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Even in cerebral roles that are seemingly intelligent and nothing else, I think it's so important to wrap your characterization in a… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
What we loved about the movies we watched as children was the great character work. They are all about the place where… — Matt Duffer Copy Share Image
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Trump is the white evangelicals' version of V.I. Lenin's 'useful idiot,' a character who is helping achieve their apocalyptic fever dreams, but… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
What I always studied in screenwriting from my mentor John Glavin was that the most interesting characters are characters with shades of… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful… — Buddha Copy Share Image
Usually, I don't feel comfortable with a character until I've played him before an audience for several performances. It is not until… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Italy is such a delightful place to live in if you happen to be a man. There one may enjoy that exquisite… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
Human beings are complicated and flawed and unique, but we all have a story to tell. Gone are the days where our… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
Evil denotes the lack of good. Not every absence of good is an evil, for absence may be taken either in a… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
My parents put me in sports when I was 5 years old, and they put my sisters in sports. So that's what… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
The first time I remember women reacting to me was when we were filming Hud in Texas. Women were literally trying to… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
“Yet in its life, for eight hundred years, virtue alone, that one word, has illuminated and explained something of what we think… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
I don't know what art is exactly, but I'm pretty sure it's not something you get paid to do. For myself this… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
All I liked to do when I was a kid was draw. My childhood was like my adult life: drawing pictures with… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
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There's nothing comparative to Damien [the current Robin] or any of the other characters. I love those characters. And this isn't, "This… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic act is also decent, and causes the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The most important characteristic for a good communicator is the not the skill with which they communicate - it is having something… — Randy Vader Copy Share Image
A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
My very first story, I was around 5, and I really just wrote myself. When I was 5, I loved myself so… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
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Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I think it's critical in any character you play that it really is about reacting instead of acting. You can always tell… — Malin Akerman Copy Share Image
The important thing to remember is to follow the path of light. As the fictional character Yoda, from Star Wars, correctly pointed… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
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When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
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That was the only trepidation I had about 'Will & Grace.' It had nothing to do with the sexuality of the character.… — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
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As minister of finance, Mr. Flaherty served his country with dedication and conviction, even as he faced mounting health challenges. As both… — Thomas Mulcair Copy Share Image
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts. — J. L. Austin Copy Share Image
I decide what character I am. I allow myself to become another person. Because if I'm just Stephanie, I'm not comfortable. When… — Stephanie Seymour Copy Share Image
Social-impact partnerships address our moral responsibilities to ensure that social programs actually improve recipients' lives, and to do so in a fiscally… — Todd Young Copy Share Image
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People reveal their character even in the simplest things they do. Fools do not enter a room, nor leave it, nor sit… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
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The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he… — George Clooney Copy Share Image