Mould Quotes

I feel, as an actor, you should be in a position to mould yourself into different characters and should have the ability to change.

Audiences have taken a liking for supernatural and fantasy shows. The genre is doing well on the small screen, and I wanted to get into that mould. I have never played a naagin, and such roles have always intrigued me.

Miley Cyrus epitomises what we have allowed. She has done it to break the mould. I can understand why, but we have given her the oxygen of publicity and encouraged it, so young girls will think it is the right way to attract men. We’ve lost our standards.

I only like playing people who are completely different from me. I try to mould myself into that character.

All of a sudden I’m an actor, and I spend a decade trying to fit in and realising that I didn’t, really. Sometimes in the right circumstances, with the right people, it felt OK. But other times it was a bit more jobbing. I didn’t fit the mould, somehow.

I do not know how anyone can mould anyone.

Gay men are accepted in films, music and politics because people came out and broke the mould and stereotype in those industries. What I am trying to do is break the trend in rugby and sport in general and show any aspiring sportsman, regardless of his age, that the mould has been broken.

As a singer-songwriter I definitely think I push the mould a lot.

I used to like getting cups and putting tiny bits of food and liquids in them. I’d grow mould plumes in the dark wardrobe of my little back bedroom. Not to eat them, mind – just to admire the growing power.

If I know my own heart, I do now feel the necessity of resigning myself into the hands of my God, to mould and guide me at His will; tho I dare not say that I am, at present, willing to do it.

What I love about Kanye is that he doesn’t fit the mould either. He does what he feels.

There is much to support the view that it is clothes that wear us, and not we, them; we may make them take the mould of arm or breast, but they mould our hearts, our brains, our tongues to their liking.

Director of any film is very important, and an actor has to leave himself in his hands to mould.

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and the lives of those who spring from us.

What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself – life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.

So must the writer, whose productions should Take with the vulgar, be of vulgar mould.

I know I’m different and I don’t fit in to any kind of generic mould.

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to.

I had to fool the world into accepting me. I didn’t seem to fit the mould of my idols.

Audiences have taken a liking for supernatural and fantasy shows. The genre is doing well on the small screen, and I wanted to get into that mould. I have never played a naagin, and such roles have always intrigued me.

I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.

I know I’m different and I don’t fit in to any kind of generic mould.

For me, prog rock has always been essentially British. It combines all our great and eccentric genius. We are not hung up on categories, rules and classification. We love people who break the mould, challenge us and make us think differently.

The power to mould the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.

I feel, as an actor, you should be in a position to mould yourself into different characters and should have the ability to change.

AJ Styles was a model for me, Chris Hero was a model for me, and to now realize that I am becoming that some mould is humbling.

If I know my own heart, I do now feel the necessity of resigning myself into the hands of my God, to mould and guide me at His will; tho I dare not say that I am, at present, willing to do it.

I think the parts that I played sort of broke the mould in terms of – you know, I played grey characters, the bad girl with a good heart, there was a good reason for her to be bad.

I refuse to imprison our acts in the rigid mould of sentences.

If I didn’t mould my reality then I’d still be in the ghetto where people like me are supposed to stay. You have to dream your way out of the nightmare.

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to.

It’s interesting that we assign the label ‘political‘ to art that doesn’t just fit a mould of status quo. Is ‘Downton Abbey‘ not political? That’s political! Every piece of art offers a perspective on the world. And what is politics if not a perspective on the world? ‘Downton Abbey’ is about class. It’s also about race.

I don’t like the idea of fitting into a mould so as to conform. What I like is the danger, the difference – being unpredictable.

All of a sudden I’m an actor, and I spend a decade trying to fit in and realising that I didn’t, really. Sometimes in the right circumstances, with the right people, it felt OK. But other times it was a bit more jobbing. I didn’t fit the mould, somehow.

It’s interesting that we assign the label ‘political‘ to art that doesn’t just fit a mould of status quo. Is ‘Downton Abbey‘ not political? That’s political! Every piece of art offers a perspective on the world. And what is politics if not a perspective on the world? ‘Downton Abbey’ is about class. It’s also about race.

Every actor has his or her own style, so it is the duty of the director to mould it the way they want.

Hrithik Roshan has a great body. He is able to mould his physique to suit the role he is playing.

I got into alternative rock in the early 80s, bands like Husker Du and The Replacements. Bob Mould’s playing was a huge influence. It was very heavy with a lot of open tunings, which was great because I played in trios, so I used open tunings to get a fuller sound.

When I first heard the script of ‘Brishti Brishti,’ I was really excited. The film will require me to break away from the typical Ravi Kishan mould. Getting under the skin of my character will be a big challenge.

When you get into that mould of being a super sub you can’t go back.

The film I do doesn’t have to be a film that only my kids can watch. My kids will watch films, but I will decide what they watch and not. My aim is to play different characters and not be stuck in a mould. Just because you are a mom and a wife doesn’t meant you have to play those roles, even in films.

I have done theatre, and I enjoy the process of smaller films a lot more. When I do such films, there are certain things which I get to do which are untapped. The scenes give me the liberty to play and mould the character in accordance to the director’s mindset.

I think the parts that I played sort of broke the mould in terms of – you know, I played grey characters, the bad girl with a good heart, there was a good reason for her to be bad.

