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title: "22 Say Character Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Say Character quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Say Character sayings and thoughts."
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> [Actors will say, 'My character wouldn't say that.' Who said it was your character?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/actors-will-say-my-character-wouldn-t-say-that-who-said-it-was-your/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/james-gandolfini-16083_actors_actors-will-say-my-character-wouldn-t-sa_732431.png)

> [My father will never say no to a character, as I never go to him and talk about a character for which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakul-preet-singh/my-father-will-never-say-no-to-a-character-as-i-never-go-to-him-and/)

[Rakul Preet Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakul-preet-singh/)

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> [If a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove, history could not be written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/if-a-man-could-say-nothing-against-a-character-but-what-he-can-prove/)

[Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/samuel-johnson-50_character_if-a-man-could-say-nothing-against-a-cha_869352.png)

> [Actually, I get a little say in what my character would or wouldn't do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-burton/actually-i-get-a-little-say-in-what-my-character-would-or-wouldn-t-do/)

[Steve Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-burton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97e/steve-burton-53169_actually_actually-i-get-a-little-say-in-what-my-c_836816.jpg)

> [You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/you-could-say-i-m-a-character-actress-or-maybe-a-character-actress/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/imelda-staunton-17035_actresses_you-could-say-i-m-a-character-actress-or_165464.jpg)

> [Your reputation is what people say about you. Your character is what God and your wife know about you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/your-reputation-is-what-people-say-about-you-your-character-is-what/)

[Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/billy-sunday-4239_character_your-reputation-is-what-people-say-about_2563957.png)

> [People say to me, well "What's the character you really want to play?" And I go, I don't know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/people-say-to-me-well-what-s-the-character-you-really-want-to-play/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_character_people-say-to-me-well-what-s-the-charact_1055655.jpg)

> [I always get inspiration from whatever characters say about my character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/i-always-get-inspiration-from-whatever-characters-say-about-my/)

[Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/robert-englund-2458_character_i-always-get-inspiration-from-whatever-c_2618163.jpg)

> [That's always my ambition is to create a character out of what will help tell the story. I've never been an actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-ford/that-s-always-my-ambition-is-to-create-a-character-out-of-what-will/)

[Harrison Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-ford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/harrison-ford-1782_actor_that-s-always-my-ambition-is-to-create-a_3070470.jpg)

> [We shouldn't confuse singers and performers with actors. Actors will say, "My character this, and my character that." Like beating a dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/we-shouldn-t-confuse-singers-and-performers-with-actors-actors-will/)

[Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/bob-dylan-168_actors_we-shouldn-t-confuse-singers-and-perform_1435593.jpg)

> ['My character wouldn't do that.' That was always my favorite thing people say: 'My character wouldn't do that.' I said, 'Well, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-jenkins/my-character-wouldn-t-do-that-that-was-always-my-favorite-thing/)

[Richard Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-jenkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/richard-jenkins-16529_always_my-character-wouldn-t-do-that-that-was-a_390828.jpg)

> [The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/the-role-of-my-agent-has-just-been-to-get-me-in-the-room-if-i-can-get/)

[Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/idris-elba-3366_agent_the-role-of-my-agent-has-just-been-to-ge_3141642.png)

> [I do my best work when I feel conviction to say something through the character I play. Always I want to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupita-nyong-o/i-do-my-best-work-when-i-feel-conviction-to-say-something-through-the/)

[Lupita Nyong'o](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupita-nyong-o/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/lupita-nyong-o-2599_best_i-do-my-best-work-when-i-feel-conviction_2831496.jpg)

> [The thing is, I want to play real characters and not all girls can be pretty. The thing is, you get these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juliette-lewis/the-thing-is-i-want-to-play-real-characters-and-not-all-girls-can-be/)

[Juliette Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juliette-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/juliette-lewis-2857_changed_the-thing-is-i-want-to-play-real-charact_2019789.png)

> [While I'm acting I'm focused on what I'm trying to say through the character. And when I'm writing, I'm just putting down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meital-dohan/while-i-m-acting-i-m-focused-on-what-i-m-trying-to-say-through-the/)

[Meital Dohan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meital-dohan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75c/meital-dohan-19955_acting_while-i-m-acting-i-m-focused-on-what-i-m_540977.jpg)

> [I don't like to analyze what I do too much, but I certainly never meet a single person and say, 'You're the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-lilley/i-don-t-like-to-analyze-what-i-do-too-much-but-i-certainly-never-meet/)

[Chris Lilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-lilley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/chris-lilley-10497_also_i-don-t-like-to-analyze-what-i-do-too-mu_893548.jpg)

> [You silly Arthur! If you knew anything about...anything, which you don't, you would know that I adore you. Everyone in London knows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/you-silly-arthur-if-you-knew-anything-about-anything-which-you-don-t/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/oscar-wilde-16_adore_you-silly-arthur-if-you-knew-anything-ab_1697016.jpg)

> [Actors sometimes say they can't do something because their character would never do that. The director Suri Krishnamma once told me he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-fitzgerald/actors-sometimes-say-they-can-t-do-something-because-their-character/)

[Tara Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-fitzgerald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/tara-fitzgerald-5875_character_actors-sometimes-say-they-can-t-do-somet_1560835.jpg)

> [A man is what he is, not what men say he is. His character no man can touch. His character is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bartholomew-gough/a-man-is-what-he-is-not-what-men-say-he-is-his-character-no-man-can/)

[John Bartholomew Gough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bartholomew-gough/)

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> [I think you can say so much about a character in lots of subtle ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-ramsay/i-think-you-can-say-so-much-about-a-character-in-lots-of-subtle-ways/)

[Lynne Ramsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-ramsay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a40/lynne-ramsay-5168_about_i-think-you-can-say-so-much-about-a-char_1182120.jpg)

> [In the clubs, it's all out and you can say whatever as the character. TV has standards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-pharoah/in-the-clubs-it-s-all-out-and-you-can-say-whatever-as-the-character/)

[Jay Pharoah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-pharoah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/jay-pharoah-52423_character_in-the-clubs-it-s-all-out-and-you-can-sa_1800791.png)

> [You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/you-could-say-i-m-a-character-actress-or-maybe-a-character-actress-2/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/imelda-staunton-17035_actress_you-could-say-i-m-a-character-actress-or_845501.jpg)

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                        "text": "You silly Arthur! If you knew anything about...anything, which you don't, you would know that I adore you. Everyone in London knows it except you. It is a public scandal the way I adore you. I have been going about for the last six months telling the whole of society that I adore you. I wonder you consent to have anything to say to me. I have no character left at all. At least, I feel so happy that I am quite sure I have no character left at all.",
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