Character Quotes · Page 180

I approach everything from the same perspective which is character and story, which then influence the musical style.

— Bear McCreary

A moral point of view too often serves as a substitute for understanding in technological matters.

— Marshall McLuhan

Virtues, of ... Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.

— Benjamin Franklin

Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue

— Paulo Coelho

I personally got to draw a take on a character that I've had in my mind since I was a teenager. That…

— Declan Shalvey

When you wear a mask and create a character, nothing will pigeonhole you faster.

— Adam West

What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your…

— Martin Short

To remain absolutely free is what a true and authentic life is. So never gather any character - remain characterless.

— Rajneesh

A story and character are most important for me, not how I look, what clothes I wear, or what nail paint has…

— Shweta Tripathi

I have so many different projects, I hear voices in my head - the characters talking all at once - and I…

— Eli Roth

I've always had these morals I've sort of put on myself: that excess is bad. I used to be into Buddhism and…

— Kevin Parker

It is my firm belief that the highest value must be placed on the virtue of each individual, regardless of gender, race,…

— Tennys Sandgren

I'm really 100 per cent invested in 'Suburgatory' right now - I'm really focused on that and really like taking it all…

— Cheryl Hines

When you start writing the magic comes when the characters seem to take on a life of their own and write the…

— Alice Hoffman

I mean every character you totally, you know, the full fiber of the personality is kept in the film, and all of…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

So when things start going badly, you're invested in the characters in a way I think amplifies the horror and the fear…

— Katherine Waterston

“These struggles with the natural character, the strong native bent of the heart, may seem futile and fruitless, but in the end…

— Charlotte Bronte

Strength, Courage, Mastery, and Honor are the alpha virtues of men all over the world. They are the fundamental virtues of men…

— Jack Donovan

In real life I'm not the character I play in my films. I'm reasonably competent, I work very hard, I'm disciplined, I…

— Woody Allen

“A ruler who discerning justice refuseth to it the sanction of law, demanding abnegation of rights and self-sacrifice, will not drive his…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

You can be more creative in acting by bringing your character to life and bringing a piece of you that wasn't there…

— Arden Cho

I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln,…

— John McCain

There used to be times when I used to be bothered about box office, director, producer, the actress... If those ticks were…

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

Akin to the idea that time is money is the concept, less spoken but as commonly assumed, that we may be adequately…

— Wendell Berry

Though I enjoy playing historical characters, it is very taxing.

— Puneet Issar

A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.

— Jack Horner

Dilip Kumar was meticulous and specific about each nuance of his own character. He imbibed that sense in me too.

— Manoj Kumar

I would rather have played a character like Opie than Little Ricky.

— Keith Thibodeaux

Whether he wants it or not, man is the instrument of nature; she imposes on him character and appearance.

— Pablo Picasso

All the gold upon the earth and all the gold beneath it, does not compensate for lack of virtue.

— Plato

friendship is a virtue which comprehends all the rest; none being fit for this, who is not adorned with every other virtue.

— Mary Astell

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.

— Oscar Wilde

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— E. A. Bucchianeri

I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.

— Karin Slaughter

Everything we do is about the emotion of the characters. We believe the better the emotion, the better the movie.

— Nicolas Winding Refn

To be remembered by name for a character, with a sort of guilty joy, is... aw man, it's marvellous.

— Paterson Joseph

I enjoy a character who sticks to her guns, who's always challenging herself. That's something I can relate to.

— Yvonne Strahovski

“Talent develops in tranquility, character in the full current of human life.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Half our virtue arises from our being out of the way of temptation.

— Thomas Adams

I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.

— Jane Campion