Character Quotes · Page 247

As an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character.

— Robert De Niro

“The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude.”

— Francis Bacon

I really believe that every character comes from the well of the artist.

— Melora Hardin

I can't really compare them, all my characters are very close to my heart.

— Manoj Kumar

The beginning is the most important part...for that is the time character is being formed.

— Plato

Why this character [Doctor Strange] is being introduced, to open up the next chapter. A

— Benedict Cumberbatch

There is little character or loveliness in the face of someone who has shunned risk, avoided suffering and rejected life

— Madeleine L'Engle

A man's character is not judged after he celebrates a victory, but by what he does when his back is against the…

— John Cena

“Your responsibility is to not question God’s actions or what looks like a lack of action. Your obligation is to count on…

— Jim George

I keep to a minimum dialect, in-jokes about football (soccer) teams and soap opera characters, so as not to lose North American…

— Peter Robinson

A person is said to have good character when their habits, dispositions and conduct reflect a deep commitment to ethical virtues and…

— Michael Josephson

Joy and grief decide character. What exalts prosperity? what imbitters grief? what leaves us indifferent? what interests us? As the interest of…

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

Producing is figuring out how to make each character have a distinct voice, how to make the story twist and turn -…

— Lauren Shuler Donner

History isn't just what happened, but what happened to whom and why and what would have been different if the cast of…

— David McCullough

I indulged the wild child inside of me - the one that's not aware of danger or fear - for the purity…

— Bai Ling

I've played characters who are dark and have done things I never have experienced, which is why I try to find the…

— Michael Eklund

“I needed to pass on those secrets to a man I knew well. All my students are terribly virtuous and only show…

— Paulo Coelho

Characters tend to be either for or against the quest. If they assist it, they are idealized as simply gallant or pure;…

— Northrop Frye

A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed…

— Lysander Spooner

I think making a great action movie is one of the hardest cinematic endeavors. By definition, smart characters avoid action. Smart people…

— Doug Liman

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted toward…

— Amandla Stenberg

Few novels truly deserve the description 'rollicking' in the way Mary Novik's Conceit does. A hearty, boiling stew of a novel, served…

— Gail Anderson-Dargatz

“To become happier, wiser, and more loving, sometimes you have to swim against ancient currents within your nervous system. For example, in…

— Rick Hanson

I don't consider myself a comedian, but you work with some comedians, and sometimes these guys are incredible on their feet -…

— Richard Jenkins

I always get inspiration from whatever characters say about my character.

— Robert Englund

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

— Anonymous

I come from a background in TV, where there's a real commitment to character.

— Cord Jefferson

You won't ever see me being totally sexy on 'Rookie Blue.' It's not right for the character, anyway.

— Missy Peregrym

I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal

— Irwin Shaw

Playing a Black trans character on a TV show is a story that needs to be told.

— Brian Michael Smith

“No matter how horrendous our actions become, we cannot act upon God so as to change the integrity of his character.”

— Joshua Ryan Butler

It's a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long…

— Jane Campion

What you do off the job is determining factor in how far you will go on the job.

— Zig Ziglar

“True morals are a priceless thing that possesses the highest value and can never be bought or sold at any cost.”

— Abigail Landsbrook

“Man's greatest privilege is the discussion of virtue" Socrates in The Apology.”

— Socrates

The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to.

— Michael Josephson

Mercy among the virtues is like the moon among the stars ... It is the light that hovers above the judgment seat.

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

I'm stunned that people keep asking me to play characters I didn't expect to play.

— Mark Williams

I'm quite excited to not play a Xena type character - it's probably closer to me than any character I've ever played.

— Nick Offerman

New Orleans is great for a lot of the old-school charm and character.

— Drew Scott