--- title: "11 Character Study Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Character Study quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Character Study sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/james-arness-64562_action_what-made-us-different-from-other-wester_760334.jpg" --- > [What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of shooting; they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arness/what-made-us-different-from-other-westerns-was-the-fact-that-gunsmoke/) [James Arness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/james-arness-64562_action_what-made-us-different-from-other-wester_760334.jpg) > [So, as much as it is about this continuing war, the reinstated draft, and their individual views, it's really sort of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elijah-wood/so-as-much-as-it-is-about-this-continuing-war-the-reinstated-draft/) [Elijah Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elijah-wood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/elijah-wood-4751_character_so-as-much-as-it-is-about-this-continuin_2519280.jpg) > [I want to do roles that provoke us to think differently or realise ourselves in a new light. Characters of women who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-haydon/i-want-to-do-roles-that-provoke-us-to-think-differently-or-realise/) [Lisa Haydon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-haydon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/lisa-haydon-12295_action_i-want-to-do-roles-that-provoke-us-to-th_252786.jpg) > [You don't necessarily think that with a Disney prince that you're going to get to have a little bit of a character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harris-dickinson/you-don-t-necessarily-think-that-with-a-disney-prince-that-you-re/) [Harris Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harris-dickinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/harris-dickinson-6060_character_you-don-t-necessarily-think-that-with-a_890823.jpg) > [There's the acting side of it so you work with a coach. Dissect a script. If it's a character, then obviously a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-eastwood/there-s-the-acting-side-of-it-so-you-work-with-a-coach-dissect-a/) [Scott Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/scott-eastwood-8417_acting_there-s-the-acting-side-of-it-so-you-wor_1508826.jpg) > [I have a very schoolish approach to acting. I like to do my homework, know more about the character, and study it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/urvashi-rautela/i-have-a-very-schoolish-approach-to-acting-i-like-to-do-my-homework/) [Urvashi Rautela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/urvashi-rautela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02b/urvashi-rautela-7505_acting_i-have-a-very-schoolish-approach-to-acti_1123156.jpg) > ['Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-kane/hester-street-was-my-most-complete-character-study-but-annie-hall-and/) [Carol Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-kane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a6/carol-kane-8948_character_hester-street-was-my-most-complete-chara_1823426.jpg) > [Compassion may be called the fundamental of all good art because it alone can tell you what other beings feel and experience.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/compassion-may-be-called-the-fundamental-of-all-good-art-because-it/) [Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/michael-chekhov-33026_access_compassion-may-be-called-the-fundamental_1030251.png) > [When forced to survive in an apocalyptic world, there are some characters that embrace their higher selves with some emerging as natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/when-forced-to-survive-in-an-apocalyptic-world-there-are-some-2/) [Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/laurie-holden-20216_apocalyptic_when-forced-to-survive-in-an-apocalyptic_2739146.jpg) > [Even in a manuscript form, 'The Girl on the Train' sort of leapt off the pages as a contemporary suspense drama-slash-thriller. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/even-in-a-manuscript-form-the-girl-on-the-train-sort-of-leapt-off-the/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/marc-platt-10388_character_even-in-a-manuscript-form-the-girl-on-th_2204037.jpg) > [Every thought which enters the mind, every word we utter, every deed we perform, makes its impression upon the inmost fiber of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orison-swett-marden/every-thought-which-enters-the-mind-every-word-we-utter-every-deed-we/) [Orison Swett Marden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orison-swett-marden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/orison-swett-marden-711_apollo_every-thought-which-enters-the-mind-ever_2348250.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-study/#itemlist", "name": "Character Study Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of shooting; they were character-study shows.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Arness" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arness/what-made-us-different-from-other-westerns-was-the-fact-that-gunsmoke/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/james-arness-64562_action_what-made-us-different-from-other-wester_760334.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/james-arness-64562_action_what-made-us-different-from-other-wester_760334.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/james-arness-64562_action_what-made-us-different-from-other-wester_760334.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of…” — James Arness", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So, as much as it is about this continuing war, the reinstated draft, and their individual views, it's really sort of a deeply human tale, and a character study as well.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elijah Wood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elijah-wood/so-as-much-as-it-is-about-this-continuing-war-the-reinstated-draft/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/elijah-wood-4751_character_so-as-much-as-it-is-about-this-continuin_2519280.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/elijah-wood-4751_character_so-as-much-as-it-is-about-this-continuin_2519280.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/elijah-wood-4751_character_so-as-much-as-it-is-about-this-continuin_2519280.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So, as much as it is about this continuing war, the reinstated draft, and their individual views, it's…” — Elijah Wood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to do roles that provoke us to think differently or realise ourselves in a new light. 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The study of books, of music, or of the fine arts is not essential to a lofty character. It rests with the worker whether a rude piece of marble shall be squared into a horse-block or carved into an Apollo, a Psyche, or a Venus di Milo. 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