Sentence examples for take over a role from inspiring English sources

"It's sort of bittersweet to be in the role of having to take over a role for another actor," Mr. Oscar said.

And in 1983 she dared to take over a role originated by Susan Sarandon in "Extremities," in the grueling role of a rape victim who seeks revenge on her attacker.

But in an emergency, actresses like Ms. Quackenbush must not only take over a role they rarely perform, but also do so before an audience that has no desire to see them.

In the 80s, producers were more cautious about recasting – and one star more reluctant to take over a role stamped by another – and, if current judgements had been applied, it is likely that Pravda would have continued with another heavyweight (John Thaw, Michael Gambon) in the part.

The doctors are just threatened I think, threatened that you will take over a role that they can do.

On the other hand, the Bosnian Government is reluctant to take over a role in donor coordination.

Fittingly, Mr. Fishburne is taking over a role originated by Mr. Jones, at the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut in 2006.

When I took over a role in Portugal, my big concern was whether I knew the business well enough.

Paapa Essiedu, who was forced to live the understudy's nightmare of taking over a role halfway through a performance, also spoke about the difficulty of getting a taste for a role, only to have to hand it back later.

They also argued that Congress had acted unconstitutionally, essentially taking over a role reserved for the courts in deciding the legal liability of the phone companies over accusations that they had violated the privacy rights of their customers.

There's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (by and large awful, British accent), Wanted with James McAvoy (some truly amazing cinematography, but rubbish dialogue and plot), Gone in 60 Seconds (blonde hair, Nicolas Cage, a lot of stolen cars) and Salt (in which she took over a role originally intended for Tom Cruise).