“Consider, that no jewel upon earth is comparable to a woman of virtue and honor; and, that the honor of the sex… — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
My character on 'Orange is the New Black' is not one that requires being absolutely shredded with 5% body fat. But I… — Matt McGorry Copy Share Image
When I was 18 and not sure whether I wanted to be an actor, I realised that a playwright has no voice… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
[My characters are] conglomerations of past and present stages of civilization, bits from books and newspapers, scraps of humanity, rags and tatters… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but… — Kathy Baker Copy Share Image
Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
"After all, golf is only a game", said Millicent. Women say these things without thinking. It does not mean that there is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a… — Jack Gantos Copy Share Image
The neccessity for making a living keeps our minds so bound down to the details of professional success that we sometimes forget… — Arthur Twining Hadley Copy Share Image
Critics have found in the narrative a veneer of erudition that cloaks nothing more than a James Bond-style romp, albeit a highly… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
“If your moral matrix rests entirely on the Care and Fairness foundations, then it's hard to hear the sacred overtones in America's… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
The journalist in me always loved relating and socialising and connecting with people, but there came a point where I needed to… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
I think it's interesting playing characters who are flawed and make mistakes because we all have - no one's just one thing… — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
Creating the characters is the most creative part of the novel except for the language itself. There I am, sitting in front… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
When I started doing television, I thought that I would change the way that I shot, the way that I blocked, and… — Len Wiseman Copy Share Image
The movies I did before were movies with a lot of characters, a lot of locations, and low budgets, which meant that… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
You can look back on a lot of things and things that could have been changed, but ultimately those things make you… — Jermaine O'Neal Copy Share Image
The first thing I did when I made a little bit of money as a singer was to buy myself an amber… — Renee Fleming Copy Share Image
I like making stories and characters that people can relate to. I also like giving the audience a departure from whatever they're… — Haylie Duff Copy Share Image
I think if you create well balanced characters that are well represented, boys and girls relate to them whether they're boys or… — Jennifer Lee Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have to just think about the truth of your character. You have to think about how to play… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
I studied psychology in school, and the best psychology is in literature. It's so much easier to understand a character than a… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
When I sit down to talk to men's magazines, there's a certain character that I play. She's not fully fleshed out -… — Megan Fox Copy Share Image
I actually love doing period pieces, purely because it takes you into a different world, mentally. The clothes you have to wear… — Tamsin Egerton Copy Share Image
I believe people leave a theater bonding with characters. Story is the vessel that carries character. Comedy is a very important component… — Chris Meledandri Copy Share Image
For me, I start at the place that my characters are human. I start at the place that they are onions that… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
One of the best things about reading comic books, when you're a kid or an adult, is watching the characters cross-over. What… — Andrew Kreisberg Copy Share Image
When you have a character to work with, you carry them around in a strange way - they make you look at… — Ben Whishaw Copy Share Image
I just love the Carmella character. It's so over the top. It's so extra. She's not afraid to be herself and say… — Carmella Copy Share Image
You don't need a dead father to explain a character's sadness. And impressing yourself with wit/cleverness often feels like what it is… — Mary J. Miller Copy Share Image
A lot of cable television is shot on a single camera. Our eyes are more trained to that. It takes the camera… — A. J. Bowen Copy Share Image
What then have I done? What, except yield to a natural feeling, inspired by beauty, sanctioned by virtue and kept at all… — Vicomte De Valmont Copy Share Image
I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
My look in the song 'Character Deela Hai in Ready,' starring Salman Khan and Asin, has come in for praise. I've signed… — Zareen Khan Copy Share Image
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Moral laws are set as a curb and restraint to these exorbitant desires, which they cannot be but by rewards and punishments,… — John Locke Copy Share Image
I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell… — Tammy Blanchard Copy Share Image
To choose the ideal voice for a character is to give a character an ardent and vivid life, to allow him or… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
The past could liberate or imprison - it creates a nation's character, provides the nourishment or the poison a people imbibe in… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image