Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

Sometimes when you play a character, you can feel it in your body. And I felt like I had characteristics of my dog: the way… — Calista Flockhart
A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty - he has suffered longer. — Mae West
I have to believe in the character to perform it. — Stana Katic
The opulence of Wilde is a bit too florid for Sherlock, who is a much darker character, ... fascinated by the human condition, but also… — Rupert Everett
The interesting thing about Sherlock is that he is himself a reflection of that very English duality. As a drug addict, he is a criminal.… — Rupert Everett
I dont want to just play gay characters, ... I think it would get boring to play the same thing again and again and again. — Rupert Everett
You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else's movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if… — David Niven
I try to distinguish my characters from each other. — Lucy Liu
Once you embody the language, the character comes really naturally, especially when you put the costume on. — Lucy Liu
Acting is about covering up traces of who you are and just being the character. I think it's easier to accept people in roles if… — Peter MacNicol
Develop and protect a moral sensibility and demonstrate the character to apply it. Dream big. Work hard. Think for yourself. Love everything you love, everyone… — David McCullough
I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist. — David McCullough
I don't like characters that are left being jerks at the end of the movie. — Jeremy London
Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I… — Naveen Andrews
I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a… — Morris Chestnut
I never really read a character before that I connected with more than Peeta. So, for me, if I couldn't get that job I was… — Josh Hutcherson
The Hunger Games' for me is I love the books so much and the character and the story were incredible. That's kind of the game… — Josh Hutcherson
I've auditioned for normal characters. But I never get cast. — Jared Harris
But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go. — Aaron Eckhart
I think the thing is with a movie that has this much science fiction in it; you need characters who are more science fact, if… — Joe Morton
At 24, my head was as shiny as a cue ball on a billiard table. I naturally thought this meant curtains. Actually, I found it… — Frank Cady
I didn't need clothes. I was allowed the opportunity to act out moments you don't get the opportunity to experience in your own life, let… — Marguerite Moreau
I've seen lawyers who don't represent me and spokespeople who do not know me speaking for me. These characters always seem to surface with dreadful… — Michael Jackson
I was cut out of The Doors. I was Okie Girl, a groupie. The powers that be thought that my character made Jim Morrison look… — Jennifer Tilly
Im a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after Mystic Pizza, not to go for the mainstream stuff, and to… — Vincent D'Onofrio

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