Quotes about character
character men lovers
To adorn our characters by the charm of an amiable nature shows at once a lover of beauty and a lover of man. Epictetus
character role-models way
One of the best ways to elevate your character is to emulate worthy role models
character personality handiwork
As if they were our own handiwork we place a high value on our characters. Epicurus
character pay-the-price volunteer
Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths.
character role-models follow-your-heart
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
character effort theft
We can't control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
character thinking two
I think a shot can actually influence a scene in a huge way. For example, comedy is always better in a two-shot. What's between the characters is what's funny. So you learn about these things as you go along. Emily Blunt
character thinking way
I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on.
character people different
If you're very open to watching the world go by, with people's different tics, you absorb it all without realizing it and find ways to put something into your character. I'm not sure I'm always aware I'm mimicking someone.
character roles looks
I love character roles. I'm happier in them. I look for roles that have some kind of complexity.
character thinking interesting
I always think that the most interesting characters are those that are trying to cover something or those that have some sense of bravado or composure.
character writing long
Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time! Emily Giffin
character trying opinion
I try to be true to the characters that I've created and sometimes I disagree with them, but their opinions about the story and the characters really matter to me.
character law division-of-labor
At this point, an urgent question arises: ... Is it our duty to seek to become a thorough and complete human being, one quite sufficient unto himself; or, on the contrary, to be only a part of a whole, the organ of an organism? Briefly, is the division of labor, at the same time that it is a law of nature, also a moral rule of human conduct; and, if it has this latter character, why and in what degree? Emile Durkheim
character names historical
There is no sociology worthy of the name which does not possess a historical character.
character auditions scene
My characters have to talk, or they're out. They audition in early scenes. If they can't talk, they're given less to do, or thrown out. Elmore Leonard
character writing thinking
I've quit writing screenplay [adaptations]. It's too much work. I don't look at writing a novel as work, because I only have to please myself. I have a good time sitting here by myself, thinking up situations and characters, getting them to talk - it's so satisfying. But screenwriting's different. You might think you're writing for yourself, but there are too many other people to please.
character writing verbs
The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.
character play judging
You can't really judge characters, because that's when it gets really hard to play them. Ellen Pompeo
character hair mcdreamy
Dr. McDreamy, that's what I call Patrick's character. He's gorgeous, he's got a great body and he's got damn fine hair.
character interesting female
There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're just a mess. It's good to put more flawed but interesting female characters out there because it promotes equality.
character gay people
I feel lucky that Viceland wanted to make it, and I'm producing more than one film with LGBT characters and stories and it's because it's what I'm interested in. I'm not going to read a script and say, 'They're not gay, I'm not going to do it,' but I am interested in playing more gay people, because I've only played one gay person, and I've done a fair amount of movies, and I am interested in those stories. So for me, there's no should-I-or-shouldn't-I. It all feels natural. Ellen Page
character thinking people
I don't care if people like my character. I just want them to think about the movie's message.
character journey perfect
The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character. Ella Maillart
character continued democracy great opinion since speech true
The dissenting opinion has continued since 1792 as a great American tradition. It is as true to the character of our democracy as of speech itself. William Douglas
character election influence violations
The detected violations were of procedural character and do not influence the election results.
characters diary original seeing
Am I seeing the characters of the original diary or the characters from the film? Helen Fielding
character opportunity presence-of-mind
I'm confident that there are plenty of people who have the strength of character and the presence of mind to warn me of difficulties and alert me to opportunities. Tony Abbott
character writing men
When men write women, they tend to write women the way they want women to be, or the way they resent women for being. They don't really - they seldom nail it. It takes a woman to write a really good female character. I like that. Simon Pegg
character men clothes
The object of man's worship, whatever it be, will naturally be his standard of perfection. He clothes it with every attribute, belonging, in his view, to a perfect character; and this character he himself endeavors to attain. Simon Greenleaf
character destiny men
But if they are well-founded and just, they can be no less than the high requirements of heaven, addressed by the voice of God to the reason and understanding of man, concerning things deeply affecting his relations to his sovereign, and essential to the formation of his character and of course to his destiny, both for this life and for the life.
character odin norse
I love Norse mythology - Thor and Odin and Loki - amazing characters. Rick Riordan
character people personality
All of my characters tend to be montages of different people I've met: little bits and pieces of their personalities put together.