I'm not accomplished enough to over-analyze something, because I don't have the background as far as people who write and know how… — Phyllis Smith Copy Share Image
I think to be a writer, you have to enjoy being alone. I was a loner as a teenager and was always… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say something useful. If I'm going to spend… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
When Rolling Stone handed me this crazy assignment to be in the studio with James Brown, they had the misapprehension that I'd… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
Virtue is not always where it seems to be. People sometimes acknowledge favors only to maintain their reputations, and to make themselves… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
The world values the seer above all men, and has always done so. Nay, it values all men in proportion as they… — John Jay Chapman Copy Share Image
It was a challenge to be able to create a character without being able to use one's normal set of expressions. All… — Helena Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
“Literature is communication. Communication requires loyalty. A rigorous morality results from complicity in the knowledge of Evil, which is the basis of… — Georges Bataille Copy Share Image
The last six months of 'EastEnders' were a struggle and when I watched Steve Owen's character on screen during that time, I… — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
Neither heredity nor environment determine character. But whether we give in to or overcome the negative messages we are exposed to as… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
Like, in general I think people have very complicated reasons for wanting things, and we often have no idea whether we’re actually… — John Green Copy Share Image
You do your due diligence, you read as much as you can, and then, ultimately, I find that you discard that and… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
A full-dressed ecclesiastic is a sort of go-cart of divinity; an ethical automaton. A clerical prig is, in general, a very dangerous… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
"Teachers"... treat students neither coercively nor instrumentally but as joint seekers of truth and of mutual actualization. They help students define moral… — James MacGregor Burns Copy Share Image
A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into… — Simon Bolivar Copy Share Image
“You’re going to turn me into one of them, aren’t you?” “That is what my uncle expects from me, but I can’t… — Nicole Sobon Copy Share Image
By manipulating what you hear and how you hear it - and what other things you don't hear - you can not… — Walter Murch Copy Share Image
People often call me saying: 'Johnny, we have a role that we think only you can do.' If I like the character,… — Johnny Lever Copy Share Image
I wasn't terribly aware of Catwoman. She was a DC comics character and as a kid, I wasn't terribly fond of the… — Benjamin Bratt Copy Share Image
The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who… — Al-Shafi‘i Copy Share Image
You are right in speaking of the moral foundations of science, but you cannot turn around and speak of the scientific foundations… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“[T]he Old Testament, [...] if considered as a general rule of conduct, would lead to consequences destructive of all principles of humanity… — David Hume Copy Share Image
When I did The Fifth Element [1997], it was like, "Oh my goodness, who is this character?" I loved doing Resident Evil,… — Milla Jovovich Copy Share Image
The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage. — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
“In essence, we are deeper than being; we are character, which contains the conscious forces of love, justice, kindness, faith, and forgiveness.” — Gary Gordon Copy Share Image
Marvel's got a crowded universe, and there are already so many characters hogging the spotlight that it's hard to break through that.… — Kurt Busiek Copy Share Image
I think the key divide between the interactive media and the narrative media is the difficulty in opening up an empathic pathway… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
I have learned, by some experience, that virtue and patriotism, vice and selfishness, are found in all parties, and that they differ… — William H. Seward Copy Share Image
The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I can only play characters that I feel like are real people and in a complete way and in such a whole… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
“Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty The state of being whole, entire, or undiminished” — Doug Moran Copy Share Image
You hear stories of intense actors who can't shed their character and who don't know who they are for a week or… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
I really hope that's what my career ends up looking like, that every character is different from the last, and that I… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have a character and a purpose. That's why they become classics. Because… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
I didn't really feel like I fit any of the parts. You either have to be this crazy beautiful supermodel lady, or… — Kay Cannon Copy Share Image
The beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that… — Plato Copy Share Image
I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what it is… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
I certainly would never presume to play another race of a person. Diversity is important in Hollywood, and I would never want… — Scarlett Johansson Copy Share Image
My mother and I will continue on some level that I havent determined yet. I think my mothers a great character, and… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
![“You do your due diligence, you read as much as you can, and then, ultimately, I find that you discard that and you concentrate on the characters [of 'Antropoid'] and you can draw on [the research] if you wish, but I think ultimately it's about bringing as much truth and honesty to the portrayal as…” quote by Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/cillian-murphy-4370_character_you-do-your-due-diligence-you-read-as-mu_2919785.jpg)
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