"I failed to fulfill what should have been an interesting role. I couldn't take their formula and bring what I had, my humor, my ideas, and make it my own"

This quote by Dianne Wiest speaks to the trouble of handling a role that is currently developed and making it your own. It is a challenge to take a formula that has currently been established and to bring something brand-new to it. Wiest is expressing her disappointment in not being able to do this, as she had actually hoped to bring her own humor and concepts to the role. This quote talks to the difficulty of handling a function that is already established and making it your own. It is a challenge to take a formula that has currently been established and to bring something brand-new to it. Wiest is revealing her disappointment in not being able to do this, as she had wanted to bring her own humor and ideas to the role. This quote speaks to the importance of being able to bring something special to a role, and the problem of doing so when the function is already developed. It is a suggestion that it is essential to be able to bring something of your own to a role, and that it can be challenging to do so when the role is currently established.