Character Quotes · Page 316

I support the higher moral standard that this country has decided to hold itself to.

— Gina Haspel

I don't categorize characters into one syllable. These are fully-rounded characters that I don't judge; I just play them.

— Kevin Spacey

Adversity can do nothing but sculpt the character of the subjected.

— Charlie Butcher

You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character.

— Ray Romano

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.

— Rachel Carson

For me, patience is a virtue and the result is much more important than the road.

— Isaac Wright Jr

Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

There are always different roles and questions to be asked about certain characters.

— Dennis Haysbert

Women are strong. We are strong because we are used to the pain which comes every month. It forms character. I want…

— Alessandra Mussolini

“And from what we know, he truly saw each and every one of these obstacles as an opportunity to practice some virtue:…

— Ryan Holiday

Vanity is the natural weakness of an ambitious man, which exposes him to the secret scorn and derision of those he converses…

— Joseph Addison

Just because you can tear something down does not mean you can rebuild it. There is a great deal of difference between…

— Randy Vader

What I do in the writing of any character is to try to enter into the mind, heart and skin of a…

— Eudora Welty

You're right, we both have been working on these films [Kung Fu Panda] forever and we know these characters so well that…

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Not only do I believe that it is possible to maintain moral standards without the crutch of religion but I would argue…

— David G. McAfee

Games have been called the lab for the development of moral attributes, but they will not, of themselves, accomplish this purpose. They…

— James Naismith

I was being generous. Gia Coppola wasn't even a filmmaker at that time, but I asked her to do it, because I…

— James Franco

What's amazing is getting to have conversations about what the character might be wearing at different points, how this journey of texture…

— Emma D'Arcy

In real life, we do things out of character, constantly. A couple of days ago, my shoes were hurting, so I walked…

— Allison Williams

I've had experiences where I wasn't allowed to change words around at all because you have to say everything, exactly as written…

— Zooey Deschanel

Part of the core of my system, is a way of trying to give the characters more control. If I'm practicing making…

— William Gibson

[At the end of the story, its main character, Tom] is now a great man of science, and can plan railroads, and…

— Charles Kingsley

I'm all alone. There has been no man in my life for several months now and although it would be nice to…

— Agyness Deyn

“We are born in both intellectual and moral darkness. We need the influence of the Holy Spirit—in the life of Jesus Christ,…

— Heath White

Acting is still, of course, what I love to do most. The beauty of it is that by changing characters, it never…

— Christopher Lambert

You ought to be able to wear your character like a Lycra bodysuit.

— Andy Daly

Costume is a huge part of getting into character. Your body soaks in what you're wearing, and you turn into someone else.

— Jane Levy

What is Milan's character? Let's not be closed in by our provincialism.

— Franca Sozzani

Every character, if fleshed out properly, is being taken seriously.

— Varun Sharma

I definitely like to play characters that don't fit any kind of mold; that are slightly offbeat, because it's more fun to…

— Zuleikha Robinson

Even though Doctor Strange is an established character, when you're doing an origin story there's a lot of room for manoeuvre.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

..to write and to live are very different. Many who praise virtue, do no more than praise it.

— Samuel Johnson

Whatever character I play, I want to inspire. I don't want to just be the girlfriend or be the wife.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I believe no challenge is more important to the character of America than restoring the right to life to all human beings.

— Ronald Reagan

Sports ideally teach discipline and commitment. They challenge you and build character for everything you do in life.

— Howie Long

If you REALLY want to know how a guy will treat you, look at how he treats his mom, sister, grandma, boss,…

— Cynthia Silva

I think that ethical behaviour is another feature of the kind of inner discipline that leads to a happier existence.

— Dalai Lama

“I've always regarded it as a test of character to dislike the Kennedys. I don't really respect anyone who falls for Camelot.”

— Christopher Hitchens

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.

— Len Wein

Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully

— Mason Cooley