--- title: "13 Character Lives Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Character Lives quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Character Lives sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/j-g-holland-3221_character_character-lives-in-a-man-reputation-outs_2529482.png" --- > [Character lives in a man, reputation outside of him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-g-holland/character-lives-in-a-man-reputation-outside-of-him/) [J. G. Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-g-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/j-g-holland-3221_character_character-lives-in-a-man-reputation-outs_2529482.png) > [But, for me, the character lives between action and cut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nazriya-nazim/but-for-me-the-character-lives-between-action-and-cut/) [Nazriya Nazim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nazriya-nazim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/nazriya-nazim-37860_action_but-for-me-the-character-lives-between-a_3147371.jpg) > [When you play a daily soap character that character lives with you for a really long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasmin-bhasin/when-you-play-a-daily-soap-character-that-character-lives-with-you/) [Jasmin Bhasin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasmin-bhasin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/jasmin-bhasin-5417_character_when-you-play-a-daily-soap-character-tha_437175.jpg) > [It's a lot of fun to identify with a character who lives by their own rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dini/it-s-a-lot-of-fun-to-identify-with-a-character-who-lives-by-their-own/) [Paul Dini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/paul-dini-4918_character_it-s-a-lot-of-fun-to-identify-with-a-cha_2569009.png) > [Whether a character in your novel is full of choler, bile, phlegm, blood or plain old buffalo chips, the fire of life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-alexander-thom/whether-a-character-in-your-novel-is-full-of-choler-bile-phlegm-blood/) [James Alexander Thom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-alexander-thom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e1/james-alexander-thom-39036_bile_whether-a-character-in-your-novel-is-ful_213574.png) > [The way I work is I like to immerse myself in the world of the film and in the character's lives, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garth-davis/the-way-i-work-is-i-like-to-immerse-myself-in-the-world-of-the-film/) [Garth Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garth-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/garth-davis-27272_character_the-way-i-work-is-i-like-to-immerse-myse_2762887.jpg) > [It's fun to play a character who lives on the edge, who is an ethical and moral mess, and is paying the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-charles/it-s-fun-to-play-a-character-who-lives-on-the-edge-who-is-an-ethical/) [Josh Charles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-charles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/josh-charles-29414_action_it-s-fun-to-play-a-character-who-lives-o_1854557.jpg) > [Each person has a literature inside them. But when people lose language, when they have to experiment with putting their thoughts together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-deavere-smith/each-person-has-a-literature-inside-them-but-when-people-lose/) [Anna Deavere Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-deavere-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/anna-deavere-smith-4847_books_each-person-has-a-literature-inside-them_527601.jpg) > [I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zachary-quinto/i-don-t-really-approach-a-character-as-to-whether-or-not-it-s-good-or/) [Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zachary-quinto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/zachary-quinto-4021_approach_i-don-t-really-approach-a-character-as-t_914607.jpg) > [Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances; but by the character of their lives and conversations, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-l-estrange/men-are-not-to-be-judged-by-their-looks-habits-and-appearances-but-by/) [Roger L'Estrange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-l-estrange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/roger-l-estrange-11943_appearance_men-are-not-to-be-judged-by-their-looks_1544523.png) > [Writing is akin to method acting. Before the writer can render a fully convincing world, he or she must inhabit that world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/writing-is-akin-to-method-acting-before-the-writer-can-render-a-fully/) [Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/richard-north-patterson-25352_acting_writing-is-akin-to-method-acting-before_2618289.jpg) > [Every character lives in ever actor and if you're doing your job right, you're just accessing that part of your fantasy life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-lillard/every-character-lives-in-ever-actor-and-if-you-re-doing-your-job/) [Matthew Lillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-lillard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/matthew-lillard-13590_actor_every-character-lives-in-ever-actor-and_3134963.jpg) > [Character is just another term for "good person." A person of character lives a worthy life guided by moral principles. A person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-josephson/character-is-just-another-term-for-good-person-a-person-of-character/) [Michael Josephson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-josephson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/michael-josephson-2363_character_character-is-just-another-term-for-good_2314006.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-lives/#itemlist", "name": "Character Lives Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Character lives in a man, reputation outside of him.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J. G. 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But when people lose language, when they have to experiment with putting their thoughts together on the spot-that's what I love most. That's where character lives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anna Deavere Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-deavere-smith/each-person-has-a-literature-inside-them-but-when-people-lose/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/anna-deavere-smith-4847_books_each-person-has-a-literature-inside-them_527601.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/anna-deavere-smith-4847_books_each-person-has-a-literature-inside-them_527601.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/anna-deavere-smith-4847_books_each-person-has-a-literature-inside-them_527601.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Each person has a literature inside them. 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I just approach a character as to where it lives in me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zachary Quinto" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zachary-quinto/i-don-t-really-approach-a-character-as-to-whether-or-not-it-s-good-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/zachary-quinto-4021_approach_i-don-t-really-approach-a-character-as-t_914607.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/zachary-quinto-4021_approach_i-don-t-really-approach-a-character-as-t_914607.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/zachary-quinto-4021_approach_i-don-t-really-approach-a-character-as-t_914607.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. 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But I truly believe what makes the setting for my novels come alive is that I've lived there first.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard North Patterson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/writing-is-akin-to-method-acting-before-the-writer-can-render-a-fully/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/richard-north-patterson-25352_acting_writing-is-akin-to-method-acting-before_2618289.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/richard-north-patterson-25352_acting_writing-is-akin-to-method-acting-before_2618289.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/richard-north-patterson-25352_acting_writing-is-akin-to-method-acting-before_2618289.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Writing is akin to method acting. 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