91.   Moore grittily plays a character who is a survivor.

92.   More seriously, the actress says that she relishes the chance to play a character like Lorelai.

93.   Murphy, who apparently experiences claustrophobia at the idea of limiting himself to playing only one role, chips in by playing two characters here.

94.   Of course, several TV and film roles in which he played bumbling characters followed in later years.

95.   On the less serious side, Malkovich was often amused to find himself getting instructions from director Spike Jonze on how to play his character.

96.   Playing a character very unflatteringly based on Clinton, some Hanks friends say, would have made the actor uncomfortable.

97.   Perez is called upon to play her character in two different contexts.

98.   Playing emblematic characters in a contemporary political fable, the actors do their best to give the carefully constructed dialogue some spontaneity.

99.   Puerto Ricans Jennifer Lopez and Benicio del Toro gained star status by playing Latino characters but are not limited to ethnic roles.

100.   Several performers who have had to play pious characters say it is a tricky task.