Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot. — Taraji P. Henson
I think a lot of times it just looks like Hollywood actors in Halloween costumes, you know? And I think what we’re going to do… — Miles Teller
If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character — William Hurt
You just drop a character like this that and the other and it's done. — Terrence Howard
Every role you play is literally - and I've said this before - every single role that you play, the only way you can connect… — Terrence Howard
I get very involved in my characters. Sometimes I have a very hard time separating my characters from my life. — Alexia Fast
Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the exact specification right.… — Werner Herzog
I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors. I've also been looking for… — Christina Ricci
Age is as much an asset for character players as it is for good wine. Human experiences, both good and bad, leave their marks on… — Strother Martin
It was such a paradox for me that the only thing I know how to do is act, but that the first thing I abandoned… — Bryce Dallas Howard
For a woman, body image is always a palpable thing. Weirdly, for me, the only time I don't care is when I'm in character. — Juno Temple
If I could play any character from the book though it’d be Church. Who wouldn’t want to be a cat?! — Jamie Campbell Bower
An accent in a way can be an entry into a character. — Toni Collette
I don't try to live the life of my character but I think it's inevitable that there is some carry-over into your life. — Toni Collette
I'd like to play nothing but good characters. — Joan Leslie
I'm interested in telling the character's story, not my beliefs, political or otherwise. — Sarah Paulson
The interesting thing about my character Sylar is that my strengths as an actor seemed to go completely against the shape of a character in… — Zachary Quinto
I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives… — Zachary Quinto
I like to think what I bring to the table is kind of a sympathetic and endearing quality, even while I'm playing outcasts or characters… — Jason Biggs
In order for American Pie to have worked, you have to have a character who, even while he is humping a pie, the audience still… — Jason Biggs
Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure… — Juliette Binoche
Ive never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didnt choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them. — Juliette Binoche
The thing is, I want to play real characters and not all girls can be pretty. The thing is, you get these girls who say… — Juliette Lewis
I love playing characters that are strong, when there's physicality involved. — Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Having agreed to play Elrond, I realized how much had to be worked out about this character: the idea of portraying someone who is immortal,… — Hugo Weaving

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