#portraying

Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears. ↗

— Albert Bandura

#against #appeals #conduct #deaf #destructive

China once again disgusts the world, portraying the image of a cruel, perverted people devoid of any feelings towards animals. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#any #china #cruel #devoid #feelings

The media are obsessed with spin doctors and with portraying them as a bad thing, yet seem addicted to our medicine. ↗

— Alastair Campbell

#bad #bad thing #doctors #media #medicine

Walt Disney got away with portraying me in the light that they were portraying me in. I have always been a fighter, so... But I have no regrets, man. It's just like God brought me through the drugs, I know he'll bring me through this. ↗

— Ike Turner

#away #been #bring #brought #disney

I care about people. In the end, I think they feel it. It comes across, regardless of the character I'm portraying. ↗

— Forest Whitaker

#across #care #character #comes #end

It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the characters they are portraying. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#connecting #enough #hit #just #no point

All my stories were usually titled, 'White House Says,' 'President Bush Wants,' and I relied on transcripts from the briefings. I relied on press releases that were sent to the press for the purpose of accurately portraying what the White House believed or wanted. ↗

— Jeff Gannon

#believed #briefings #bush #house #i

I started out as a very young girl in Hollywood doing westerns portraying a mother with a couple of kids. ↗

— Dorothy Malone

#doing #girl #hollywood #i #kids

I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world. ↗

— Sophie Marceau

#adult #am #childhood #curious #explored

I'd just like to see a role for women where someone who isn't traditionally attractive is not portraying the best friend. You know, the character that only speaks in questions. 'Gee, are you gonna go out with him? Do you think I look fat?' ↗

— Martha Plimpton

#best #best friend #character #fat #friend