Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ta-Nehisi Coates

I would say as a journalist, I would envision travelling to other countries that have had to reckon with their past and see how they've done it: what worked, what didn't work, finding characters that would tell the story of how that process was done.

Jonathan Jackson

I would rather portray the hero if it's a really great film. All my favorite fictional film characters are heroes, such as in 'The Last of the Mohicans' and 'Robin Hood.'

Dana Williams

Because they are so customizable, you can make them into whatever you want them to be, and I want them to be characters in my story. They usually feed my creativity. I like having the characters so that I can hold them and see them.

I managed to get the four most polite children ever and they blushed through most of the rehearsals. At first, they were very uncomfortable with it and whispered the words. But, they got used to it because all of their characters use swear words.

I'm always drawn to stories about characters who are somewhat isolated inside themselves by their inability to communicate in some way. That's what interested me about 'Children of a Lesser God.'

The Angel

I look pretty grungy here ... I'm not concerned how I look. Here I was playing a character like I was raised to be,

Catherine Mary Stewart

I love acting, and ultimately all my characters are very different, and each character I love in a different way.

Jeff Lemire

I have always been drawn to young characters and seeing big tapestries through the eyes of a child. It probably comes from being a father myself and having a young son and seeing the world through his eyes. I write stories that are sort of the exaggerated version of that.

Noah Baumbach

I had Jeff Daniels wear my Dad's clothes. It wasn't because I wanted to recreate my Dad in any way, it's because by having those things there it warms me to the characters and the story, it puts me in it more, ... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

Sophie Marceau

I have been making films for the last 25 years and have played characters created and inspired by others, and I often enjoyed myself doing that.

I have mixed emotions today. Everybody here lost a great friend, a woman with tremendous character and a great role model, a young lady with a tremendous future.

Buddy Bell

From what I understand he pretty much fits the kind of player we're looking for -- good character and he's talented, and we can use as many of those kind of guys as we can get,

Bobby Jenks

I don't think I did anything out of character (for) any other 21-year-old.

Joel Edgerton

If, at the end of the day, I can look back and see pictures of all the characters I've played, and there's a smorgasbord of weirdos and interesting, odd, different characters, I'd be so happy.

I don't think we're going to go out and find a player we like as much on the field, and obviously his character off the field is tremendous.

We can come out and win third. Right now you may not think of it as much, but down the road you'll see it as a positive. It will be a test of character playing that game.

Bill Graham

To generations of Canadians, Smokey stood for courage and resolve at a time of great need, a testiment to his tremendous strength of character and his commitment to this country.

To compare, it would be similar to read the lowest line on the character chart at the eye doctor from a distance of three kilometers (two miles).

What would be nice would be if the mayor would do the right thing and resign. If he had any character whatsoever, that's what he'd do.

What would be nice would be if the mayor would do the right thing and resign, ... If he had any character whatsoever that's what he'd do.

Sally Hawkins

What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.

Nick Saban

Here's a guy that's had a character quality career. He's been a leader in the community as well as on his team. Obviously, we've all done something on some occasion in our life that we regret and wish we wouldn't have done.

Chevy Chase

had a negative and injurious impact on the Town's Special Character, and has also contributed to the loss of trees, green space, open space, dramatic increase in storm water run-off management problems.

He's a good safety and a great character guy.

Tiger Woods

He's a character on top of that. That is the future of the game of golf.

He's a character. He's a real crack up, just a goofy wrestler.

He's a character. But when he gets on the field, he turns into a man. This guy is a beast. I love being around him. He talks trash, but that's all right because he can see stuff coming before it happens.

Evgeni Nabokov

He's a good character guy. He'd be a good addition.

Going into a shoot, we'll plan for shooting extra stuff. Even at the shoot, you'll notice your talent may be really good at one thing. Maybe they stay in character the entire shoot. You can take them off to the side and create more content. Maybe you make alternative endings.

Mark Twain

God puts something good and something lovable in every man His hands create.

He's as nice as he is a good player. He's a nice, kind person. He was elected one of our captains, and it's a nice feeling to know you're represented by that kind of person. He has great character .

He's kind of jaded and he's a character who lives very much in his fantasies,

Mark Shapiro

He's done the job before, he's versatile and he can play all three positions. His make-up fits the character of our team.