Character Quotes · Page 432

I was brought up very Catholic, and the character of Tommy Gnosis got his name from there.

— John Cameron Mitchell

A woman can't do anything about her appearance. Either she's pretty or she isn't. But her character is quite another matter.

— Julie Garwood

If I were somebody else looking at my character, I'd be like, "She's beautiful." I'm practicing. I'm not succeeding.

— Sarah Silverman

To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd, In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.

— Homer

When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it.

— Vera Farmiga

Never argue with your characters; they know themselves better than you do

— Laurell K. Hamilton

I really wanted our male characters to be a lot stronger. We gave them careers, lives.

— Catherine Hardwicke

I'd love to do a comedy like 'Bridesmaids;' I think that would be so fun. I would play the Kristen Wiig character.

— Emma Roberts

It's actually meditative to sit in a character for an extended period of time, realizing what your relationship is to who you're…

— Frances Conroy

“Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity.”

— Shannon L. Alder

I acted as a mood builder in 'Love Rain,' so I thought it was going to be a similar role in 'Reply…

— Seo In-guk

All the characters I play are all inside of me in a way, and they're all different, the darkness, the lightness, whatever…

— Alexander Skarsgard

“human rights" cannot serve as a stable, shared basis for morality in a society riven by fundamental disagreement about what "human" means,…

— Brad S. Gregory

I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for…

— Ivan Reitman

I don't think anybody deals well with tragedy or grief, but maybe my characters are particularly bad at it. Which is why…

— Dan Chaon

There is a fine line between confidence and cocky. Confidence can bring you many things, but cockiness can make you lose many…

— Azgraybebly Josland

Once a man recognizes himself as a being surrounded by other beings in this world and begins to respect his life and…

— Albert Schweitzer

As I started to read nonfiction in the mid '70s, I discovered, holy cow, there was a lot of imaginative nonfiction. Not…

— David Quammen

Humanity will... be confronted with dangers of unprecedented character unless, in due time, measures can be taken to forestall a disastrous competition…

— Niels Bohr

At 21, my career took a comedic turn when I was cast in a new Broadway play called 'Brooklyn Boy,' by Donald…

— Ari Graynor

“Obedience is not a virtue. I wanted to please everyone but myself, and I had to lose everything to learn that lesson.…

— Kathryn Wesley

I'm a very positive person, that's something that's like my character Savannah. She's very positive in everything that she does and I'm…

— Ashley Tisdale

How are you going to teach virtue if you teach the relativity of all ethical ideas? Virtue, if it implies anything at…

— Robert M. Pirsig

We can deny angels exist, convince ourselves they can't be real. But they show up anyway, at strange places and at strange…

— Zack Snyder

Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.

— Les Brown

Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.

— Joseph Addison

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

— Thomas Paine

I miss theater. I miss living the arc of the character, from curtain to curtain, and I miss the immediate audience response.

— David Anders

Do you know how hard it is to play a character where youre always in heels? Oh, my goodness!

— Serinda Swan

Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character.

— Aristotle

The moral values I've learnt in my life I've learnt through football.

— Arsene Wenger

I'm obviously interested in playing characters who have autonomy, who drive the story.

— Kerry Bishe

One of my complaints with American TV characters is that they all have a particular schtick, a hook.

— Kevin McKidd

I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.

— Kate Burton

“Areté is a word that means excellence in character and life. It is the accumulation of virtue in one's life.”

— Tobin Wilson

Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled.

— John Milton

Your successes and failures does not best describe you, your character and attitude does.

— Anonymous

“Your thoughts build your attitude, character, and life to represent you in society.”

— Ehsan Sehgal

As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality.

— Mahatma Gandhi

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.

— Katharine Hepburn