Your voice is not your instrument. Your voice is the character that you build, your innermost feelings, the things that you want… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
One of the things that helps me tell a story through music is to create a character. I have to have a… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Some authors, when starting a novel, imagine a place first. Others, a character starts taking shape in their head. I start with… — Linwood Barclay Copy Share Image
I love to write about sex. You just have to make it idiosyncratic. You have to have a strong comprehension of your… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
“If you can control your behavior when everything around you is out of control, you can model for your children a valuable… — Jane Clayson Johnson Copy Share Image
“People talk about morality. Sometimes I think there’s just what you can do, and what you can’t. Well, I could. And I… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
There's a kind of chemical spark that comes sometimes with the character, that you don't even have to think about how she… — Ludivine Sagnier Copy Share Image
From my personal experience, I've put on and lost weight according to each character's requirement, which has taken a toll on my… — Parvathy Copy Share Image
Sophie [Kinsella]'s writing just captivated me. We bought this eight years ago, before it became an international success and was only one… — Jerry Bruckheimer Copy Share Image
I'm a massive daydreamer. I'm constantly lost within my own fantasies and my own thoughts personally, and I think maybe that is… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
Novels are political because in them, we try to identify with people who are not like us. And, in that sense, I… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
My feeling is that it's one of the very few things that comics can do that you really can't do in any… — Daniel Clowes Copy Share Image
The way I approach any role, whether it's comedy or drama, I like to look for the truth first. I think comedy… — Matt McGorry Copy Share Image
I always tried to make people laugh. I attribute that to - I come from a family of divorce. It was a… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
I think you have to have a sense of humor about every movie that you're doing. Your character needs to be relatable… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My children's favorite, and it's funny because they've seen it but they have a difficult time watching it because it's their dad… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
Suffice it to say, every actor works differently. Laurence Olivier would put on his costume and when the wardrobe was right, he… — Michael Mann Copy Share Image
The eye which can appreciate the naked and absolute beauty of a scientific truth is far more rare than that whichis attracted… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I haven't had the opportunity to play the main 'axis of evil' character before, so 'Vincenzo' serves as another challenge to me. — Ok Taec-yeon Copy Share Image
I just noticed recently that in one book after another I seem to find an excuse to find some character who, to… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
To me, 'Educating Rita' is the most perfect performance I could give of a character who was as far away from me… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
Characters should on the whole, be under rather than over articulate. What they intend to say should be more evident, more striking… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
“I believe we have a deficit of moral courage in the United States Congress. We have many learned individuals who know what… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I love being presented a character that boggles my mind. I have to do a lot of work and explore how I… — Michael Marisi Ornstein Copy Share Image
Part of what I like about the best villains in TV and film is when you feel sorry for them, and that… — Colin O'Donoghue Copy Share Image
I don't know what the big issue is about a kiss with Neve Campbell in Wild Things. It's a role, and I… — Denise Richards Copy Share Image
Our errors and our controversies, in the sphere of morality, arise sometimes from looking on men as though they could be altogether… — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
One who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and at the right… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Ethics define what people ought to do; morals describe what people actually do. The difference between them is between the normal and… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
“I reserve the right to do what I like" he (Manuel Ruíz de Lopera) announced to the press, a statement that rather… — Phil Ball Copy Share Image
The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman… — Norma Shearer Copy Share Image
Don't ever allow worry, fear, and doubt to cloud your mind... It will blind your soul, cast a shadow on your heart,… — Abhishek Tiwari Copy Share Image
I've always been a huge fan of Tina Fey's. She's a very unique storyteller and has such a great voice and sense… — Andrew Rannells Copy Share Image
Much of our adult morality, in books and out of them, has a stuffiness unworthy of childhood. Our grown-up conclusions often rest… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
I have been very lucky, because I have quite an innocent face and a lot of people are looking for a character… — Phoebe Fox Copy Share Image
I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
May God save any country to remain in a position to choose between a genius of bad character and a stupid of… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
I'm always on the side of the characters, rather than the side of the people attacking them. I get realistic. It's not… — Alexandre Aja Copy Share Image