--- title: "18 Film Characters Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 18 Film Characters quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Film Characters sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/spike-jonze-3309_always_i-always-aspire-to-that-where-it-feels-l_2968570.jpg" --- > [I always aspire to that, where it feels like the film was made by the characters as opposed to the filmmakers. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-always-aspire-to-that-where-it-feels-like-the-film-was-made-by-the/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/spike-jonze-3309_always_i-always-aspire-to-that-where-it-feels-l_2968570.jpg) > [I have always believed that if a film has only two characters, but they do not make any sense, then the film's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shruti-haasan/i-have-always-believed-that-if-a-film-has-only-two-characters-but/) [Shruti Haasan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shruti-haasan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/shruti-haasan-6089_always_i-have-always-believed-that-if-a-film-ha_1857032.jpg) > [When I was young I used to sit in the cinema thinking wouldn't it be great if you could have a film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leigh/when-i-was-young-i-used-to-sit-in-the-cinema-thinking-wouldn-t-it-be/) [Mike Leigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leigh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/mike-leigh-9087_actors_when-i-was-young-i-used-to-sit-in-the-ci_1750632.png) > [I went through a period when I felt my film characters were having more fun than I was. It might partly explain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-went-through-a-period-when-i-felt-my-film-characters-were-having/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/angelina-jolie-468_certain_i-went-through-a-period-when-i-felt-my-f_1148551.jpg) > [In a film, there are too many characters. If the film is not a hit, then nobody really notices your work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vishwajeet-pradhan/in-a-film-there-are-too-many-characters-if-the-film-is-not-a-hit-then/) [Vishwajeet Pradhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vishwajeet-pradhan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/664/vishwajeet-pradhan-10026_characters_in-a-film-there-are-too-many-characters_2709278.jpg) > [I would rather portray the hero if it's a really great film. All my favorite fictional film characters are heroes, such as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-jackson/i-would-rather-portray-the-hero-if-it-s-a-really-great-film-all-my/) [Jonathan Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/jonathan-jackson-20684_character_i-would-rather-portray-the-hero-if-it-s_1897095.jpg) > [Every filmmaker has his own vision, and when they write a film or characters, they see certain people in those characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nushrat-bharucha/every-filmmaker-has-his-own-vision-and-when-they-write-a-film-or/) [Nushrat Bharucha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nushrat-bharucha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78c/nushrat-bharucha-6600_cinema_every-filmmaker-has-his-own-vision-and-w_2391096.jpg) > [I think 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is a good example of a film where you have to juggle a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niels-arden-oplev/i-think-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-is-a-good-example-of-a-film/) [Niels Arden Oplev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niels-arden-oplev/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/niels-arden-oplev-33721_book_i-think-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo_1739181.jpg) > [I look for the essence of a story and a human angle that I think audiences can relate to. I also look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hrithik-roshan/i-look-for-the-essence-of-a-story-and-a-human-angle-that-i-think/) [Hrithik Roshan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hrithik-roshan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/hrithik-roshan-10237_angle_i-look-for-the-essence-of-a-story-and-a_258931.jpg) > [There are characters in movies who I call 'film characters.' They don't exist in real life. They exist to play out a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/there-are-characters-in-movies-who-i-call-film-characters-they-don-t/) [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/philip-seymour-hoffman-2704_character_there-are-characters-in-movies-who-i-cal_2961133.jpg) > [But in film you always watch situations or stories that you really have no relation to. A lot of times just because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-hernandez/but-in-film-you-always-watch-situations-or-stories-that-you-really/) [Jay Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-hernandez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01e/jay-hernandez-35814_character_but-in-film-you-always-watch-situations_89244.jpg) > [It makes it very easy. I have a beginning, middle, and end, and I don't film for long - about 20 hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/it-makes-it-very-easy-i-have-a-beginning-middle-and-end-and-i-don-t/) [Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/kim-longinotto-29058_chance_it-makes-it-very-easy-i-have-a-beginning_932514.jpg) > [You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/you-have-very-accurately-described-the-difficulty-of-presenting-my/) [Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff3/thomas-perry-17897_book_you-have-very-accurately-described-the-d_61007.jpg) > [What I try to do is write from the inside out. I really try to jump into the world of the film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-nolan/what-i-try-to-do-is-write-from-the-inside-out-i-really-try-to-jump/) [Christopher Nolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-nolan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/christopher-nolan-2670_audience_what-i-try-to-do-is-write-from-the-insid_2115166.jpg) > [People were always saying, 'are you going to do a film of any of the characters in the TV show.' The only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-enfield/people-were-always-saying-are-you-going-to-do-a-film-of-any-of-the/) [Harry Enfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-enfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd5/harry-enfield-4941_always_people-were-always-saying-are-you-going_2779813.jpg) > [I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/i-believe-you-shouldn-t-force-the-audience-s-interpretation-of-a/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/takeshi-kitano-23336_able_i-believe-you-shouldn-t-force-the-audien_362746.jpg) > [I don’t mind if the character is a small character, but I would just like her to have a journey in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-don-t-mind-if-the-character-is-a-small-character-but-i-would-just/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/jessica-chastain-2332_character_i-don-t-mind-if-the-character-is-a-small_543317.png) > [Certainly it's very difficult to keep momentum going through a film which has as many characters as this does, and the piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-crowley/certainly-it-s-very-difficult-to-keep-momentum-going-through-a-film/) [John Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-crowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d1/john-crowley-7544_certainly_certainly-it-s-very-difficult-to-keep-mo_2851522.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-characters/#itemlist", "name": "Film Characters Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always aspire to that, where it feels like the film was made by the characters as opposed to the filmmakers. 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