play the game better tha...
BARRY CARTER We thought we'd write a good script for women, giving them the fun roles that generally men get.
ANDY WACHOWSKI They should get better and better. When you get off to the start they've had, especially with the yo...
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ERIN MCKEOWN You either get better, or you don't progress.
LANCE REDDICK You don't reinvent yourself; you get better with what you do.
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