Character Quotes · Page 453

We are armed with language adequate to describe each leaf of the filed, but not to describe human character.

— Henry David Thoreau

Acts of vandalism, harassment and trespass are not a part of North Dakota's character and will not be tolerated.

— Doug Burgum

When you go to the polls, ethics and morality should be part of the evaluation.

— John Shimkus

Losing yourself in a fictional character can affect your real life.

— Anonymous

“i believe that true character gets revealed in actions, not in what someone says about him or herself.”

— Morgan Parker

I'm interested in what actors reveal about themselves through the structure of the character.

— Ira Sachs

It doesn't help for you to name a character's first name be Mindy and then be like, "I'm nothing like the character."

— Mindy Kaling

Always stick to your morals and standards. Never conform to society's standards.

— Enhance Dreams

If a character dies, you get to do a big, juicy death scene. But the flip side is you're out of the…

— Denis Leary

I think Ryan Gosling is a really great actor who's meticulous about his work. And I'd love to have the guts that…

— Ashton Kutcher

I fell in love with Crawford because when she was twenty or twenty five, she would dance and talk and sing and…

— Berenice Bejo

A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than…

— Michael Josephson

With Eclipse, I felt like I was doing a completely different movie and a completely different character. So, yeah, it was nice…

— Robert Pattinson

I like actors who just are who they are, with a little bit of qualification to adapt to their character. But mostly…

— Michel Gondry

Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can…

— Og Mandino

What I always liked about 'Sunny' whenever it approached any sort of hot-button issue is that, ultimately, what the characters felt about…

— Megan Ganz

If we lived in a State where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly.…

— Robert Bolt

Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book's artistry without the usual confusion and sap flow of…

— Michael Dirda

While I talked about comparisons between Cap and Cable, there's also a parallel with Tony Stark. Iron Man thinks of himself as…

— Jeph Loeb

... the basic principles of the military services are unchangeable. Courage and candor, obedience and comradeship, love of fatherland and loyalty to…

— Erich Raeder

“Thinking that you are good can make you bad. Talking about positive behavior can encourage negative behavior. Laozi is clearly on to…

— Edward Slingerland

“There comes a time in your life when you can no longer put off choosing. You have to choose one path or…

— Shannon L. Alder

With every character you play, as these guys will tell you, there's a part of you goes into that in terms of…

— Johnny Depp

Every good quality runs into a defect; economy borders on avarice, the generous are not far from the prodigal, the brave man…

— Victor Hugo

I would like to think that Im more different from my character than I am.

— Sarah Chalke

I consider Yoda to be just about the most evil character that I've ever seen in the history of literature.

— David Brin

Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?

— William Shakespeare

The ability of Americans to toss off oppressive characters is the most rewarding aspect, to me, of U.S. history.

— Norman Corwin

I gravitate towards sort of broken characters who try to be better people.

— Matthew Perry

You should think about your character. Know where you are changing, how you will be changed, what cannot be changed back again.

— Amy Tan

It's exciting to get to write characters that love each other and fight for each other.

— Ilana Glazer

Every day life give you an opportunity to do something meaningful it is up to you if you decided to do it…

— Anonymous

I'm an entertainer. I don't go round saying I'm a paragon of virtue, so that is clearly not in the public interest.

— Steve Coogan

“As Ben-Gurion so often said, the moral high ground is also the basis of power.”

— Shimon Peres

I think the Greeks were the only people ever to nail character. Their heroes are deeply flawed.

— Marlon James

“Modern morality consists in accepting the standard of one's age.”

— Oscar Wilde

It's really fun to put yourself into a character - into shoes you wouldn't normally be in.

— Billie Eilish

There are some movies you do for the character; there are some movies you do for the people.

— Kajal Aggarwal

Ideals and morality are often spoken of as virtual antimatter to the behaviors allegedly needed to maximize profits.

— Stephen Young

I always want my character to have dimension, no matter what phase of life or situation they find themselves in.

— Mira Sorvino