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title: "10 Character Don Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Character Don quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Character Don sayings and thoughts."
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> [Have character, but don't be a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/have-character-but-don-t-be-a-character/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/richard-marcinko-29112_character_have-character-but-don-t-be-a-character_660197.jpg)

> [Have character, don't be one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/have-character-don-t-be-one/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/don-meyer-7312_basketball_have-character-don-t-be-one-2559595_2559595.png)

> [Have character; don't be a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chad-pennington/have-character-don-t-be-a-character/)

[Chad Pennington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chad-pennington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/chad-pennington-38874_character_have-character-don-t-be-a-character-2503_2503582.png)

> [It would be hard to play a character you don't like - for me anyway - or can't find something in them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/it-would-be-hard-to-play-a-character-you-don-t-like-for-me-anyway-or/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/al-pacino-1656_character_it-would-be-hard-to-play-a-character-you_1050228.jpg)

> [I find it quite easy to get in and out of character. I don't know why - I guess it's my job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-turner/i-find-it-quite-easy-to-get-in-and-out-of-character-i-don-t-know-why/)

[Sophie Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-turner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/sophie-turner-11998_character_i-find-it-quite-easy-to-get-in-and-out-o_2062749.jpg)

> [Goldust is a singular character. I don't need to be put with anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/goldust/goldust-is-a-singular-character-i-don-t-need-to-be-put-with-anybody/)

[Goldust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/goldust/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34d/goldust-11011_anybody_goldust-is-a-singular-character-i-don-t_1815913.jpg)

> [You have to like your character, because if you don't, no one else will either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-harold/you-have-to-like-your-character-because-if-you-don-t-no-one-else-will/)

[Gale Harold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-harold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/gale-harold-25377_character_you-have-to-like-your-character-because_175110.png)

> [When I approach a character, I don't take it as comedy because I don't know how to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunil-grover/when-i-approach-a-character-i-don-t-take-it-as-comedy-because-i-don-t/)

[Sunil Grover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunil-grover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/sunil-grover-5996_approach_when-i-approach-a-character-i-don-t-take_2655079.jpg)

> [As an actor, you don't want to ever get too comfortable where you're like, 'I know this character,' and you don't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shanola-hampton/as-an-actor-you-don-t-want-to-ever-get-too-comfortable-where-you-re/)

[Shanola Hampton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shanola-hampton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/shanola-hampton-16553_actor_as-an-actor-you-don-t-want-to-ever-get-t_819372.jpg)

> [I'm really enjoying the character now, but I don't want to just be Philip Marlowe. I wouldn't mind playing him every couple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-m-really-enjoying-the-character-now-but-i-don-t-want-to-just-be/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/powers-boothe-15328_character_i-m-really-enjoying-the-character-now-bu_1609932.jpg)

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