Character Quote by Callum Turner

Character produces endurance and persistence when the going gets tough, and life truly is an endurance race, not a sprint.

— Zig Ziglar

“The longer a run is, the less it becomes about running. The challenge is dealing with the waves of emotion, keeping the mind from…

— Alexandra Heminsley

“Running is a head game. When you’re running, there are two options: let your mind wander or focus. To compete, you must focus.”

— Kara Goucher

When you come out of the other end of a long process, working with a character [you realize] this character has really shaped my…

— Andy Serkis

Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life

— Haruki Murakami

“One by one, I'll face the tasks before me and complete them as best I can. Focusing on each stride forward, but at the…

— Haruki Murakami

“Interpreting running as an opportunity to discover and become his best self, and to give his best to others, through the relentless pursuit of…

— Matt Fitzgerald

“A runner's high doesn't come from thinking about the end result, only of the moment, one step, one breath, one heartbeat at a time.…

— C.J. Heck

“Vary your training, your running partners, and your environment. Only your imagination limits the ways you can spice up your running routine.”

— Bob Glover

The distance runner is mysteriously reconciling the separations of body and mind, of pain and pleasure, of the conscious and the unconscious. He is…

— Anonymous

When I get excited about a character, I'll start doing things as the character and thinking about what the character would do.

— Brigid Brannagh

What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me…

— Sally Hawkins