The phrase "pull off this role" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used when describing someone who has successfully taken on some sort of demanding or difficult task. For example: "John pulled off this role with aplomb. He handled every challenge thrown at him and completed the project ahead of schedule."
I don't doubt that Irons has worked extremely hard to pull off this role, just as I'm sure his drollery remains intact.
And when I saw her in Black Swan, she had this witchy quality about her, and I thought, that's the same girl – she's got everything she needs to pull off this role.
I sat down with Paul, we create together, when I film it's just the actors and me, and I said, "who do we have in Canada that could pull off this role?" And Paul said Suzanne Clément and I said, "totally!" as soon as he said it, I thought it would be amazing.
In fact, you don't need a Kylie Minogue physique to pull off the role.
Whether da Vinci would have been able to pull off the role of J. Edgar Hoover is anybody's guess, but the great Italian artist does have one thing in common with the other Leonardo (DiCaprio): he's hitting the silver screen.
Acting wasn't on the radar until Cube, who produced Straight Outta Compton and thought his lookalike son had the presence to pull off the role, popped the question: why don't you play me?
Over a lunch of bottled water at the Four Seasons Hotel -- he does not like to eat during interviews -- Mr. Byrne said he had initially feared he would be unable to pull off the role.
By The New Yorker December 13 , 2011Whether da Vinci would have been able to pull off the role of J. Edgar Hoover is anybody's guess, but the great Italian artist does have one thing in common with the other Leonardo (DiCaprio): he's hitting the silver screen.
After setting her eyes on him, she knew he'd be able to pull off the role physically.
"He'd read both of my books apparently, which was rather amazing that he had done all this research". After setting her eyes on him, she knew he'd be able to pull off the role physically.
Speaking of, what are the chances that Seth Meyers, who also has the blue eyes, boyish face, and skill to pull off the role, would elect himself to step away from the anchor desk and channel Paul Ryan?
