Character Quotes · Page 392

Humility enforces where neither virtue nor strength can prevail, nor reason.

— Francis Quarles

Honestly, playing negative roles is much more fun, because there are no restrictions.

— Vatsal Sheth

I find actors who play nasty guys in movies are the nicest guys in real life, and the opposite then goes for…

— Jonathan Rhys Meyers

“Our moral decisions about ourselves can be spiritual. Our moral decisions about other people can only be practical.”

— Andrew Klavan

So, wrestling, being strong, having good matches? I learned that in New Japan. But as a TV character? TNA was good.

— Kazuchika Okada

And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor.

— Vincent D'Onofrio

Our moral traditions developed concurrently with our reason, not as its product.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

I think it's really important to depict complex, flawed LGBT characters, because we are all connected by our humanity.

— Kit Williamson

In some ways, it's easier to be the lead. Week after week, scene after scene, the rhythms of filming force you to…

— Corey Stoll

Ultimately, if you look at the characters in my films, you'll see a lot of similarities going all the way back to…

— Doug Liman

When someone gets closely related to a character they play on TV, it's very hard to break that mold and go on…

— Katherine Moennig

I never know what's going to happen or what opportunities are going to be given to me. I've found with the opportunities…

— Alexandra Daddario

A Bug's Life' is a really funny movie and the characters have such different personalities. The movie is happy and then gets…

— Booboo Stewart

A character, to be acceptable as more than a chess piece, has to be ignorant of the future, unsure about the past,…

— Anthony Burgess

“The Sage desires only one thing, virtue, and he is cautious about only one thing, vice. He is the same in every…

— Donald J. Robertson

Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which…

— Charles Caleb Colton

I think most people don't really understand all that it takes to stand on your toes, and to be able to jump…

— Misty Copeland

“I have chosen two concepts to guide my thoughts and actions. They are stronger than the pressure of society, the constraints of…

— Gamal Hennessy

I'm a big believer in the notion that our greatest potential lies in our darkest parts. To a certain extent it's only…

— Zachary Quinto

I never wanted to write about Bulgaria. When I was still living there I did my absolute best to never write a…

— Miroslav Penkov

With the Internet being such an easy way to find comedians you think are funny, I think you're probably seeing so many…

— Megan Stalter

I love the whole kind of notion of transformation for me is (what) excites me about not only acting, but storytelling. I…

— Andy Serkis

It is among the evils of slavery that it taints the very sources of moral principle. It establishes false estimates of virtue…

— John Quincy Adams

“That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches. Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it…

— Leonardo da Vinci

We all are brought up on some values, and I believe values define a man's character.

— Mahima Chaudhry

As an actor, it's my job to prepare myself for a role. If the character is realistic, one can't go wrong.

— Arjun Rampal

If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.

— Edmund Burke

My job as a dramatist is to find out where these characters want to go, and make it as hard as possible…

— Peter Hedges

I grew up listening to great music that molded my character and my artistry, that helped me.

— Scarface

Charming villains have always had a decided social advantage over well-meaning people who chew with their mouths open.

— Judith Martin

Anne DeGrace is a gifted story teller and Far From Home contains some of her most intriguing characters. Thoroughly enjoyable.

— Paulette Jiles

When you play characters, you shouldn't just be putting on their characteristics - you should be finding it inside yourself.

— Chadwick Boseman

“but maybe this was just how character formed: by groping whims we had no choice afterward but to commit to as ourselves.”

— Ben Blum

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

— Elizabeth Bowen

The easy, gentle, and sloping path . . . is not the path of true virtue. It demands a rough and thorny road.

— Michel de Montaigne

Essaying different characters on screen and doing justice to each role entails its own set of research and hard work.

— Tridha Choudhury

Any author of fiction will tell you that characters don't need to be told what to do.

— Alexander McCall Smith

When we decided to make 'DMC5,' one of the things we said off the bat is, 'Let's make a new character.'

— Hideaki Itsuno

It's interesting sometimes when an audience can empathize with a villain.

— Jack Gleeson

Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.

— E. Stanley Jones