I suppose 'My Hollywood' is only as politically meaningful as it is deeply inside the least powerful of its characters. I wanted… — Mona Simpson Copy Share Image
Sometimes, the other characters are too normal and then you start to be brought back to reality but then Luna shows up… — Evanna Lynch Copy Share Image
'Crucible' was going to be a 'passing of the torch' story. So something that was big enough to be worthy of that,… — Troy Denning Copy Share Image
There is no better test of character than when you're tossed into crisis. That's when we see one's true colors shine through.… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people -… — Saoirse Ronan Copy Share Image
I like to find characters. Here's the bottom line: I can't play someone if I can't figure out what he cares about.… — William Fichtner Copy Share Image
This whole celebrity racket, it's not really my bag. I don't really do that stuff, and I am not looking to get… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
The first day was memorable for me. I walked into this studio with these giant eyes, slowly met everybody and got to… — Kyle Schmid Copy Share Image
Even the cerebral characters I play seem to have physical quirks. They're all "physically inhabited," for lack off a better expression. For… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
You're always working in the movie. Never was I me, and never have I been me, nor was he him. We were… — Donald Sutherland Copy Share Image
I post on Twitter regularly, and when I checked my followers, I saw that my own characters were following me. They sounded… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them -- in order that… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“The novels we read allow us to encounter possible persons, versions of ourselves hat we would never see, never permit ourselves to… — Thomas C. Foster Copy Share Image
They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that… — Margaret Mahy Copy Share Image
I'm truly, 100% guided by the characters and my Muse. If one of the characters suddenly decided to do something very different,… — Lori Foster Copy Share Image
I'd love to play characters that are so similar to me that it would be crossing limits, and then at the same… — Emma Kenney Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to write 'The Treasure Chest,' and to bring to life not only the childhoods of famous people from history,… — Ann Hood Copy Share Image
“Habits can be changed. Character cannot. You can train yourself to wake up early, eat healthy, or quit smoking — but an… — Alex Haditaghi Copy Share Image
It's necessary to track characters all the way through an opera. If you're dealing with more than one or two characters, it's… — Carlisle Floyd Copy Share Image
It takes awhile for writers to get to know actors rhythms, not just as actors, but what they bring to the characters.… — Logan Marshall-Green Copy Share Image
I love playing darker roles, or roles with meat. I feel very comfortable in that environment. I don't know why. I don't… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
I like characters with character, not just pretty faces. Anyway, I think people can be both grotesque and beautiful at the same… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I would love to just continue playing characters that break the mold. I like making interesting decisions when playing characters, so, taking… — Anthony Carrigan Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that I don't have a stock character that I go to. I'm lucky in that when you get… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
I can only show what I have received from the characters. That's what's scary because you're never going to be everyone's taste… — Lily James Copy Share Image
I think that, ultimately, there are so many characters in G.I. Joe that even all the iterations - the comics and the… — D. J. Cotrona Copy Share Image
“You can lead if you can serve. You can serve when you can love. You can love when you are graced. The… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I think one of the most important American films is 'Jackie Brown,' which is such a humble depiction of humble characters but… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
Each story presents a mystery that has to be solved in the process of writing. When I'm at work on a story,… — Carol Windley Copy Share Image
“Ballot papers don’t determine who leads; they determine who takes which position. As to whether that person occupying the position will lead… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
You're living with these characters for years and years, you need to have a lock on who they are as people, what… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
If you look at everything I've done, each character is so wildly different from each other, and that's what "The L Word"… — Janina Gavankar Copy Share Image
I always tend to write about outsiders. And what's been fun for me is, as I travel around and visit schools, is… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
There are characters in movies who I call 'film characters.' They don't exist in real life. They exist to play out a… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
I don't write a whole lot about one person that exists in reality; it's usually characteristics of different people that I combine… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
All novels must be autobiographical because I am the only material that I know. All of the characters are me. But at… — John Banville Copy Share Image
'Community' is a comedy show, and one of the characters happens to be a Christian. I do think they have been very… — Yvette Nicole Brown Copy Share Image
It's about the characters, it's about the film, it's about the process of making stunning visuals and a huge, epic movie. It… — Tom Hardy Copy Share Image
My experience is at The Groundlings Theater, where we created different characters and did sketch comedy. And sometimes the characters were outrageous,… — Cheryl Hines Copy Share Image
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