Character Quotes · Page 233

It doesn't matter what you look like on outside...Its whats on the inside counts.

— Anonymous

Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be either imitated or acquired.

— Anonymous

It got so that I couldn't play anything but a Peter Lorre character.

— Peter Lorre

Truthfulness with me is hardly a virtue. I cannot discriminate between truths that and those that don't need to be told.

— Margot Asquith

I like the characters that have some redeeming quality or if it's interesting to me in any way.

— Fred Willard

To be honest, I think I would like a really fun, quirky character with an interesting background.

— Sophia Lillis

Freedom may be a value in politics, but it is not a value in morals.

— Iris Murdoch

Perseverance may be the top character quality of successful people. Not about looks or IQ, DONT QUIT!

— Anonymous

For me, when I see movies where I kind of know who the characters are and what the situation is, I get…

— Richard Shepard

“He mad no moral judgements. He accepted mankind as he found it, and looked for the profit to be made from its…

— Wilbur A. Smith

I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability. I don't know why. I know I can play these roles,…

— Kari Matchett

If you're a movie star, you get the girl, you lose the girl, and then you get her back. But if you're…

— Michael Caine

Look, I play all these tough guys and thugs and strong, complex characters. In real life, I am a cringing, neurotic Jewish…

— Jason Isaacs

The idea of us telling a story where a character doesn't get everything he wants at the end is one of the…

— Dan Scanlon

He that is good will infallibly become better, and he that is bad will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue, and…

— Charles Caleb Colton

This little hobbit saves the world. The wizard kills the dragon and saves the town. So many people connect to that character;…

— R. A. Salvatore

Some philosophers think that the idea of a consequentialist virtue theory is strange, but the real strength of consequentialism is that it…

— Dale Jamieson

I have done scenes as Harvey Two-Face. It's interesting. I won't tell you exactly what we're going for, but I think that…

— Aaron Eckhart

We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all maters of general concern act…

— George Washington

to tempt and be tempted are closely allied; and in spite of all the finest moral maxims buried in the mind, when…

— Catherine the Great

You get to know a character that you play on-stage in a pretty profound way over a length of time. I don't…

— Tracy Letts

Conservatism vests in and depends on the widespread, informed understanding of human nature, self-governance and the First Principle of Progress: free people…

— Mary Matalin

My rule of thumb is to always do what's on the page first. Then you can talk to your director about playing…

— Michaela Watkins

“(...) his (Adam Smith's) theory of sympathy rejected self-love as the basic motive for behaviour. He also defined virtue as consisting of…

— John Ralston Saul

Great communication, Character, Competitive drive, Consistency, Compassion, Confidence -- skills successful leaders share.

— Avery Johnson

He that sees the beauty of holiness or true moral good ,sees the greatest and most important thing in the world.

— Jonathan Edwards

War being the greatest of evils, all its accessories necessarily partake of the same character.

— Herman Melville

Failure's not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger.

— Billy Dee Williams

“The word "virtue" was once found in so many ancient quotes, yet now seems lost in our modern lives.”

— Robert Colton

Even if you win the battle, you need to bend your neck to receive the medal.

— Vivek Parasar

the depth of a person's character is not measured by his or her physical strength, but by the depth of his or…

— Frank Peretti

I'm a one-uniform kind of person; I like to establish the look of a character and just stick with that - like…

— Chandra Wilson

In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.

— Moliere

I've done projects where I've read 25 books and did all kinds of journal and character work for hours.

— Mark Pellegrino

I would assume most people hate my character. But I'm hoping that I'm the character you love to hate.

— Charlotte Ross

If you really get into a particular character, you also want to do your own stunts.

— Coco Martin

Everything, virtue, glory, honor, things human and divine, all are slaves to riches.

— Horace

Don't change yourself until you feel your character is not fitting.

— Brester Mishoe

Worry not so much about other peoples morals but more about your own.

— James Cook

Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk.

— Erik Satie