God gave every man individuality of constitution, and a chance for achieving individuality of character. He puts special instruments into every man's… — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
The concept of writing a novel and not knowing where it's going - I don't know how to do that. Novels are… — John Irving Copy Share Image
The ability to play different people, grasp at what is running in their head and be somebody completely different from who I… — Sameera Reddy Copy Share Image
Part of what's interesting about the 'Star Wars' world is, villains are complex, obviously, and they occupy, as in life, different roles… — Simon Kinberg Copy Share Image
As an actor, you are used to portraying other characters. You can pick up any mannerism or body language that suits the… — Joy Mathew Copy Share Image
There is nothing I can't do writing in Fantasy. I can have romance, I can have mystery, I can have drama, I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The selection or collection of a persons picture of his private choice has an immediate reflection of his mind frame with the… — Anuj Somany Copy Share Image
It is not worth while to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Twitter has been a pleasant surprise for me. I never imagined that anyone would be interested in what I have to say!… — Carrie Henn Copy Share Image
For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But… — Billy Zane Copy Share Image
“The loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable - that one false step involves in her endless ruin - that her… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Arthuriana has become a genre in itself, more like TV soap opera where people think they know the characters. All that's fair… — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
When we come to the moral principles on which the government is to be administered, we come to what is proper for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think what we want to do is - when we choreograph, when we design choreography, we try to take it from… — Chad Stahelski Copy Share Image
Of course I know my characters are unlikable sometimes or have prejudices. It's not as if I'm thinking they're so endearing all… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
Music is a language by whose means messages are elaborated, that such messages can be understood by the many but sent out… — Claude Levi-Strauss Copy Share Image
Europe has found itself confronted with fresh challenges - challenges of a global character, the nature of which is directly connected with… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing for me is a challenge. I'm not happy, creatively, unless I'm faced with a challenge. So,… — Ksenia Solo Copy Share Image
One gets started, and then, suddenly, one cannot remember what toothpaste they use . . . the moment comes when a character… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
No virtue ever was founded on a lie. The truth, then, at all risks and costs - the truth from the beginning.… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik Copy Share Image
“Ethical rules vary; honour does not change. A man is noble if he prefers to fail rather than to debase the tools… — Nicolás Gómez Dávila Copy Share Image
Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm,… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
You feel that your character is special. It's not your normal nine-to-five. You're not someone who goes home and lives a normal… — Michael Socha Copy Share Image
I haven't read all of The Witcher novels. And that's only because I am very thorough. I read every detail and often… — Anya Chalotra Copy Share Image
Your character has to be an extension of yourself, and you got to be comfortable in it. Otherwise, people are going to… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
You have to be aware of all the latent possibilities that give a work its special character - its atmosphere, its moods,… — Alfred Brendel Copy Share Image
Being non-confrontational is novel way of living. Trying to always maintain harmony is a great quality to have and to make you… — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
I would love to play an unexpected character. Really raw and simple and not a cliche - something rugged. People like to… — Eva Green Copy Share Image
Musical numbers should carry the action of the play and should be representative of the personalities of the characters who sing them. — Jerome Kern Copy Share Image
She had her own way of doing all that she did, and this is the simplest description of a character which, although… — Henry James Copy Share Image
Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Friendship (as the ancients saw) can be a school of virtue, but also (as they did not see) a school of vice.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No matter what he does, one always forgives him. It does not depend upon looks, either – although this actual person is… — Elinor Glyn Copy Share Image
When people embrace character, there's latzie. It's the stuffing of a scene that's not written. It's not in the stage direction and… — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
I try to give each performance my own soul, to bring a truth to my character. Hopefully, when I bring that much… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Security of character would be like a compass, you know? Other people may say that this way is north, or this way… — William Stafford Copy Share Image
Part of our goal, in the episodes moving forward, is to deepen and dimensionalize every other character, to get into their relationships… — Josh Gad Copy Share Image