Character Quotes · Page 398

Once you get a character, you lock it in your heart - it's there.

— Frank Oz

The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.

— John K. Fairbank

Challenges are what inspire me. I therefore accept whatever comes my way, be it supporting roles or character roles.

— Rajpal Yadav

I always go into a character thinking, 'If it scares me, I can do it.'

— Omari Hardwick

I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge.

— Martin Short

Most TV shows are about strong characters and strong actors, and we certainly have those.

— Darren Star

In the process of developing a character, you do, in fact, start to take him on as a personality.

— Richard Gere

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

— Albert Schweitzer

Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character.

— David Corbett

When you are a really iconic character, everyone thinks that's all you can do. It's nice to show people that I'm not…

— Lucas Cruikshank

“While many may claim that these virtues are old-fashioned, they are essential materials for building a solid and worthwhile foundation for your…

— Susan C. Young

The time I heard the script for Hathiram's character in 'Paatal Lok,' I was sure it is one of the best characters…

— Jaideep Ahlawat

And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it…

— Gary Oldman

Like the characters in Chekhov, they have no reserves -– you learn the most intimate secrets. You get an impression of a…

— Graham Greene

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend…

— Albert Einstein

I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. I think on some level, you'll have your flaws or defects of…

— Curtis Jackson

For me, the acting part - and I have to say it makes me a little worried about my own psychological make-up…

— Kathy Baker

I think 'vegan' is a beautiful word. It is more than just a description for our diet. I see it as a…

— Philip Wollen

“He'd learned pretty early that the illusioned virtuous creatures were no more than that— illusions. Innocence was a community that was used…

— Camille Oster

Crime seems to change character when it crosses a bridge or a tunnel. In the city, crime is taken as emblematic of…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

That song [ "Proud of your boy" ] in particular, I sing towards the beginning of the show [Aladdin], and what it…

— Adam Jacobs

I find it much easier to write comic-books than lyrics actually because it's a natural dialogue. Writing song lyrics is not natural…

— Scott Ian

There is that in the soul of man which must respond to the highest in virtue. It may not respond at once.…

— Bill Vaughan

Nature consists of facts and of regularities, and is in itself neither moral nor immoral. It is we who impose our standards…

— Anonymous

For me as an actor, it's absolutely so thrilling to hear anybody talk about the character that I play.

— Jessica Pare

“Everything I know about morality and the obligations of men, I owe it to football (soccer).”

— Albert Camus

For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon.

— Nelson Mandela

Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the…

— Swami Vivekananda

I tend to play characters that aren't supposed to black or written black.

— Megalyn Echikunwoke

I look at it like, I'm just a character actor. If I get cast as the stoned sidekick, fine. But I just…

— Steve Zahn

Villains often more the story along while the heros react to the villains, so the villain becomes the engine of the story.

— Michael Scott

When you play a character you have to ask yourself, 'Can I make sense of what's happening here? Is this authentic?'

— Stephen Moyer

“Our hands, or minds, our feet hold more intelligence. With this I have no quarrel. But, what about virtue?”

— Mary Oliver

“Shame I do feel. And I know there is something all wrong about me—believe me. Sometimes I shock myself.”

— Sophocles

A return to virtue must begin individually in our hearts and in our homes. You are the guardians of virtue.

— Elaine S. Dalton

I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them.

— Charles de Lint

Being Tickled... Is Like Being Raped But You Are Forced To Laugh.

— Pacifiersucker

I feel more European than Belgian. However I do think that my Flemish roots have an impact on my character and culture.

— Ann Demeulemeester

It's a character I've created. Actually, that's pretty much the opposite of me, off a farm in the Midwest.

— Douglas Wilson

There is no moral distinction between petty thievery and 'from each according to ability, to each according to need.'

— Leonard Read