People grow through experience if they meet life honestly…

Language is the ticket to plot and character, after all, because both are built out of language.

— Aimee Bender

Character is built little by little, over days, weeks, months, and years, with thousands of small and seemingly insignificant acts of discipline.

— Matthew Kelly

Character is both formed and revealed by how one deals with everyday situations as well as extraordinary pressures and temptations. Like a well-made tower,…

— Michael Josephson

The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people…

— Maya Angelou

Character is BUILT by repeatedly choosing the best over the easiest.

— Casey Treat

Character is never built in a classroom; it is built in the circumstances of life.

— Rick Warren

But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's…

— Christian Bale

Character is built out of circumstances. From exactly the same materials, one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.

— George Henry Lewes

Reputation is made in a moment. Character is built in a lifetime.

— Anonymous

When what we want to do and what we ought to do are two different things, character is built in the choice we make

— Anonymous

It is so rare as an actor to be allowed the chance to revisit a role and to go back to a character that…

— Tom Hiddleston

“Character built out of restrictions and boundaries can be deceiving.Be aware!”

— Mehnaz Ansari

I don't slot actors into the image of a character that's already built. I build characters by listening to the voice and the story…

— Takashi Miike

I never thought I'd be anything, coming from a rough neighborhood. So my character was built on the street. I had to know how…

— George Hill

I had the sets that meant so much to this character built - right in my home, especially the kitchen, which was important both…

— Debbie Reynolds