Great character Quotes

People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.

— Jacqueline Bisset

Depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves.

— Leonardo da Vinci

I just thought that Adrienne [Shelly] wrote a great character [for Waitress]. It really was all on the page.

— Keri Russell

[John Musker] got me reading the mythology and we very early on we worked up a basic storyline centered around the character…

— Ron Clements

I think all writers are always collecting characters as we go along. Not just characters of course, we're collecting EVERYTHING. Bits and…

— Alexandra Sokoloff

Everyone in this world is dealt a different hand-some better, some worse than others-but what's more important is how you play that…

— Christine Ha

It could be a great script but the director is not the right person for me to work for at this time.…

— Blair Underwood

These are the times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or…

— Abigail Adams

I'm character-driven. If it's a great character and something different; because I find that a lot of the times you do get…

— A. J. Cook

With the quality of films it seems animation can do almost anything these days. It’s amazing what goes on. But for us…

— Klay Hall

I think it's good to leave people with the memory of that being a great character. And if we have a reason…

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

I love singing and I think I have a really nice voice, but I don't think I have an unbelievable singing voice.…

— Katie Finneran

Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and personal courage are the hallmarks of great character.

— Brian Tracy

I'm always looking for something very different from anything I've done. I'm attracted to a great script, and not necessarily a great…

— Elijah Wood

When it's all said and done, I'm very, very glad to work in this business, but that's exactly what it is. It's…

— Angie Harmon

Be grateful for the joy of life. Be glad for the privilege of work. Be thankful for the opportunity to give and…

— Grenville Kleiser

Parts like Morse don't grow on trees. He's a great character.

— John Thaw

There's a potter that lived back in the 1800s, in Biloxi, Mississippi, and his name was George Ohr. He was of Russian…

— Lance Henriksen

We've lost a lot of coaches around here, but the philosophy and the approach, the standards we have set and the expectations…

— Pete Carroll

I get to play a great character while working with great actors and great directors on a great show.

— Harry Hamlin

I look for really great characters. I say great because as long as they're really good, there's something you can do. And…

— Matt Dillon

Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Invariably will you find perseverance exemplified as the radical principle in every truly great character. It facilitates, perfects, and consolidates the execution…

— Elias Lyman Magoon

Tim [Omundson] is just so wonderfully delicious. He has the sexiest beard on television. He's such a fabulous actor, and a great…

— J. Robbins