I think in many ways, I'm sort of a blank canvas, because in many ways, I'm just observing the world and the… — Danny Pudi Copy Share Image
Readers of novels often fall into the bad habit of being overly exacting about the characters' moral flaws. They apply to these… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
I don't tend to think of the characters i play as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I have this feeling of protectiveness over characters I want to play. I worry about them-if someone else gets the part, Im… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
My last two characters have been Denethor and Walter Bishop. Both will be hard acts to follow. That sits in the hands… — John Noble Copy Share Image
A great thing is happening on cable TV. You see characters change in stories over years, like in Tolstoy. That's a whole,… — Mike Nichols Copy Share Image
You start to fall in love with characters as you work with them, and anytime that you care about your characters and… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
With 'Sin Nombre,' there are parts that I wish were longer. And with 'Jane Eyre' especially, there were parts that I had… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
One of those things that I like about TV is that if you get a group of people you like, you can… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
There are risks in the sheer brevity of Twitter, and it's actually quite an elegant art reducing what you have to say… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I think you always need to be able to relate to your characters, but that doesn't necessarily mean...you have to understand why… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
I do sometimes play characters that are a bit ambiguous. You've got to be brave about that sort of stuff. I like… — Andrew Scott Copy Share Image
You know, that kind of coldness, you know. And I think, yeah, I think that definitely helped. The female characters on the… — Matt Robinson Copy Share Image
I'm glad I get to do characters. It's just like a Polaroid shot of whoever the person is, and to me, anyway,… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I like playing a variety of characters. I feel like I've been able to play different kinds of characters - I've done… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I think my characters with my fingers, I think my characters with my guts. But when I say I think them, that… — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
Building upon the world we created with 'Avatar' has been a rare and incredibly rewarding experience. In writing the new films, I've… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
I tend to play strong characters and people just assume that I would want to play romantic comedies, which I would love… — Carrie-Anne Moss Copy Share Image
I'm Dr. David Hanson, and I build robots with character. And by that, I mean that I develop robots that are characters,… — David Hanson Copy Share Image
he beauty of this world [of comics] is there are so many stories to tell, and there's so many wonderful characters. Wonderful… — Bruno Heller Copy Share Image
I've always been fascinated by young women who come to New York. The characters in 'Lipstick Jungle' were once young women who… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
A lot of my comic influences are distinctly American: Woody Allen and Bob Hope, for example. They were always the underdogs who… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
I like playing characters who are fractured, broken. I find that more relatable, for some reason. I don't feel that I'm like… — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
When my characters are questioning things, it's not me leading up to an answer; it's me asking those same questions and letting… — Sara Zarr Copy Share Image
Part of me wants to be married and have everybody around the table for Christmas. But when you're married, your life becomes… — Cindy Williams Copy Share Image
Acting is fascinating to me. I love unlocking the mysteries with characters and finding out what would be the most intriguing aspect… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I suppose that the sympathetic/unsympathetic debate about characters sometimes feels to me like a misstatement of purpose. I always think of truly… — Rick Moody Copy Share Image
Watching 'Doctor Who' in the United States meant I was always behind the times - PBS didn't get new episodes until two… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
Male critics and men in the publishing industry want from their women writers what they want from their wives. I'm interested in… — Kate Braverman Copy Share Image
I found school quite tough, but Saturday night was movie night, and I started to empathise with the characters on screen. I… — Joseph Mawle Copy Share Image
What I believe will make my acting career successful going forward is hard work. I like to challenge myself. Then it's the… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
You have to always try to think about them like real people first, and not just heroes. They have to be real… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
When I'm playing comedy, I never do 'jokes.' Sometimes I'll deliver a line in a way I think is more likely to… — Bruce McGill Copy Share Image
As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
Whether it's a kid in high school who doesn't have any friends and finds friends in my characters, or a guy in… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
I am a cisgender woman who has always had a lot of female friends. While many of us have traits in common,… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Most of the world’s problems are caused by people who made education compulsory, but personal development optional. Because of them, we have… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
We do various kinds of research during the planning stage. We consider the inclusion of characters that feature in games being developed… — Masahiro Sakurai Copy Share Image
Characters begin as voices, then gain presence by being viewed in others' eyes. Characters define one another in dramatic contexts. It is… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
When you do anything creative, you really have to live entirely in that world. I think my ability to do that is… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share Image