Quotes About Playing The Victim

#1. A heavy warning used to be given that pictures are not rigorous; this has never had its bluff called and has permanently frightened its victims into playing for safety.

John Edensor Littlewood

#2. I'm not interested in playing the victim. I like stories about survivors.

Laurie Holden

#3. The presbyterian way has ever appeared to me most agreeable to the word of God, and the reason and nature of things;

Jonathan Edwards

#4. There is a fine line between compassion and a victim mentality. Compassion though is a healing force and comes from a place of kindness towards yourself. Playing the victim is a toxic waste of time that not only repels other people, but also robs the victim of ever knowing true happiness.

Bronnie Ware

#5. Beware of perpetrators in disguise ... Some people set fires wherever they go, and have mastered the art of playing the burn victim.

Steve Maraboli

#6. The only thing I consciously avoid is playing the victim. I think women are portrayed as the victim in so many things, and I really like women with strength - although I feel now I may have gone overboard by playing so many strong, sassy women.

Kristen Bell

#7. There are a lot of ethical firms on Wall Street.

John J. Mack

#8. I was very keen on playing a victim.

Clive Owen

#9. Then she sat on the couch and just sighed. A short time later, after swallowing a few little round colored "candies" from a jar in the bathroom cabinet, she appeared to calmed down

Linda Hamner

#10. Some people seem to have a black belt in selfishness ... ninja narcissists with no regard to how they impact those around them ... but at the same time, a master at the art of playing victim.

Steve Maraboli

#11. I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.

Kevin Bacon

#12. Overly playing the role of the victim can debar you from accepting responsibility for your actions and emotions.

Stephen Richards

#13. The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd.

Sarah Bernhardt

#14. If the security personnel do their job properly, they just might cause you to miss your plane, thereby possibly saving your life.

Dave Barry

#15. Why are women raped far away (say, Bosnia) called victims, while those raped nearby (say, a local campus) are playing victim politics?

Gloria Steinem

#16. The most judgmental people are often those who complain most about being judged. The ones not complaining will look as though they're the ones doing the judging.

Criss Jami

#17. I would really like to play someone contemporary, as I've done lots of period pieces. I would love to play an American bimbo or a grimy Londoner. But I'm probably more suited in people's minds to playing a corseted victim.

Rachel Hurd-Wood

#18. Isn't there a statute of limitation on playing the poor abused victim?

Bill Willingham

#19. I'm actually more comfortable playing the stroke victim or the girl with no makeup on, looking scruffy and it's all about what's going on inside rather than on the outside.

Nicollette Sheridan

#20. I've killed my soul by playing the victim.

Peter Stillman

#21. The Beatles did everything first, and they did it the best.

Taylor Momsen

#22. First acting gig was playing a victim in 'America's Most Wanted.' The night the show aired, they caught the killer!

Zoe McLellan