Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

I'm good at using my face as a canvas… I'll see a photograph of a character and try to copy them on to my face.… — Cindy Sherman
I think I always resented the fact that people thought I was trying to entertain them with my multifaceted, chameleonlike character changes. Although I liked… — Cindy Sherman
People want the tragedy. They need things to go wrong, they need the tension. In my characters there’s a core of trust and love that… — Joss Whedon
Equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity, we need it to stand… — Joss Whedon
I've gone up two suit sizes. The character I'm playing, he's strong, I can say that much. I've changed my physique a bit, so that… — Benedict Cumberbatch
The philosophical underpinnings of my approach to acting are that there are universal human qualities, and that every character is actually available within each one… — Misha Collins
I just want to portray a very honest character that displays traits that people can truly relate to and can help them - the audience… — Kristin Kreuk
I never play characters that are like me because I'm a boring person. I wouldn't want to see me in a movie. — Jennifer Lawrence
Just because the character listens to an iPod and wears black nail polish, she's goth. That was just a misused word — Rooney Mara
I wouldnt call acting a job - its a pleasure. I love getting to play different characters, getting to play dress up, and getting paid… — Rooney Mara
Seriously, I do not know what to say of this book [ Absalom, Absalom!] except that it seem to point to the final blowup of… — Clifton Fadiman
Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious. — Peter Dinklage
I've read all the 'Game of Thrones' books many times over, so I sometimes find it easier being on set, because it can be hard… — Emilia Clarke
It's a strange thing, but you get this click in your brain; the wonderful feeling that the entirety of a character is suddenly available and… — Chiwetel Ejiofor
The Greeks already understood that there was more interest in portraying an unusual character than a usual character - that is the purpose of films… — Isabelle Huppert
I like to take these unusual characters and then make them as normal as possible, because we all know that the tragedy and the abnormal… — Isabelle Huppert
I didn't have to audition. That's common, but it had never happened to me before. Normally, I hate auditioning. I need to stew and think...… — Casey Affleck
Apparently, I'm very good at firing a gun without blinking, which is unusual. That's why so many action characters have to wear sunglasses during shoot-out… — Kate Beckinsale
I don't think I was particularly in need of superheroes. I never had any fascination with Superman or Spider-Man or a Batman kind of character.… — Christian Bale
I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me. If we don't… — Christian Bale
When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing. — Zoe Saldana
There are very few ethnic LGBT characters on television, so I am honored to represent them. I love supporting this cause, but it’s a big… — Naya Rivera
For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his reality. — Patrick Wilson
I don't know if I am cut out to playing a bad character or not - I really should give it a shot. I would… — Lindsay Lohan
Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical — Loretta Swit

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