I would like any type of character that I could be creative with and totally delve into.
Noah HathawayAlthough cyber attacks have caused billions of dollars in damage and affected the lives of millions, few if any can be characterised as acts of terrorism.
Dorothy DenningCharacter builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
Faith BaldwinPoverty is the schoolmaster of character.
AntiphanesPeople assume that for me to play a sexually open character like Samantha, I must have had fabulous sex for most of my life.
Kim CattrallA scientist is an unlikely character to put at the centre of a movie.
Bill CondonIf you're writing a catchphrase before you write a character, then that's not a good thing.
Catherine TateSincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character
James Russell LowellHe turns into a madman. His plan hasn't worked, and like a lot of people in that situation he blames everyone but himself. Deep down he knows that he's as much to blame as anyone for what has happened but Sally is the closest person to him and it is in his nature to blame her. He's a very selfish man. [About his character Greg Kelly in Coronation Street]
Stephen BillingtonIt is simply not consistent with either my character or my confidence in my God-given athletic ability to cheat in any way.
Justin GatlinI'm a bit star struck really. But everyone's lovely here and so down to earth. Katy's a great character to play. She twists her dad round her little finger.
Lucy-Jo HudsonEssentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters. [on the science, or art, of writing a book]
Elizabeth GeorgeIn the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers.
Frederic FarrarHigh aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.
Tryon EdwardsOf all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.
Francis BaconStrong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.
Jean Paul RichterBoth matter and radiation possess a remarkable duality of character, as they sometimes exhibit the properties of waves, at other times those of particles. Now it is obvious that a thing cannot be a form of wave motion and composed of particles at the same time - the two concepts are too different
Werner HeisenbergIf I was a bad character that got away with murder like we see on other shows, I do not think I would like it because that sends a message that you can do these horrible things and never pay for it
Hunter TyloI was advised not to do Scream because no one likes horror movies. Then I heard, 'Don't audition because you can't do this bitchy role,' and 'You're way too friendly, no pun intended.' I was also told, 'Play the girlfriend or the doctor or the lawyer - the nice ones.' Now I'm getting scripts where I'm asked to play characters that are tough as nails, and I love it.
Courtney CoxThe maxims of men reveal their characters.
Luc De VauvanarguesIt's very difficult to keep momentum going through a film which has many characters, and the piece took on a life of its own to try and shape it.
John CrowleyI loved making Rising Sun. I got into the psychology of why [the character] liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-esteem.
Tatjana PatitzWords have all sorts of characteristics and abilities, the simplest of words can hide a complex scene unravelling underneath it.
Bobbie GentryEven among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level.
Francis ArinzeIf you are inclined to leave your character solitary for any considerable length of time, better question yourself. Fiction is association, not
A B Guthrie JrI usually start with a repulsive character and go on from there.
Chester GouldRemarkable trait in the American Character is the union, not very infrequent, of Yankee cleverness with spiritualism.
Ralph Waldo EmersonHard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
Sam EwigMan may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it. - as her character Carrie in Sex And The City.
Sarah Jessica ParkerBig Trev will be missed when he goes back to Peterborough. He's a funny character to have around and a big strong lad - reminds me of an elephant seal
Richard MoneyCharacter contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.
Jacqueline BissetActually, I get a little say in what my character would or wouldn't do.
Steve BurtonWhen an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'
Alfred HitchcockThe characteristic virtue of Englishmen is power of sustained practical activity and their characteristic vice a reluctance to test the quality of that activity by reference to principles.
R H TawneyThey remind me a bit of Laurel and Hardy - in that they are different characters who complement each other nicely
[on Flintoff and Strauss]
Shane WarneNoble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great
Carlo GoldoniI put myself into character for my songs.
Michelle BranchSow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny. (Attributed)
Charles ReadeStyle is the image of character.
Edward GibbonDreams are the touchstones of our character.
Henry David ThoreauThere are lessons out there to be learnt from cartoon characters if you know where to look.
Jack HannahBefore there was any talk of a movie, people would sometimes ask me what actors I would imagine playing these characters. And the only thing I could ever say is: I have such a clear idea of these characters that they'd have to play themselves.
Michael CunninghamA man without decision of character can never be said to belong to himself. He belongs to whatever can make captive of him.
John FosterUnderneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
Oscar LevantIn men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory.
CiceroHe's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.
Arthur MillerWhen you start writing the magic comes when the characters seem to take on a life of their own and write the words for themselves.
Alice HoffmanCharacter is the product of daily, hourly actions, and words and thoughts; daily forgivenesses, unselfishness, kindnesses, sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of others, struggles against temptation, submissiveness under trial. Oh, it is these, like the blending colors in a picture or the blending notes of music which constitute the man.
John MacDuffThe best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's a great outlet. I'm not really sure who I am-it seems I change every day.
Leonardo DicaprioIf you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.
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