It’s not that easy, but the moment the camera is switched on, I have to mould myself to breathe life into the characters I portray.

People felt I could only be best for roles of a simple girl. I wanted to break the mould and so I did ‘Hate Story 3.’

I have done theatre, and I enjoy the process of smaller films a lot more. When I do such films, there are certain things which I get to do which are untapped. The scenes give me the liberty to play and mould the character in accordance to the director’s mindset.

I don’t consider myself to be a celebrity. I don’t fit that mould.

As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our own future. This does not pose any danger to anybody. Our nation is fully aware of the responsibility for its own fate in the complicated situation of the contemporary world.

We’ve never tried to fit any mould because we already broke the one we started.

I don’t go to church any more, but I think that Catholicism is rather like the brand they use on cattle: I feel so formed in that Catholic mould that I don’t think I could adopt any other form of spirituality. I still get feelings of consolation about churches.

Maybe I’m not a typical pop star, but I don’t think there’s a mould for a pop star or singer. You can do whatever you want.

I don’t like stuff that can only go into one set; I want stuff that can be applied across sets. It’s a more real Lego building experience. And, of course, it’s the same from a manufacturing point of view. I want elements that are universal; that gives me the best economics and best utilisation of the mould.

I don’t like the idea of fitting into a mould so as to conform. What I like is the danger, the difference – being unpredictable.

So must the writer, whose productions should Take with the vulgar, be of vulgar mould.

The film I do doesn’t have to be a film that only my kids can watch. My kids will watch films, but I will decide what they watch and not. My aim is to play different characters and not be stuck in a mould. Just because you are a mom and a wife doesn’t meant you have to play those roles, even in films.

There is much to support the view that it is clothes that wear us, and not we, them; we may make them take the mould of arm or breast, but they mould our hearts, our brains, our tongues to their liking.

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself.

For me it is important to mould myself as the director wants. That’s my challenge as an actor.

I am atheist in a very religious mould. I’m always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is there a meaning to all of this? When I find myself in church, I edit the hymns as I sing them.

I’ve never been one to bow down to people who try to question my identity because I don’t fit their mould of what an Aboriginal Australian is supposed to be or look like.

Ekta Kapoor, the producer of ‘Kaahin… ‘ once told me that you’ve got to keep breaking the mould to keep yourself in the game. Hence, I dare to do something different. For instance, after years of essaying flamboyantly dressed negative roles, I took on one of a demure singer in Zee TV‘s ‘Sanjog Se Bani Sangini.’

I guess I’m dedicated to breaking every inherited mould I can in my private life.

Hrithik Roshan has a great body. He is able to mould his physique to suit the role he is playing.

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself.

I think I have broken the mould that actresses have to be extremely thin on screen. All those who are making my weight an issue just prove that people are jealous. These are people who have nothing to do in life except to stare at their computer screens and make comments on us.

I refuse to imprison our acts in the rigid mould of sentences.

When I hit the scene, there was Billy Connolly and Max Boyce. It was all mother-in-law and Irish jokes, and we broke the mould. Now there are thousands of comedians out there, and I don’t think I can be above it all.

I am atheist in a very religious mould. I’m always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is there a meaning to all of this? When I find myself in church, I edit the hymns as I sing them.

If you are cast in a different mould to the majority, it is no merit of yours: Nature did it.

It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work.

Brazil‘s always had great players, both at home and abroad, but we need to put all that talent together and mould a team out of it.

I always thought models had to fit a certain mould. I never thought I had what it takes. I’m too small and my look’s pretty weird.

Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something blow up and filming it, or making a mould of my sister‘s head using alginating plaster.

I am not defined to be in any mould and I can be whatever I want to be.

Brazil‘s always had great players, both at home and abroad, but we need to put all that talent together and mould a team out of it.

Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.

We have a generation of black actors playing leading roles on film and TV – Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor – which is great and is breaking the mould.

I don’t consider myself to be a celebrity. I don’t fit that mould.

To the extent that Bernie Sanders was about building a movement of people where challenging things that up until then were unchallengeable, then absolutely we want to be seen in that mould.

Director of any film is very important, and an actor has to leave himself in his hands to mould.

We have a generation of black actors playing leading roles on film and TV – Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor – which is great and is breaking the mould.

Women are outperforming men in almost every sphere of life in our society and the women of East Indian ancestry are no exception to this rule. They have broken the cultural mould.

I don’t go to church any more, but I think that Catholicism is rather like the brand they use on cattle: I feel so formed in that Catholic mould that I don’t think I could adopt any other form of spirituality. I still get feelings of consolation about churches.

I’ve never been one to bow down to people who try to question my identity because I don’t fit their mould of what an Aboriginal Australian is supposed to be or look like.

We would consider it our moral duty to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mould their own destiny.

I know that composers know my voice type and what songs will suit me. I have been able to mould my voice according to the nature of the song given to me, be it rock, pop or jazz.

If I didn’t mould my reality then I’d still be in the ghetto where people like me are supposed to stay. You have to dream your way out of the nightmare.

When I look back, I don’t know how to put into words how much I owe the game of cricket – it changed my life, made my life and helped mould me into the man I am today.