Quotes about character
character men ideas
Every man must form himself as a particular being, seeking, however, to attain that general idea of which all mankind are constituents. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
character world tempest
Character is constructed amidst the tempests of the World
character men follow-through
Character - in things great and small - is indicated when a man (or person) pursues with sustained follow-through what he feels himself capable of doing.
character writing light
Generally speaking, an author's style is a faithful copy of his mind. If you would write a lucid style, let there first be light in your own mind; and if you would write a grand style, you ought to have a grand character.
character spirit bosoms
What a mighty spirit in a narrow bosom. [Ger., Welch' hoher Geist in einer engen Brust.]
character solitude world
Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world. [Ger., Es bildet ein talent sich in der Stille, Sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.]
character promise bias
I can promise to be upright, but not to be without bias. [Ger., Aufrichtig zu sein kann ich versprechen; unparteiisch zu sein aber nicht.]
character chiefs aim
The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.
character world talent
Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.
character
Character calls forth character.
character unique flaws
Everyone loves characters that are relatable or who have unique quirks or tragic flaws.
character culture ifs
I wouldn't be surprised if some day, they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian. It's become part of our culture, those characters. Joe Mantegna
character actors kind
I'm a character actor so I've jumped around to all kinds of things.
character views voice
My view of an excellent novel was probably set in the golden age of fiction in the 19th century: narrative, character and voice are of equal importance. Joanna Trollope
character helping
You can't help parts of yourself leaking into other characters.
character play want
I want the chance to play very different characters, and I've always wanted to do more films. Joanne Froggatt
character purpose earnest
You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose. Joaquin Phoenix
character play intention
The less someone knows about me, the better, because my intention is to play a variety of characters.
character heroism film
In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something.
character ideas film
In every film, whether it's a fictional character or not, you create an idea of the character and for me I always do a bad impersonation to start with.
character mean way
Every single movie that I've ever done has affected my life; I always feel more changed by a character than I affect them or change them, always. I mean, that's just kind of the way it is.
character thinking hard-times
I still have a hard time saying who Johnny [ Cash ] is in one sentence. He seemed so contradictory in his actions, and I think that's probably what is most fascinating about him and what made him such an interesting character to study.
character
I don't bring my life into a character at all.
character people looks
Places have their own characters. . . . But the people begin to look the same. Joanne Harris
character thinking actors
I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange. I'm a bit quirkier than that. Joan Allen
character interesting stories
I'm just an entertainer. In a way crime stories are boring. A crime's been committed and at the end you know it will be solved. So you've got to make the story interesting besides it just being a plot. And that's why character matters, why you've got to make the characters interesting. Jo Nesbo
character mean play
With proper acting, I don't know what I would play - I got sent a script for a play, and it said in the notes that my proposed character was 'hideously fat and ugly'. That made my day. I mean, I do know I am no oil painting. Jo Brand
character eye hard-work
According to Gandhi, the seven sins are wealth without works, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle. Well, Hubert Humphrey may have sinned in the eyes of God, as we all do, but according to those definitions of Gandhi's, it was Hubert Humphrey without sin. Jimmy Carter
character two doctors
Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma. John C. McGinley
character mean giving
I did feel Dr. Cox, the character that I was auditioning for, was too similar to the head of the hospital. He was too arrogant and mean. I approached him kind of like I had a miniature Max sitting on my shoulder. I pictured Max saying, "This guy has got to give love every once in a while. He has to!" I knew there had to be tiny little windows of redemption.
character people needs
A lot of people that make films say, 'We need this kind of character. Who's done it before? Get them to do it again.' That is exactly what actors are pushing against. It's kind of a cliche to talk about being stereotyped in that way, but it happens. John C. Reilly
character men should-have
Whatever the reasons that I turn things down, I'm always happy when there's a good result, and I can enjoy it as a movie, you know? I don't feel like, 'Oh man, that was really good. I should have done it.' You have to make the decisions you have to make, whether it has to do with your family or repeating a character or whatever it is.
character luxury preparation
I always say it takes as much preparation and thought to do a small part as a leading part. In some ways, leads are easier because you have the luxury of time to discover the character.