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Character Quotes by David Corbett
- Developing a character with genuine depth requires a focus on not just desire but how the character deals with frustration of her desires, as well…
- Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character.
- An intuitive grasp of your character is formed by exploring scenes of profound emotional import-moments of overwhelming shame, joy, fear, pride, regret, forgiveness.
- Compelling characters are not cogs in the machine of your plot; they are human beings to whom the story happens.
- Whether we know it or not, our minds and hearts are populated by all the characters we will ever need - though we may disassemble…
More Character Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Life may burn us, it's how we rise out of the ashes that define our character. — Nishan Panwar
- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
- Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott
- Actors are hard to photograph because they never want to reveal who they are. You don't know if you're getting a character… — David Bailey
- Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership. — John C. Maxwell
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. — Teresa of Avila