Quotes about characters
characters egyptian evolve greek premise
Apollo, Athena, these are characters out of Greek mythology-we used a lot of the Egyptian mythology, as well. And we tapped into the premise of, you know, Who is mankind? Where did we evolve from? Richard Hatch
characters chosen essentials forced handful himself limited limits playwright situation
A playwright who limits himself - or is limited - to a handful of characters is forced to concentrate on the essentials of the situation that he has chosen to portray. Terry Teachout
characters settings
As a writer, I'm driven by settings. Others are driven by characters or predicaments, but with me, settings come first.
characters empowering female kicks
As a female there aren't too many characters that are very empowering, and there's something very empowering about Lara Croft. She kicks butt and she does it in style. She's confident and she's educated. Camilla Luddington
characters constantly lighter lightness
As an actor, I'm constantly striving to find the darkness in the lighter characters and the lightness in the darker characters. Joel Edgerton
characters deal good
They got a good deal because their characters are so valuable.
characters great job money packaging running
They do a great job packaging it. They've got some great characters routinely in the running for the big money. Adam Nelson
characters expression felt form humanity love opportunity refreshing
I felt this was such a refreshing story of love. For me, our characters were also complex, and to...really investigate this form of humanity and expression of love was an opportunity that I hadn't had. Heath Ledger
characters family felt happened moved
I felt they had really moved the characters in a direction that was very interesting. The family had really felt the impact of what had happened to the. JoBeth Williams
characters finished time understood
I did a 10-page treatment, then started working on biographies for each of the characters. By the time I was finished writing those biographies, I understood completely where each of those characters was going.
characters fit people sort tend
I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way. Steve Buscemi
characters drawn great kids navigate ring time tortured troubled
I'd say I'm drawn to characters that ring true to me. Adolescence is a troubled time for everyone, so a lot of those characters have been troubled, tortured people. It's been a great way to navigate my adolescence by having these more troubled kids as an outlet. Ezra Miller
characters fan love mess movies numerous people shows tv ways
I, as a fan of numerous TV shows and movies, know that people mess up. The characters that we love are not always going to act in the ways that we want them to. That's what makes them interesting. Rita Volk
characters created early relate
Early on, (Rowling) created characters you can relate to.
characters city girls nobody sex sitcom wants watch
First of all, nobody wants to see sitcom characters have sex. I didn't even want to see the Sex and the City girls have sex. This is not why I watch a comedy." () Eric McCormack
characters deal figure heroes journeys man though trying
Even though they are such fantastical characters and situations, it's still a man trying to figure it out. These motifs of messiahs and heroes and anti-heroes, these journeys are things that we deal with in our day to day. Keanu Reeves
characters freeze people sofa top watching whatever worry
Everyone who sits on a sofa watching 'Match of the Day' is a top soccer expert, as you know. So if you start to worry about such people reading your story and saying, 'That'd never happen' you're going to freeze up. You're writing fiction, and your characters can do whatever you need them to do. Mal Peet
characters jimmy john pity plays today
Everyone today plays the same way, very dull. ... It is a pity there are no characters like John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors or, maybe, Ilie Nastase today. Ilie Nastase
characters comedy comic high moment serious trying
Every moment can change. It launches from high comedy to serious matter. There are the comic elements, and then there are the more serious characters who are trying to do the right thing and be better.
characters dislike empire evolved second strikes wonderful
I usually dislike second books in series. The only second installment I ever loved was 'The Empire Strikes Back,' and I think that was wonderful because it evolved the characters while not seeming like a bridge. Pierce Brown
characters films gwyneth love loved quirky royal
I loved Gwyneth Paltrow in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' and Reese Witherspoon in 'Election.' I love quirky films and characters like that. Phoebe Tonkin
characters good matter responsibility share whether
All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same. Park Chan-wook
characters encounter hardest
The hardest thing is to write about people. First and foremost, you have to encounter their humanity. That is the only way you can make them live as characters on the page. Philip Kerr
characters chips fights good heroes iconic lone mojo ranger rides serious underdog
The Lone Ranger is going to be one of those iconic characters that never rides off into the sunset. We need heroes like him - an underdog who fights the good fight, doesn't kill, and has some serious mojo when the chips are down. Mel Odom
characters faith months six spent time
I spent some time, six months or so, ruminating about the characters before I sat down to write 'Faith'. Jennifer Haigh
characters feeding gathering love people
I show the people I love that I love them by gathering them in my kitchen and feeding them, so no surprise that most of my characters do the same thing. Jane Green
characters darker family roles shows
I've been lucky enough to play many different roles from darker characters to family orientated shows to comedy. Andrew-Lee Potts
characters impossible meet parties
it would have been impossible for characters to go to parties and not meet Clinton. Bill Clinton
characters close crazy drive fun goal leading man onto picked roles sign
It would drive me crazy if I picked roles with the goal of being a leading man. You never know what you're getting into when you sign onto a project, and more times than not, the characters that are close to the leading man are more interesting and more fun to play. Jesse Plemons
characters life
The way I live my life or conduct myself when I have a problem is very different from many of the characters I play. Joel Kinnaman
characters fans games high mario merely parallels plot points slapping stories studios tales taught unfold woeful
The woeful tales of 'Super Mario Bros.' and 'Street Fighter' have taught studios that merely slapping a name to a movie is not enough to bring in the fans of the franchise. Also, the way games now unfold their stories more parallels that of a movie, with characters and plot points actually meaning as much as a high score.
characters comment fears freddy gets great manipulate stories
What's great about Freddy in this is when he gets to comment and manipulate the back stories and the fears of the characters - especially with Jason. Robert Englund
characters fan journey journeys love material rich talk three time work
Every time I talk about 'The Shield' I kind of talk about it from three perspectives, as if I'm three people, because I'm a fan of the show. I'm in love with all the other characters and their journeys and their work. But then, as an actor, I love getting this kind of rich material and having to do it. As my character, did my journey finish? Benito Martinez