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> [An actor knows much more about a character than the character knows about himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/an-actor-knows-much-more-about-a-character-than-the-character-knows/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

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> [If you know exactly what your character knows, it's a drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timur-bekmambetov/if-you-know-exactly-what-your-character-knows-it-s-a-drama/)

[Timur Bekmambetov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timur-bekmambetov/)

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> [If you know exactly what your character knows, its a drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timur-bekmambetov/if-you-know-exactly-what-your-character-knows-its-a-drama/)

[Timur Bekmambetov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timur-bekmambetov/)

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> [“No fiction can have real interest if the central character is not an agent struggling for his or her own goals but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gardner/no-fiction-can-have-real-interest-if-the-central-character-is-not-an-2/)

[John Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gardner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bad/john-gardner-3092_failure_no-fiction-can-have-real-interest-if-the_2236978.jpg)

> [The really cool thing about when you're playing a comic book character is that no one knows what he sounds like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdermitt/the-really-cool-thing-about-when-you-re-playing-a-comic-book/)

[Josh McDermitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdermitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/josh-mcdermitt-22853_about_the-really-cool-thing-about-when-you-re_2419145.jpg)

> [A person of character knows the difference between right and wrong and always tries to do the right thing for the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-josephson/a-person-of-character-knows-the-difference-between-right-and-wrong/)

[Michael Josephson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-josephson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b3/michael-josephson-2363_character_a-person-of-character-knows-the-differen_3129500.png)

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