Quotes about character
character may disgrace
Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character. Plautus
character jewels jewelry-boxes
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
character men evil
For the man who makes everything that leads to happiness, or near to it, to depend upon himself, and not upon other men, on whose good or evil actions his own doings are compelled to hinge,--such a one, I say, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation; this is the man of manly character and of wisdom. Plato
character wit
[The Cretans have] more wit than words.
character hands mind
Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.
character men political
... Societies aren t made of sticks and stones, but of men whose individual characters, by turning the scale one way or another, determine the direction of the whole.
character mean men
What the expression is intended to mean, I think, is that there is a better and a worse element in the character of each individual, and that when the naturally better element controls the worse then the man is said to be "master of himself", as a term of praise. But when - as a result of bad upbringing or bad company one s better element is overpowered by the numerical superiority of one s worse impulses, then one is criticized for not being master of oneself and for lack of self control.
character has-beens adapting
I have been working up until recently with Neil Simon, who has been adapting the character to me. Paula Abdul
character player understanding
He's Wayne Rooney - a good character and a lively character,He's been very helpful and understanding and has certainly made me feel welcome at international level and on club duty. He's a fantastic player and you can only learn from him. It's great to have him around. Phil Jones
character night voice
The one thing I could do was voices and impersonations and weird characters, and there was really no call for that, except on Saturday Night Live. Phil Hartman
character mean thinking
I think just about everyone is doing something that's completely different from what you've seen them do before or a stretch in some way. Like Brandon Routh is so funny, he's awesome. And Chris Evans is hilarious. I mean, he's always funny but just in this character, it's like, I mean I could barely stop laughing on a single take, it was unbelievable. So I think everybody's going to be really, really happy with all the [exes?]. Mary Elizabeth Winstead
character mean personality
I mean every character you totally, you know, the full fiber of the personality is kept in the film, and all of those little moments, all those funny little tidbits are all in there.
character white drawing
The difference between what we see and a sheet of white paper with a few thin lines on it is very great. Yet this abstraction is one which we seem to have adopted almost instinctively at an early stage in our development, not only in Neolithic graffiti but in early Egyptian drawings. And in spite of its abstract character, the outline is responsive to the least tremor of sensibility. Kenneth Clark
character thinking two
Bill [Condon] is such a great actor's director. He cares about what you're thinking. And, he's very open. Even though he was pressed for time, and he was doing two movies at once, and all this stuff was happening around him, he would still take time to sit there and talk to you about your scene and your character and what you were going through. That was really a treat. Kellan Lutz
character scripts auditions
A lot of the time, I won't read the script until my second or third audition just 'cause a lot of the scripts are the same and the characters are the same. Kay Panabaker
character opportunity careers
I came to filmmaking as an actor looking for great characters and great opportunities, both of which are kind of hard to come by. It turns out I really love the process. And, it's exciting to be able to take my career by the reigns and make things happen for myself. Hopefully, in doing so, more opportunities will become available to me. Katie Aselton
character thinking tvs
You'd be naive if you think you are going to retain any control once you option a character to TV. Kathy Reichs
character metaphor
The metaphor is the story, not the character. Kurt Busiek
character thinking very-strong
I think the Hulk has always appealed very strongly to much younger readers than Spider-Man, because Spider-Man is an adolescent character, and the Hulk is a very childlike character.
character trying heroic
I'm not building each one character around one metaphor, so much as trying to build a heroic archetype that can be used to express the kind of metaphors that I find in each story.
character different metaphor
The characters are, by their nature, archetypes that can serve different metaphors.
character done metaphor
If there's ever a character who can only serve one metaphor, I'll probably tell one story with that character and be done with it.
character names superhero
At one point, I worked up a list of five requirements for a superhero: superpowers, a costume, a code name, a mission, and a milieu. If the character had three out of the five, they were a superhero. But that's just my definition.
character makeup ideas
Playing Destroyo, who was sort of a Silence Of The Lambs type character, I'd say I was wearing about 50 pounds of rubber and foam rubber and makeup. But I had no idea who The Tick was. I'm not a big graphic-novel guy. I don't even know if The Tick was a graphic novel! Kurt Fuller
character thinking play
People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am. Kevin Whately
character writing shoes
The things that have always drawn me to the craft of writing is character, it's story, it's something that becomes like a pebble in my shoe, a voice that I just can't get rid of, and I've got to see it through. Khaled Hosseini
character acting moments
That's what acting is - it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives. Kerry Washington
character views play
I'm doing this play right now, the new David Mamet play. It's called 'Race,' and it's very interesting how people really leave the theater filled with the desire to talk about the play and the issues and the characters, and how they're all navigating their personal views around race.
character thinking cartoon
I love wearing the exact same thing all the time because I think it makes you like a cartoon character. They always wear the same outfit and everybody always remembers them for it, so I feel like I should do the same thing. Kesha
character adults flaws
It's not a character flaw to become an adult. Kenneth Lonergan
character writing people
I often find myself writing about people taking care of each other, or trying to. And often seem to write about situations that are too big for the characters.
character years lasts
For me, the attraction of TV is that you continue to get to tell those stories and refine those characters. The other thing is that TV, in the last years, got really, really, really good. Jonathan Nolan
character television different
Television is very different than working on film. With films, you get to develop a set of characters, and then, at the end of the film, you have to throw them away.