What character actors want to do is investigate new types of people and present them in all their idiosyncrasies, psychological complexities, and… — Timothy Spall Copy Share Image
“Financial crashes happen precisely because the people who remember the last one have either died or retired and thus are no longer… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy soul-for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.… — Mark Antony Copy Share Image
I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Happiness induced morality does not say anything about the content of a person's character. The real mettle of an individual's character is… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Over and over I feel as if my characters know who they are, and what happens to them, and where they have… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
There is such a thing as the poetry of a mistake, and when you say, "Mistakes were made," you deprive an action… — Charles Baxter Copy Share Image
Imagining what it is like to be someone other than yourself is at the core of our humanity. It is the essence… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
One thing that's a lot harder to put into stories than you'd think is the idea of a traditional monster, because monsters… — Alex Hirsch Copy Share Image
The difference between the big budget films I've done is the length of time. But in terms of the day-to-day, you're still… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
The way we learn to write is the way we learn to talk: We listen to others and start mimicking speech, and… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
I think the writing and the casting and all of that has so much to do with actors becoming their characters. I… — Scott Michael Foster Copy Share Image
The education of the present race of females is not very favorable to domestic happiness. For my own part, I call education,… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
He credited her with a number of virtues, of the existence of which her conduct and conversation had given but limited indications.… — Lucas Malet Copy Share Image
he challenge is finding the modern conduit for the audience, having fun and really looking at the duality of this particular character,… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
A sober, devout man will interpret 'God's will' soberly and devoutly. A fanatic, with bloodshot mind, will interpret 'God's will' fanatically. Men… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share Image
I guess the characters I play may be at the more destructive edge of the spectrum, more damaged or whatever, but I… — Lili Taylor Copy Share Image
They love him, gentlemen, and they respect him, not only for himself, but for his character, for his integrity and judgment and… — Edward S. Bragg Copy Share Image
Any system of education...which limits instruction to the arts and sciences and rejects the aids of religion in forming the characters of… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
In general, the auditions I go up for are very sparse, I guess because of my ethnicity. And the characters are very… — Katie Leung Copy Share Image
Garry Shandling in particular - really had the concept. He really knew it, and it was done so lovingly. He would go… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
For it is not true, as some treatise-mongers lay down in their systems, of the probity of the speaker, that it contributes… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Being 'Johnny' was almost like an out of body experience. I thought he was just a character that I'd created and could… — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
You've got to be honest with yourself aesthetically about who could you play. You want to artistically be true to that character. — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
When you step in front of a camera, and everybody is going to have their hyped-up personality, everyone is going to have… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
The "little theme" from Vinteuil, heard by Swann as emblematic of his love for Odette, remains a point of reference for him,… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
“Character is not something one wears on their sleeve, shoulder or badge on their chest. It resides in the core of ones… — John Paul Warren Copy Share Image
Let's put it this way, when I was casting, I cast Viggo first and then found someone who could play his wife,… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
It's a wonderful thing to see 'Wonder Woman' directed by a woman. That did have an affect on the character, the ,… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
“Character is who you are in dark this especially when nobody sees you. Your true character shows more when you are rich… — Osunsakin Adewale Copy Share Image
If you can relate to what the character's going through, the story can be as ridiculous as possible, and people will relate… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
Intellectualism' is the belief that our mind comes upon a world complete in itself, and has the duty of ascertaining its contents;… — William James Copy Share Image
I like looking at the characters. Seeing them always brings up some voice or attitude. I am much more visual, and that… — Frank Welker Copy Share Image
I got to work with Juliette Lewis in my fourth real movie, which was such a cool full-circle moment. Her character in… — Diana Silvers Copy Share Image
It's a constant learning process - not just what you need to learn for the character or as far as good actors… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Moral courage and character go hand in hand … a man of real character is consistently courageous, being imbued with a basic… — Martha Boaz Copy Share Image
I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
If I have several bad guys and I only want to end up with one of them, then I have to decide… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
