Character Quotes · Page 289

I'd hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interesting.

— Sophie Okonedo

Virtue in a republic is the love of one's country, that is the love of equality.

— Baron de Montesquieu

“Wealth does not impress me, character does. If you have no character, you're broke.”

— Christopher Josephs

You're meant to be playing the distillation of evil, which can be anything.

— Ralph Fiennes

Self-respect governs morality: respect for others governs our behavior.

— Joseph Alexandre Pierre de Segur, Viscount of Segur

The initial spark, your affection for the characters, all those things can disappear. It's a perilous thing.

— Patrick deWitt

Mercy Watson was a character that had been in my head for a long time.

— Kate DiCamillo

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

— Lillian Hellman

The Bible nowhere enters into an argument to prove the person and being of God. It assumes His being and reveals His…

— Edward McKendree Bounds

“The virtues of valor and love of liberty; the only virtues which can have place among an uncivilized people, where justice and…

— David Hume

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice,…

— Edmund Burke

I was not the young heroic model for 'Hamlet.' I tended to play those characters that orbited around them: the rogues and…

— Geoffrey Rush

People say, 'You're overweight'; they question your heart and character. It's a challenge again, proving to myself and to other people that…

— Rulon Gardner

In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what…

— Sidney Sheldon

My experiences in life are getting bigger and better. The more stuff I do, the more stuff I talk about - having…

— Kevin Hart

The individual makes a clear effort to define moral values and principles that have validity and application apart from the authority of…

— Lawrence Kohlberg

Obviously you have to have talent in order to play so you can't overlook that, but we won't overlook the character issue…

— Tim Buckley

There are normal times when it is wholly admirable to be steadfast, resolute, unconflicted, and therefore when integrity is unmistakenly a virtue.…

— Simon Blackburn

We're interested in complex characters and he's a complex character, [J. Edgar] Hoover. I like these types of dramas. I've made a…

— Brian Grazer

The thing is when you play a character it's the persona you bring across from a book to film, or book to…

— Alex Pettyfer

“I am the outskirts of some non-existent town, the long-winded prologue to an unwritten book. I'm nobody, nobody. I don't know how…

— Fernando Pessoa

Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor. And if you give too much away, you have…

— Shia LaBeouf

Some of the greatest stuff that I watch, that I'm drawn to, is deeply flawed human beings, because they're representing a part…

— Amy Landecker

I think that's true of real life - we don't ever know anyone completely. Secrets are very important to creating a narrative…

— Jaume Cabre

“God does not expect of us what we cannot do, but He does expect what we can do.”

— Kristiane Backer

“Lust of ease and comfort absolutely destroys mental toughness and begins to slowly erode ones character.”

— William James Moore

People will hate you, rate you,shake you,but how strong you stand makes you a person of character.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

I need to get lost and sometimes my characters lead me to places I don't expect to go.

— Wally Lamb

Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.

— Lily Tomlin

“All people have three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they are, and that which they think they are.”

— Alphonse Karr

Oh, you wanna do a little bit of roleplay? Could you just play dead?

— Jack Whitehall

Sometimes it's fun to be the guy who doesn't know that he's bad, like the character I played in 'True Blood'.

— James Frain

You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.

— Luc de Clapiers

The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

— Confucius

I don't hate anybody. My character is one thing, but me as an individual is completely different.

— Larry the Cable Guy

Because I relate to the character a lot, my personality has changed after playing the role of Kang Dong-goo.

— Lee Je-hoon

Beauty is more than just looks... It's about how you present yourself, how you speak, how you interact with people..

— Anonymous

I'm okay if people don't know who I am, but if you remember my character that would be great.

— America Ferrera

Even respectable characters speak of a monarchical form of government without horror.

— George Washington