Character Quotes · Page 399

If a man's character is to be abused, say what you will, there's nobody like a relative to do the business.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Let them call it mischief; when it is past and prospered, it will be virtue.

— Ben Jonson

I think the best dramatic actors know how to tap into their character's humor.

— Catherine O'Hara

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”

— Theodore Parker

Civilization will reach maturity only when it learns to value diversity of character and of ideas.

— Arthur C. Clarke

I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

— Dick Schaap

Every animator is really an actor performing in slow motion, living the character a drawing at a time.

— John Lasseter

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

— Julie Andrews

Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being…

— Edward James Olmos

I think you can always find interesting, complex and fascinating characters to play in different kinds of movies. It's in your hands.

— Anton Yelchin

My parents are naive in their morality of things, and so, without realising it, I landed up being ethical and having strong…

— Sonali Bendre

I certainly think that there's a little bit of me in all of my characters, because I feel like the only way…

— Rebecca Serle

Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character.

— David Corbett

When you are a really iconic character, everyone thinks that's all you can do. It's nice to show people that I'm not…

— Lucas Cruikshank

“While many may claim that these virtues are old-fashioned, they are essential materials for building a solid and worthwhile foundation for your…

— Susan C. Young

The time I heard the script for Hathiram's character in 'Paatal Lok,' I was sure it is one of the best characters…

— Jaideep Ahlawat

For me, the acting part - and I have to say it makes me a little worried about my own psychological make-up…

— Kathy Baker

I think 'vegan' is a beautiful word. It is more than just a description for our diet. I see it as a…

— Philip Wollen

“He'd learned pretty early that the illusioned virtuous creatures were no more than that— illusions. Innocence was a community that was used…

— Camille Oster

Crime seems to change character when it crosses a bridge or a tunnel. In the city, crime is taken as emblematic of…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

That song [ "Proud of your boy" ] in particular, I sing towards the beginning of the show [Aladdin], and what it…

— Adam Jacobs

I find it much easier to write comic-books than lyrics actually because it's a natural dialogue. Writing song lyrics is not natural…

— Scott Ian

History is basically really looking back and finding out what happened to an individual, a community, a family, a group in a…

— Tamlyn Tomita

Wealth brings noble opportunities, and competence is a proper object of pursuit; but wealth, and even competence, may be bought at too…

— George Stillman Hillard

I like ambiguity. I think it's so much more interesting to play than an overtly good or an overtly evil person.

— Evangeline Lilly

As bad a dresser as I am, anything beats being judged by my character.

— David Sedaris

Your business will only get as big as the shadow of your character.

— Orrin Woodward

“Remember that your reputation is made by others, but your character is made by you!”

— Napoleon Hill (Author

Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are.

— Alfred Molina

Whether it is television or film, the character on the page has to speak to me.

— Yvonne Strahovski

As an actor you have to have the room to play and find the character.

— Simone Missick

The true character of epistolary style is playfulness and urbanity.

— Joseph Joubert

Morality consists of suspecting other people of not being legally married.

— George Bernard Shaw

I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.

— Morris Gleitzman

As for dream roles, they usually just speak to you. I just crave complex characters.

— Kirsten Prout

The most important thing, when playing characters with chemistry, is being able to work off the other actor and be supported.

— Tricia Helfer

I think it's about finding the character you want to play and the people you want to work with.

— Eric McCormack

“Unfortunately, many today have come to equate morality with political correctness,”

— Ben Carson

Blood hardly defines one's character. We are made by our actions, not our blood. - Soren

— Kathryn Lasky

I like to observe people, and I find people pretty fascinating. So I think character is my strength.

— Ruth Jones