As much as I can give of myself I give of myself. There's no reason why not. And when I have to… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
The best compliment I ever got from the public or producers or directors is that I just totally blend in and become… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's all in the writing. The writing has got to be there. Whether that's dialogue or character, or whatever, it doesn't matter.… — Wes Bentley Copy Share Image
Men of much depth of mind can bear a great deal of counsel; for it does not easily deface their own character,… — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
“Strive now to unite in yourself all the virtues of these different examples. Have the purity of virgins, the austerity of anchorites,… — Pierre Abélard Copy Share Image
Well, some people assume when Russell is singing that it is coming from his feelings, but sometimes he's just playing a character. — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
“Through change and challenge, if our personal foundations are built with quality virtues of character and integrity, we are more resilient, healthy,… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' is everything an actor can hope to be. So rock steady in his portrayal that you… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior… — Steve Antin Copy Share Image
My character is called The Hunter. He's the main antagonist in the movie. In a nutshell, he's a slightly deranged natural born… — Patrick Heusinger Copy Share Image
Exactly who is this God character who is said to be all-powerful yet needs to hire lawyers to take us to court?… — Scott Simon Copy Share Image
My character on 'Voyager,' because of the way he was presented, I could go either way. I could be a real buffoon,… — Robert Picardo Copy Share Image
The climate of Ohio is perfect, considered as the home of an ideal republican people. Climate has much to do with national… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
Those in public office who do not love the people are thieves stealing salaries. Those who teach but do not themselves practice… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
When we make films - even 2D films - you're always trying to create this illusion of 3D, anyway. You're trying to… — Rob Minkoff Copy Share Image
Among the many inconsistencies which folly produces or infirmity suffers in the human mind, there has often been observed a manifest and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I haven't spent my entire career playing the guy in the bad hat, although I have to say that the bad guy… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
One of the things I love, more than anything, is jumping around and playing lots of different parts. I love the variety… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
It's like real life: We don't get a preview of what's coming up, thank God, and we don't build our own character… — Frances Conroy Copy Share Image
Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
You know in acting you have those moments in a movie where a character yells or breaks down crying and you're like,… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share Image
The true character of a person is revealed not by what they say for all to hear, but by what they say… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
When you have only 10 episodes to do and you know there's so many fun things that you have left unresolved, you… — Matt Warburton Copy Share Image
My career has worked because I've done it my way, and I've not compromised morals and time. I have not succumbed to… — Chappell Roan Copy Share Image
I must love big novels, because that's what I've written. It takes a while before you begin to breathe the air the… — Norman Rush Copy Share Image
It is not what talents or genius a man has, but how he is to his talents, that constitutes friendship and character.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
When characters change on screen, it makes you feel better about yourself. You think, 'Oh I change too, I'm constantly becoming a… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I think you've got to have a depth, a deeper depth to take stand-up into acting, but I think it really helps… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
If the characters [in a movie] aren't real, if their lives aren't realistic, if you call bullshit at any point in their… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
I suppose I always find a lot of characters that are deeply, deeply keening with a sense of yearning and desire through… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
In the valley of suffering, despair and bitterness are brewed. But there also character is made. The valley of suffering is the… — Nicholas Wolterstorff Copy Share Image
Most writers, I'm afraid, live very boring lives sitting in front of a screen. However, having said that: every writer puts a… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
“Among many morals which press upon us from the poor minister's miserable experience, we put only this into sentence: Be True! Be… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
“What do I and a diamond have in common? We are tough, brilliant, and carbon based entities which evolved into something better… — Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army Copy Share Image
The less attractive the character, the more I enjoyed writing them. Officious bureaucrats and PowerPoint weasels are where it's at for me. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Even in a manuscript form, 'The Girl on the Train' sort of leapt off the pages as a contemporary suspense drama-slash-thriller. It… — Marc Platt Copy Share Image
Hardship And Misfortune May Be Unpleasant, But They Can Sometimes Have A Beneficial Effect On The Character, Especially When People Fail To… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
Most men have no purpose but to exist, Abraham; to pass quietly through history as minor characters upon a stage they cannot… — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and… — Hannah More Copy Share Image