Obligated
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: committed having an obligation; obliged
Example sentence: As a comedian, I am obligated to tell you the truth, my truth. To share with you my beliefs, my perspective. And I think that we forget sometimes that that's the oath that comics take, that we will go up and share everything - the irreverent, the scary.
Responsible
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
Example sentence: Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.