Character Quotes · Page 10

Writing from a character is really fun - sometimes you can be more honest through somebody else's perspective.

— Willy Mason

It has been my honor to support and work with President Barack Obama, a man who has brought courage and character to…

— Harry Reid

“Selfish act is very tempting but it leaves a permanent dent on your character.”

— Saru Singhal

When wrongs are pressed because it is believed they will be borne, resistance becomes morality.

— Thomas Jefferson

As a manager, first and foremost I want a team with a good mentality, a team with character, a team that represents…

— Scott Parker

When you play a non-fiction character it is more responsibility than when you are playing a fiction character because that person lived,…

— Bryan Cranston

When I read, I don't need a character to look like me, act like me, or think like me. I don't need…

— Becky Albertalli

Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.

— Aleister Crowley

I think with actors, we tend to get rid of characters - and not get rid of them as in discard them…

— Milo Ventimiglia

“The basis of optimism is sheer terror. We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbour with the possession of…

— Oscar Wilde

Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me.

— William James

Contradictions in human character are one of its most consistent notes.

— Muriel Spark

There is no single best kind of death. A good death is one that is "appropriate" for that person. It is a…

— Edwin S. Shneidman

“Virtue? A fig! 'Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills…

— William Shakespeare

I think people forget how radical the narrative of 'Slacker' is. There's no story, you know? We could go from one character…

— Richard Linklater

Towns are like people. Old ones often have character, the new ones are interchangeable.

— Wallace Stegner

I've always been a fan of [Mary Elizabeth Winstead's]. She gets to do some fun action-y stuff she brings this gritty swashbuckle…

— Dan Trachtenberg

Intellectual activity is a danger to the building of character.

— Joseph Goebbels

I'm really excited that people are receiving my performance like this. It makes me feel good, because I've been working really hard.…

— Forest Whitaker

I want to play many different characters.

— Demi Moore

Fiction is a place where people can meet, where they take the time to very seriously examine and think about the experiences…

— Phil Klay

The character of 'Mama' is so ambitious in a way that everything I did was always on the verge of being almost…

— Andy Muschietti

I have to put my father over because he really taught me a lot, especially when it comes to out-of-the-ring psychology and…

— Randy Orton

As an actor, I've been drawn to those characters that are further away from who I may be.

— Kurt Sutter

No one is born with good character; it's not a hereditary trait. And it isn't determined by a single noble act. Character…

— Michael Josephson