Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own. — Joseph P. Farrell Copy Share Image
I ask that all Americans demonstrate in their personal and public lives... the high ethical standards that are essential to good character… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“If talent is the floor and character the ceiling, then work-ethic is the altitude of personal achievement.” — Orrin Woodward Copy Share Image
If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Well, when you're playing a role, you have to think, 'What is ultimately motivating the character?' — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
Using the stratagem of defining character by what changes and what remains the same, the one constant always seems to be regret.… — Stephen Tobolowsky Copy Share Image
“Before I can say I am , I was. Heraclitus and I, prophets of flux, know that the flux is composed of… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
The world's happiest couple never has the same character. they just have the best understanding of their differences. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You don't read Gatsby, I said, to learn whether adultery is good or bad but to learn about how complicated issues such… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
I feel that, in a sense, the writer knows nothing any longer. He has no moral stance. He offers the reader the… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
I'm over the moon to play an iconic character like Ted Hastings and for my career to be defined by this role… — Adrian Dunbar Copy Share Image
For me, the attraction of TV is that you continue to get to tell those stories and refine those characters. The other… — Jonathan Nolan Copy Share Image
The serial number of a human specimen is the face, that accidental and unrepeatable combination of features. It reflects neither character nor… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
There's no question that I've made mistakes along the way when you look at recruiting in terms of evaluations of players or… — Ben Howland Copy Share Image
The lead character in 'Adaptation' is pretty much me but with more talent. Every time I watch 'Adaptation,' I feel very emotional… — John Grant Copy Share Image
He didn't ask what I was thinking, which was out of character for him. I guessed that meant that he was just… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
I remember going to the audition for 'Corrie.' I wasn't an actor - what they're often looking for in these rooms is… — Joe Gilgun Copy Share Image
'Leave It To Beaver' is a fairly famous show in America, but I don't think it travelled. It was one of those… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
I've never been able to write a book without one very strong character in my rucksack. — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“As the brilliant economist-educator Russell Roberts points out, chroniclers of the cult of celebrity have an extensive pedigree. Writing in The Theory… — Jonathan Haskel Copy Share Image
While I was writing 'The Spare Room,' I thought, 'I'm going to look really bad in this book - there's no redeeming… — Helen Garner Copy Share Image
...for the contingent out there who sneer at heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman and Captain America, those icons who still, at… — Greg Rucka Copy Share Image
Of course, every city has its own character, but I enjoy coming to Delhi. — Akshaye Khanna Copy Share Image
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues. — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
Moral activity? There is scarcely such a thing possible! Everything is sketchy. The world does nothing but sketch. — Florence Nightingale Copy Share Image
With the work that I do as a director, I've got dialogue, camera movement, and character blocking to help create a tone… — Aaron Ruell Copy Share Image
SOON was the first novel where I used a rough outline. Usually I have characters and an idea and write as a… — Jerry B. Jenkins Copy Share Image
“When an individual is cooperative and altruistic, this reduces his advantage in competition to a comparable degree with other members but increases… — Edward O. Wilson Copy Share Image
Medicine is not merely a science but an art. The character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient than… — Paracelsus Copy Share Image
The only way of really finding out a man's true character is to play golf with him. In no other walk of… — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
The places where I have the nameless character in 'My Name Is Legion' meet his boss are real places I've been to.… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
Doing the movies and meeting the people, and I like the stories of the movies. I like names a lot, too. When… — Dakota Fanning Copy Share Image
After playing such a strong character like Aditi Singh in 'Godha,' I was keen to play strong roles in Malayalam. — Wamiqa Gabbi Copy Share Image
