The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I can picture the character in my head, and the voice just comes out. — Jim Cummings Copy Share Image
The reader can't take much for granted in a fiction where the scenery can eat the characters. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
If strength is measured by intelligence, honesty and depth of character, then yes, strong women are hot as hell. — Paget Brewster Copy Share Image
Judging yourself to be full of virtue paralyses. Judging yourself to be full of guilt also paralyses. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
The most important thing about leadership is your character and the values that guide your life. — Brenda Barnes Copy Share Image
The fundamental premise of liberalism is the moral incapacity of the American people. — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and… — Satya Bhabha Copy Share Image
Both Self-restraint and Unrestraint are a matter of extremes as compared with the character of the mass of mankind; the restrained man… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I find that when I watch films where the villain is more complex, I find that it makes the heroes more complex… — Joe Russo Copy Share Image
If you are lucky as an actor, you are doing a character that really matches where you are in life, or you're… — Scott Cohen Copy Share Image
“Tomorrow's world can not exist without morals, without faith and memory. Cynicism, narrow interests and cowardice must not occupy our lives.” — King Michael of Romania Copy Share Image
In 'The X-Men' world, one can be a hero one day and a villain the next, which means there's a constant battle… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
Knowledge is one of our direst needs. But it is insufficient on its own. If knowledge was stripped from true up-bringing, it… — Ameen Rihani Copy Share Image
I wanted to portray Joon-woo as someone who breaks out into a song and dance in that situation, an unpredictable villain who… — Ok Taec-yeon Copy Share Image
Morality in sexual relations, when it is free from superstition, consists essentially in respect for the other person, and unwillingness to use… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I met the real George Steinbrenner on only one occasion when he actually came and played himself on an episode of 'Seinfeld.'… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
Science is the search for the truth--it is not a game in which one tries to beat his opponent, to do harm… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
“That passivity in me has been the core of it all, the real evil. That weakness, that refusal to compromise a fractured… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Mickey Rourke's character in 'The Wrestler' - that was my dad, that was my uncles, that was so many members of my… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
What we love about the character Katie, played by Katy Mixon, is that she feels very universal and very relatable. And what… — Channing Dungey Copy Share Image
“First are those which free us from the strongest passions: laziness, love of comfort, sensuality, and pride. These virtues—fortitude, detachment, chastity, and… — Juan Luis Lorda Copy Share Image
You have to think of each stage of the movie and how it progresses, get into the state of mind of the… — Jaume Collet-Serra Copy Share Image
