It is hard to describe the thrill of creative joy which the artist feels when the conviction seizes her that at last… — Maria Jeritza Copy Share Image
We know one another's faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortifications, triumphs, rivalries, desires, and how long we can each hang by our hands to… — Rose Macaulay Copy Share Image
When I step into a character's shoes, I don't judge them. I make a conscious effort not to look from the outside… — Abbie Cornish Copy Share Image
I think my greatest virtue is that I have the courage to take tough decisions. As for my greatest fault, I guess… — Ajay Piramal Copy Share Image
Offers come all the time, but I'm pretty particular. I really have to be wowed by a character I encounter in a… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
“Do you know what’s worse than a villain? A villain who thinks he’s a hero. A man like that, there’s nothing he… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
We are tagged as comedians, villains, etc. but those are just character traits of a role and there is no need for… — Salim Kumar Copy Share Image
The cool thing about my character was that it's not that digital. I get to put hours of prosthetic makeup on and… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
“But sympathy in novels need not be simply a matter of the reader’s direct identification with a fictional character. It can also… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
Kantian ethical theory distinguishes three levels: First, that of a fundamental principle (the categorical imperative, formulated in three main ways in Kant's… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
When we talk about adversity, this is the moment when character really gets tested. When things aren't going the way you want… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Music directly imitates the passions or states of the soul...when one listens to music that imitates a certain passion, he becomes imbued… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I'm not a person that thinks back in the first place. I think forward. And it's always been less that people didn't… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Tom’s aunt Georgie spoke to me first, and Tom found me through her. At the time, I didn’t actually think Tom was… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
I remember once seeing a guy in the grocery store who looked so much like my character the Archangel Gabriel, I wanted… — Alexandra Adornetto Copy Share Image
If you want to test someones character, give him respect. If he has good character, he will respect you more, if he… — Bilal Zahoor Copy Share Image
There's something so fun to play about a character where at the end of the day, all she wants is for everyone… — Rachel Sennott Copy Share Image
I am only so beautiful as the character of my relationships, only so rich as I enrich those around me, only so… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
I really am a character actor, in my heart of hearts, because I really do like developing characters and painting a past… — Dylan McDermott Copy Share Image
Do not attempt to benefit by rebukes one who boasts of his virtues, for he loves to display himself can not be… — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
Where do you draw the line between a humble man who knows his own weaknesses but tries to act out virtues he… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
A writer's voice is not character alone, it is not style alone; it is far more. A writer's voice line the stroke… — Patricia Lee Gauch Copy Share Image
The Hulk was a unique character because of his strength and power. He doesn't have a costume like Spiderman or like Superman… — Lou Ferrigno Copy Share Image
Each human being has been granted a virtue: the capacity to choose. For he who does not use this virtue, it becomes… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I wonder if any element of interior design is more personal than color? Nothing can more quicly reveal aspect of personality and… — Van Day Truex Copy Share Image
My characters have nothing. I'm working with impotence, ignorance... that whole zone of being that has always been set aside by artists… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
“I have a dream. I have a dream that one day, people will be judged by the content of their character, not… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“Morality does not help me. I am a born antinomian...I see that there is nothing wrong in what one does. I see… — oscar wilde Copy Share Image
I am attracted to the complexities and deeper truths of characters, and I can't name a favourite role any more than I… — Sharon Lawrence Copy Share Image
I've been involved in politics for quite some time. I've held positions, and my experiences are very deep, and I think I… — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Copy Share Image
If you change a character too much, the audience falls out of love with the character, but characters need to evolve and… — Angela Kinsey Copy Share Image
“The idea of a priori moral judgements ('It is morally wrong to inflict gratuitous pain') is completely acceptable to the vast majority… — William Boyd Copy Share Image
Every time I'm in editing, there's always a moment where you think, "Maybe this should be six or seven minutes shorter, but… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I often feel like a pretender when wearing makeup. The most beautiful features in a woman are her character and her experiences.… — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
Many of the twisted minds and crippled characters in the world were made by careless parents who kept their children away from… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
