Character Quotes · Page 419

Ideally, when you play a character, she goes away with half of you, and you go away with half of her. And…

— Jessie Buckley

I like nothing more than a character sacrificing himself or herself for the sake of others. That's drama at its finest for…

— Bryan Konietzko

'Dragon Ball''s villains were easy to draw: Piccolo, Freeza, Majin Boo.

— Akira Toriyama

Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit.

— Charles Lamb

I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect.

— Joe Shuster

I do love editorials - you're free to do whatever you want and portray a different character.

— Jacquelyn Jablonski

Whenever I like a character or a script, I take up the project and leave the rest to the audience.

— Rajkummar Rao

I love every character in the DC universe, except for Rampage. Rampage is a She-Hulk rip-off, and I like She-Hulk.

— Geoff Johns

That's what I so admired about Johnny Cash and June Carter. Their music wasn't a big influence on me. It was their…

— Shelby Lynne

I know there are a lot of people who like to get very involved in their characters, but I, personally, find it…

— Henry Cavill

I take great pride in portraying a strong female character who is independent and can take care of herself. I don't think…

— Inbar Lavi

The blunting effects of slavery upon the slaveholder's moral perceptions are known and conceded the world over; and a priveleged class, an…

— Mark Twain

Ulysses ... is a dogged attempt to cover the universe with mud, an inverted Victorianism, an attempt to make crossness and dirt…

— E. M. Forster

There have been number of films that have been made with Mumbai as a backdrop or a character. 'Company,' 'Life In A…

— Chunky Pandey

Is it more important to make sure that you have another Clinton or a woman in the White House than it is…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

I realize everybody wants what they can't have but in the end of the day what you have inside is much more…

— Selena Gomez

“Oh, there are plenty of people," the Duc used to observe, "who never misbehave save when passion spurs them to ill; later,…

— Donatien Alphonse François de Sade

If I was to direct a movie about a super-confident guy, first of all I would hate that character. I can do…

— Louis Leterrier

I don't do all the background and the worldbuilding before I start the story. What I do is I work out the…

— Garth Nix

There's people who watch shows while they're preparing their dinners, and they don't want to focus, and they don't want to be…

— Rashida Jones

It is of course daunting to make ones public debut in a new format, particularly with a well loved character, and in…

— Arvind Ethan David

For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects,…

— John Hawkes

For me, a lot of these actors are new. For me, I only worked with Finn Whittrock and Michael Chiklis. So a…

— Matt Bomer

Costume is always an asset. Normal costume you have a lot to say about - if you're wearing suits or ties, and…

— Morgan Freeman

I pray to be of service to the playwright, the audience, the other actors and my character.

— Lusia Strus

I never wanted to be commissioned to paint portraits. I like to choose my own subject and make a character study from…

— William Dobell

Some people will never change, and you just have to accept that.

— Anonymous

For me, playing a really bad character is about figuring out what brought the person to where we need him.

— Paul Dano

You cannot have the career I'm having, staying at Real Madrid for seven years, without character.

— Raphael Varane

The foundations of the world will be shaky until the moral props are restored.

— Anne O'Hare McCormick

I would like any type of character that I could be creative with and totally delve into.

— Noah Hathaway

Even Christoph Waltz's character, Colonel Landa in 'Inglourious Basterds', I never judged him.

— Quentin Tarantino

Purity strikes me as the most mysterious of the virtues and the more I think about it the less I know about…

— Flannery O'Connor

Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in that of men.

— Jose Marti

Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

There are characters that become more popular as we fall in love with them.

— Dan Scanlon

It's rather rare when you play an older character in a movie in a supporting role to even get an arc.

— Sigourney Weaver

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters.

— Emily Giffin

I do not want to work to stay busy. I want to feel excited and challenged with each character that I portray…

— Kirti Kulhari

Take care of your character and your reputation will take care of itslef,

— Anonymous