Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them. — Antonio Banderas
I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy the experience of… — Iain Banks
Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet… — George Matthew Adams
I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring. — Javier Bardem
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character. — Charles Barkley
I would call it a comedy variety show. We have some people just doing straight standup. We usually try to have one musical act of… — Todd Barry
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. — John Adams
The low points I had all helped make up my character, so I probably wouldn't want to do away with them because I like being… — Drew Barrymore
I never act my characters - I am them. — Drew Barrymore
I don't mind a little Sturm und Drang. When I was doing 'Riding in Cars With Boys,' I wouldn't smile at anybody, because my character,… — Drew Barrymore
If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of… — Bruce Barton
During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character… — Bernard Baruch
There are a lot of films where I play characters that are about the windows to the interior person rather than the exterior. — Emmanuelle Beart
The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. — Jane Addams
It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone gray hair. — Alison Bechdel
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in… — Joseph Addison
Let me go over this again on the reclaiming the civil rights movement. People of faith that believe that you have an equal right to… — Glenn Beck
Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people… — Max Beerbohm
I have friends who wear Star Wars costumes and act like the characters all day. I may not be that deep into it, but there's… — Kristen Bell
Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play. — Monica Bellucci
I think specifically because of the character that I played, people are very connected to her. I used to get letters from young gay and… — Amber Benson
I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon. — Ezra Taft Benson
It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels… — Ezra Taft Benson
Modern thought has transferred the spectral character of Death to the notion of time itself. Time has become Death triumphant over all. — John Berger
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. — Henri Bergson

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