--- title: "14 Character Right Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 14 Character Right quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Character Right sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/ovid-276_beauty_when-the-character-s-right-looks-are-a-g_1011461.png" --- > [When the character's right, looks are a greater delight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ovid/when-the-character-s-right-looks-are-a-greater-delight/) [Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ovid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/ovid-276_beauty_when-the-character-s-right-looks-are-a-g_1011461.png) > [I always approach any character I do as being right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-pellegrino/i-always-approach-any-character-i-do-as-being-right/) [Mark Pellegrino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-pellegrino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/mark-pellegrino-13557_always_i-always-approach-any-character-i-do-as_2614927.png) > [Giving back to those who are less fortunate shows great character and is the right thing to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-bailey/giving-back-to-those-who-are-less-fortunate-shows-great-character-and/) [Cynthia Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/cynthia-bailey-6816_character_giving-back-to-those-who-are-less-fortun_1903006.jpg) > [I will do whatever I can to become the character. I have no right to distract the audience from the mood of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-sethupathi/i-will-do-whatever-i-can-to-become-the-character-i-have-no-right-to/) [Vijay Sethupathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-sethupathi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/vijay-sethupathi-7980_character_i-will-do-whatever-i-can-to-become-the-c_2775600.jpg) > [The thing is, about a character, it's not about being right, it's about the truth. The truth comes from within, so you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/the-thing-is-about-a-character-it-s-not-about-being-right-it-s-about/) [Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/russell-hornsby-19820_art_the-thing-is-about-a-character-it-s-not_3151759.jpg) > [Individual character is in the right that is in strict consistence with itself. Self-contradiction is the only wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-schiller/individual-character-is-in-the-right-that-is-in-strict-consistence/) [Friedrich Schiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-schiller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b26/friedrich-schiller-832_character_individual-character-is-in-the-right-tha_128342.png) > [Your character is always right. No real person thinks they're being stupid or misguided or bigoted or evil or just plain wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tana-french/your-character-is-always-right-no-real-person-thinks-they-re-being/) [Tana French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tana-french/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/tana-french-1016_character_your-character-is-always-right-no-real-p_2607271.png) > [People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-of-character-do-the-right-thing-not-because-they-think-it-will/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/anonymous-1_change-the-world_people-of-character-do-the-right-thing-n_991070.jpg) > [“Luther called marriage “a school for character,” and he was right. He realized that his own life was enriched because of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-w-wiersbe/luther-called-marriage-a-school-for-character-and-he-was-right-he/) [Warren W. Wiersbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-w-wiersbe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/warren-w-wiersbe-2017_family_luther-called-marriage-a-school-for-char_210867.png) > [“The real test of character is whether you will do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-josephson/the-real-test-of-character-is-whether-you-will-do-the-right-thing/) [Michael Josephson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-josephson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/339/michael-josephson-2363_right-thing_the-real-test-of-character-is-whether-yo_1816714.png) > [“Marriage is so much about working on our character, being the right person, and changing as we grow and mature together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-g-mathis/marriage-is-so-much-about-working-on-our-character-being-the-right/) [Susan G. Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-g-mathis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/susan-g-mathis-280599_marriage_marriage-is-so-much-about-working-on-our_1380191.jpg) > [“It’s because I want you to remember that character counts. You can be the best there ever was at something, but if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-fabry/it-s-because-i-want-you-to-remember-that-character-counts-you-can-be/) [Chris Fabry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-fabry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/chris-fabry-28057_books_it-s-because-i-want-you-to-remember-that_149696.jpg) > [Characters take on life sometimes by luck, but I suspect it is when you can write more entirely out of yourself, inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eudora-welty/characters-take-on-life-sometimes-by-luck-but-i-suspect-it-is-when/) [Eudora Welty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eudora-welty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/140/eudora-welty-1564_character_characters-take-on-life-sometimes-by-luc_1099261.jpg) > [ How do I do that preparation \[for film\]? Just an immersion. I have a musician's, I guess, ear for the sound of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/how-do-i-do-that-preparation-for-film-just-an-immersion-i-have-a/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/meryl-streep-1078_cases_how-do-i-do-that-preparation-for-film-ju_2076783.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-right/#itemlist", "name": "Character Right Quotes", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the character's right, looks are a greater delight.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ovid" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ovid/when-the-character-s-right-looks-are-a-greater-delight/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/ovid-276_beauty_when-the-character-s-right-looks-are-a-g_1011461.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/ovid-276_beauty_when-the-character-s-right-looks-are-a-g_1011461.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/ovid-276_beauty_when-the-character-s-right-looks-are-a-g_1011461.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When the character's right, looks are a greater delight.” — Ovid", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always approach any character I do as being right.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Pellegrino" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-pellegrino/i-always-approach-any-character-i-do-as-being-right/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/mark-pellegrino-13557_always_i-always-approach-any-character-i-do-as_2614927.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/mark-pellegrino-13557_always_i-always-approach-any-character-i-do-as_2614927.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/mark-pellegrino-13557_always_i-always-approach-any-character-i-do-as_2614927.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always approach any character I do as being right.” — Mark Pellegrino", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Giving back to those who are less fortunate shows great character and is the right thing to do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cynthia Bailey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-bailey/giving-back-to-those-who-are-less-fortunate-shows-great-character-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/cynthia-bailey-6816_character_giving-back-to-those-who-are-less-fortun_1903006.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/cynthia-bailey-6816_character_giving-back-to-those-who-are-less-fortun_1903006.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/cynthia-bailey-6816_character_giving-back-to-those-who-are-less-fortun_1903006.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Giving back to those who are less fortunate shows great character and is the right thing to do.” — Cynthia Bailey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I will do whatever I can to become the character. 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