Character Quotes · Page 173

Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

I am happy to be part of 'Sajjan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo.' This character is something that I have not done…

— Sharat Saxena

My character of Ammaji in 'Solhah Singaarr' is that of strict matriarch who adheres to her values.

— Sudha Chandran

It's more difficult for me to get into a character in the lead-up as opposed to leaving it.

— Dacre Montgomery

What I love about my work is that I'm forced to look through my character's eyes.

— Joseph Fiennes

If character be irrecoverably lost, then indeed there will be nothing left worth saving.

— Samuel Smiles

The only two characters I can play convincingly are myself and a dumber and sweeter version of myself.

— Zach Anner

The difference between a hero and a villain is that they just make different choices.

— Tom Hiddleston

The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community,…

— Edward Abbey

I think it would be a great challenge to work on a military game which featured a female lead character. Since female…

— Rhianna Pratchett

But I don't think that it's a form of family that I would be comfortable in. I've found a way to this…

— Jeanne Tripplehorn

I think there's something really positive about getting to explore a character for a long time on a TV show and live…

— Erica Durance

One of the things that upset me a lot, and I'm pretty open about it is people that challenge my character or…

— P.K. Subban

The atmosphere and the environment that you get on a Chris Nolan film that he and Emma [Tomson] create is one where…

— Christopher Nolan

I take bits and pieces from everything. But I think the Method can be very isolating, and sometimes it's more about ego…

— Maxine Peake

The moral man is he who is opposed to injustice per se, opposed to injustice wherever he finds it; the moral man…

— Bayard Rustin

I think it's really hard to make songs that pursue an agenda. You can kind of do it a little bit through…

— David Byrne

I remember when I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I thought Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the greatest writers,…

— Stan Lee

It's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to. Writing is very pleasurable, very seductive,…

— Woody Allen

I have a long list of how people call me: 'The Prince of Design,' 'Beethoven of Design,' 'the Dutch Prince of Design'…

— Marcel Wanders

“Thus did I receive, through the singing of these various hymns and the moral education that accompanied them, not only a religious,…

— Jean Said Makdisi

I think 'Scarface' is a great film, but if you have a character like Tony Montana, you don't identify with him at…

— Jacques Audiard

Be thankful that sometimes God lets you struggle for a long time before that answer comes. Your character will grow; your faith…

— David O. McKay

I think the thing that made this stand out the most was just the fact that there's a lot more character to…

— Angie Harmon

“Association with other people corrupts our character; especially when we have none.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.

— Quintilian

Characters must not brood too long. They must not waste time running up and down ladders in their own insides.

— E. M. Forster

Humility is not a virtue in a writer, it is an absolute necessity.

— James Lee Burke

I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself.

— Kate Winslet

There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.

— Brad Meltzer

It's so fun to just slip on different hats and play different characters, even if it's just for a minute.

— Reid Scott

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.

— Jeremy Bentham

I'm chill as f^ck & that's probably why so many b*tches can't vibe with me. B*tches love drama & That's out of…

— KiKi Strack

Decision has greater virtue and force if taken after there has been eloquent dissent.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 NIV”

— Inc. Barbour Publishing

I've played a heroin addict and a speed freak and dark characters throughout my career.

— Meg Ryan

The world is a stage we walk upon. We are all in a way fictional characters who write ourselves with our beliefs.

— Louis Theroux

Test cricket tests your ability as a cricketer but also bring out your true character.

— James Anderson

Being an entertainer, I want to play the role both of a villain and a hero.

— Diljit Dosanjh

I would never wish to say that I've finally waved goodbye to any character, it's just that the emphasis tends to shift.

— Rowan Atkinson