Characters Quote by Mark Waid

What's interesting is that younger characters just have a more vibrant, exciting point of view on the world. They are more emotional, they are…

— Mark Waid

I think when you get to a certain age, older people become more emotional than younger people.

— Terry O'Quinn

Sometimes, as a young woman, you are boxed in more to playing characters that are emotional and vulnerable.

— Miranda Otto

One of the many falsities of fiction that we accept quite happily is the non-ageing of characters as they appear across series and sequels.

— Michael Rosen

There was a time when I wanted to play younger characters, but didn't fit the bill.

— Alok Nath

With young people everything is much more on the surface - all the emotions; when you get older you know how to hide things.

— Rineke Dijkstra

I don't know if it's that the scripts are evolving or just that I'm getting older, but the characters become more interesting as you…

— Matt Barr

Character roles definitely age better than your ingenues. You don't get to keep doing that.

— Catherine O'Hara

The whole point of having great characters is the opportunity to explore them more deeply with time, re-interpreting them for each new age.

— J. Michael Straczynski

Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.'

— Elaine Stritch

But, you know, it really depends on the character. Age doesn't really matter.

— Alison Lohman

People become more interesting from about 25 - they develop character and their personalities come out.

— Helen Mirren