Characters Quotes · Page 48

The first script I got was Narc and I really responded to it; it reminded me of a '70s type movie, I…

— Ray Liotta

The author can always delve into his own personality and find aspects of himself with which he can dress his characters.

— Terry Pratchett

It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences,…

— Brenda Blethyn

You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play it.

— Samantha Morton

Writing for a soap - writing for 25 characters day in, day out - is one of the most difficult jobs in Hollywood.

— Eric Braeden

I find it very funny as well as touching that people associate me with these characters I play and form a connect…

— Pankaj Tripathi

I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but…

— Kathy Baker

A pilot is like the most extensive dress rehearsal you can ever imagine, because the writers are learning about the actors, the…

— Kim Cattrall

I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres…

— Alison Brie

I enjoy the writing process and producing; I enjoy seeing an idea come to fruition. I'm driven by very complex characters. You…

— Sasha Roiz

The most interesting thing to me is that 'The Walking Dead' is a show that reinvents itself every eight episodes. It's an…

— Scott M. Gimple

We are supposed to believe that every dollar given to a Clinton is a dollar that improves the world. But is it?…

— Maureen Dowd

Somehow super power and hero are so synonymous that they get combined into one word, 'superhero,' whereas I'm kind of more interested…

— Doug Liman

Take the hardcore gamers. The characters are way more real in the world of hardcore gamers who have played the game for…

— Uwe Boll

Our goal at Home Theater Films is to inspire and entertain our audience. We want to make great movies that everyone can…

— Corbin Bernsen

I came to filmmaking as an actor looking for great characters and great opportunities, both of which are kind of hard to…

— Katie Aselton

The characters in 'Be Near Me' come from a genuine place, a Britain that is more than one country and more than…

— Andrew O'Hagan

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

I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite…

— Emily Giffin

Dysfunctional co-dependent relationships always appeal to me. I don't know exactly how it started. I start writing sketches of characters and little…

— Elizabeth Meriwether

I think a lot, so I don't spend a lot of time actually writing - I do that part very quickly. That…

— Ru Freeman

I suppose I'm what you'd called a character actress, so, often, my characters are quite extreme.

— Rachael Stirling

“In the business people with expertise, experience and evidence will make more profitable decisions than people with instinct, intuition and imagination.”

— Amit Kalantri

It helps to be more interested in other people than you are in yourself. Inhabiting other characters is what I do.

— Shaun Evans

I may be the only actress in Hollywood who won't need a face lift, because when I take off my makeup, I…

— Lin Shaye

One of the things that I've been trying to do with my characters, one of the things that does lead to me…

— Stephen Moyer

Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have…

— Ed Helms

The 'Fargo' characters, they're the characters of my people. They're stoic, hardworking, uncomplaining, and I loved them.

— Carrie Coon

“Before we complicated life with money, machines and missiles we did well with morals, manpower and meetings.”

— Amit Kalantri

Here [in Wonder Boys] I had this group of characters where you didn't know which were the important ones or what direction…

— Curtis Hanson

What I truly get excited about is not the genre of a movie or the size of a part - it's character.…

— William Fichtner

“When awareness and alertness become integral parts of our character, our ignorance and fears gradually start dying out.”

— Dr Prem Jagyasi

I love being able to play as many different characters, in as many different worlds as I possibly can. That's what I…

— Michael Sheen

Kids often ask me if characters are real or made up - and I always tell them, 'I hope they're real but…

— Katherine Paterson

“As long as there have been stories, there have been characters that refuse to stick to the outline.”

— Suzanne Selfors

I don't have to live the lives of my characters to write about them. It's about really putting yourself in their shoes.

— Jodi Picoult

I actually then went on to direct an after-school special where one of the characters was deaf. They hired me without even…

— Richard Masur

I loved Gwyneth Paltrow in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' and Reese Witherspoon in 'Election.' I love quirky films and characters like that.

— Phoebe Tonkin

The way glass can be molded or blown or cut into any kind of shape made me think about how we as…

— Lisa Kleypas

As an actor, my job is not to always play characters who make everybody happy. That's not interesting.

— Anna Gunn