Aphorism Quote by George Eliot

“For the tragedy of our lives is not created entirely from within. "Character," says Novalis, in one of his questionable aphorisms,–"character is destiny." But…

— George Eliot

If you're playing a character who says whatever he wants, I felt free to say whatever I wanted on set.

— Alan Tudyk

When I leave the theater I can always hear people talking about the character, and everyone always says, "You know, I know someone like…

— Gretchen Mol

There are dialogue writers for a movie, there is a script to be followed... whatever my character says is not a reflection on my…

— Urvashi Rautela

I think Will Smith's character says it best in his opening speech when he says, "We long for love, we wish we had more…

— Allan Loeb

You have to sort of see the way that the character behaves, and what the character says and does, and claim it in the…

— Richard Roxburgh

My girlfriend tells me if I'm doing a movie I'm a roller coaster of emotions all the time, but on 'Boardwalk,' because I've done…

— Jack Huston

When you are writing a character, what the character says is obviously crucial. But what the character doesn't say is absolutely as important as…

— Frederick Busch

I wanted it to be a wonderful combination of being able to dance a little bit, not being especially good, but also playing a…

— Mary Steenburgen

Over and over in the play my character says, "I'm thirty-two years old," as if that should explain everything that's wrong in her life.…

— Lauren Graham

The within is ceaselessly becoming the without. From the state of a man's heart doth proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts blossom…

— James Allen

“I have always believed that character is destiny, that if you know someone's true character, you can pretty much map out how your association…

— David Lozell Martin