Character Quotes · Page 95

A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that moral issue.

— Azar Nafisi

'My character wouldn't do that.' That was always my favorite thing people say: 'My character wouldn't do that.' I said, 'Well, it…

— Richard Jenkins

Understanding child development takes the emphasis away from the child's character--looking at the child as good or bad. The emphasis is put…

— Ellen Galinsky

When a director narrates a character, I find it normal to ask questions about the character's background, mood swings, eccentricities, behaviour... I…

— Radha Ravi

I made some shorts that I'm not in. I think because I write so many short stories, it's not that hard to…

— Miranda July

Without virtue, happiness cannot be.

— Thomas Jefferson

I find all of my performances come down to mathematics in a sense - how do you approach the problem of this…

— Brad Pitt

My relationship with God is what gives me a moral compass on what decisions to make and that stuff. I'm thankful that…

— Alyson Stoner

Look well to the characters and qualifications of those you elect and raise to office and places of trust.

— Matthias B. Tallmadge

You never play age, you play character.

— Michael Steger

Every man must some time or other be trusted to himself.

— John Locke

“Amid an array of moral convictions, the indistinguishable character of the church undermines its claims of a superior—indeed ontologically true—moral vision. On…

— Mark Labberton

During my career I've enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.

— David S. Goyer

I judge you by whats behind you in your photos.

— Anonymous

'Death In Paradise' is my dream job - a fascinating character, great scripts, superb cast, and shooting in the Caribbean with French…

— Ben Miller

There are technical tricks that may help you create more effective characters. My approach to characterization is not at all technical. I…

— Juliet Marillier

I want to go and have a real experience and it's just lovely to sit and watch a movie and just be…

— Melanie Lynskey

The highest and best work of imagination is the marvelous transformation that it works in character. Imagine that you are one with…

— Charles Fillmore

What then remains, but well our power to use, And keep good-humor still whate'er we lose? And trust me, dear, good-humor can…

— Alexander Pope

For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects,…

— John Hawkes

All societies make necessary moral distinctions between high crimes and misdemeanors, mortal and lesser sins.

— Bret Stephens

I'm able to take on different personalities depending on what image I am going for. I think getting into character of what…

— Anna Paulina Luna

The more deeply connected you are with the people that you're working with, the better the work and the character, and then,…

— Cameron Mathison

... we have broken down the self-respecting spirit of man with nursery tales and priestly threats, and we dare to assert, that…

— Frances Wright

I love not being the lead. I love being a small character because all I really care about in doing anything is…

— Miles Robbins

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

— Plato

I'm an actor's director. I love it when talented actors can bring characters to life.

— Fred Durst

I know that me personally I'm different than anyone else, just like our mothers all tell us we're all very special and…

— Chris Pratt

O natal star, thou producest twins of widely different character. [Lat., Geminos, horoscope, varo Producis genio.]

— Aulus Persius Flaccus

Pointillism takes emotional images, character, etc., and makes them all come together and make a whole that tells a story.

— Stephen Sondheim

I like actors who just are who they are, with a little bit of qualification to adapt to their character. But mostly…

— Michel Gondry

Building a character - nothing gives me more high than the process of exploring someone else's life on screen.

— Rajkummar Rao

Why doesn't God just force us to do the things he knows to be right? It is because that would lose precisely…

— Dallas Willard

I remember somebody had said to me "What're you doing with a movie like Boiler Room? It's all men and you're a…

— Suzanne Todd

The highest virtue does nothing. Yet, nothing needs to be done. The lowest virtue does everything. Yet, much remains to be done.

— Laozi

Every character comes with its own challenges.

— Vicky Kaushal

The hard thing about 'The Saint' was that my character was supposed to die, but then they reshot the ending based on…

— Elisabeth Shue

[Liberty] is freedom of choice, a divine gift, an essential virtue in a peaceful society.

— David O. McKay

Morality, too, is a question of time.

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I don't want to see trickle down racism. I don't want to see a president of the United States saying things which…

— Mitt Romney