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title: "7 Putting Character Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Putting Character quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Putting Character sayings and thoughts."
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> [One day when I was working on a movie, I stayed at the beach a little too long, and they said, “You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hamilton/one-day-when-i-was-working-on-a-movie-i-stayed-at-the-beach-a-little/)

[George Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hamilton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f2/george-hamilton-7929_beach_one-day-when-i-was-working-on-a-movie-i_332164.jpg)

> [Any character that you come up with or create is a piece of you. You're putting yourself into that character, but there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-depp/any-character-that-you-come-up-with-or-create-is-a-piece-of-you-you/)

[Johnny Depp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-depp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/johnny-depp-658_amount_any-character-that-you-come-up-with-or-c_339992.jpg)

> [Doing animation is closer to pretending than anything else you get to do. It's much more like when you're a kid putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diedrich-bader/doing-animation-is-closer-to-pretending-than-anything-else-you-get-to/)

[Diedrich Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diedrich-bader/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1c/diedrich-bader-44969_animation_doing-animation-is-closer-to-pretending_611370.jpg)

> [I don't like doing what I've already done. But there's a lot of different kinds of characters that I'd like to play.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-james/i-don-t-like-doing-what-i-ve-already-done-but-there-s-a-lot-of/)

[Geraldine James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/geraldine-james-8281_character_i-don-t-like-doing-what-i-ve-already-don_783884.png)

> [When I'm putting the character together I try to find music that I think fits the character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-speleers/when-i-m-putting-the-character-together-i-try-to-find-music-that-i/)

[Ed Speleers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-speleers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/ed-speleers-19314_character_when-i-m-putting-the-character-together_1217115.jpg)

> [That's what sets apart one actor from another, and that you can't teach. You can't give someone that. When you're working, putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/that-s-what-sets-apart-one-actor-from-another-and-that-you-can-t/)

[Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/gary-oldman-3797_actors_that-s-what-sets-apart-one-actor-from-an_1276588.jpg)

> [I came from stage in high school, and on stage you kind of overdo with putting on a character a little bit.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zabka/i-came-from-stage-in-high-school-and-on-stage-you-kind-of-overdo-with/)

[William Zabka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-zabka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a81/william-zabka-45001_character_i-came-from-stage-in-high-school-and-on_2077392.jpg)

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