Quotes about character
character stories ongoing
An author's life is different, complex, and ongoing, while a character's remains frozen in one little story. Lorrie Moore
character writing female
If you look at most womens writing, women writers will describe women differently from the way male writers describe women. The details that go into a woman writers description of a female character are, perhaps, a little more judgmental. Theyre looking for certain things, because they know what women do to look a certain way.
character thinking games
My video game character is a bit better looking than me, actually. I don't think he has to worry about his hair getting messed up. Lleyton Hewitt
character play different-experiences
I've played a different type of character in a different type of thing, for the most part. It's not like you can't mine tons of fascinating stuff from any character that you play, and I've always been fascinated with women and relationships, but this has been a completely different experience, for sure. Lizzy Caplan
character men two
Save the Date' feels like a quiet story about two sisters and the men in their lives, kind of reminiscent of the quieter rom-coms of the 1990s; it's very character-driven and not as wedding-focused.
character views challenges
I love scoring. Putting music to picture is a rewarding challenge and one that relies on interpretation of emotion - as in, what is the pivotal feeling in a scene and which character's point of view is driving it at any given moment? Liz Phair
character known lungs
You have what is known as a lot of character, meaning you can be wrong at the top of your lungs. Margaret Millar
character life-is middle
The middle of life is the testing-ground of character and strength. Margaret Oliphant
character space everyday
There are certainly times when my own everyday life seems to retreat so the life of the story can take me over. That is why a writer often needs space and time, so that he or she can abandon ordinary life and "live" with the characters. Margaret Mahy
character differences vocabulary
Of course there are big differences in length and character and vocabulary, but each level has its particular pleasures when it comes to the words one can use and the way one uses them.
character ideas stories
It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can "take over" as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it certainly happens to me at times.
character way
In a way, the characters often do take over.
character men color
May we continue to remember not to judge man by the color of his skin, but the content of his character. Michael Jackson
character video albums
I've seen lawyers who don't represent me and spokespeople who do not know me speaking for me. These characters always seem to surface with dreadful allegations just as another project, an album, a video is being released.
character color skins
The color of a person's skin had nothing to do with the content of their character.
character thinking play
Sometimes I like to think that characters you play are all the other people you could've been in a lifetime. Mia Maestro
character gay way
The way I approach the character isn't about being gay or straight. It's just about who you love. Gender has very little to do with it. Mia Kirshner
character space house
I would love to take an old space and restore it to exactly the way I want it. Like an old factory, just something with great bones and lots of character. I'd take an old house and flip it into something very modern inside, or the other way around. Jason Wu
character opposites frustrated
A lot of actors are frustrated because they want to do things that are different and test themselves. Character actors are always looking for something the opposite of what they did. Jason Statham
character might nuance
...being written by someone who might not quite understand the subconscious nuance of the character leaves us in varying degrees of flatness. Jasper Fforde
character thinking ideas
I love the idea of playing a character that didn't over think everything. He knows what's in front of him and he has an ability to just say whatever he felt Jason Schwartzman
character voice people
When you're young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small, personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters. Jason Reitman
character people kind
Humanizing good people is kind of boring and I don't really see the value in it... humanizing tricky characters is exhilarating, and making audience films out of indie subjects excites me.
character feel-better thinking
When characters change on screen, it makes you feel better about yourself. You think, 'Oh I change too, I'm constantly becoming a better person.'
character successful trying
I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we're doing here, or little stuff like, 'Why aren't I happier?' With every film I feel like I'm apologising for something. I feel I'm most successful when I'm looking for something that embarrasses me about my character that I'd like to expose.
character want open-minded
I want my audiences to be as open-minded as my characters.
character shadow tvs
It's difficult to get away from the shadow of a TV character. Jason Lee
character years people
I was on Stargate: Atlantis for four years, playing a similar character called Ronon, who was an alien that didn't say much and grunted. I've been there and done that. Whether people have seen it or not, you want to stretch. And then, while I waited, I got The Red Road, and I'd never gotten anything like that. Jason Momoa
character play superhero
I don't want to play a superhero. Drogo may not be Superman, but it is a phenomenal role. I didn't want to get typecast. Drogo is an exceptional character. Conan is iconic. Whether it does good or not, you just try to elevate it to the next level.
character thinking people
The measure of your character is not what you do when people are looking. It’s what you do when you think no one is looking. Jason Mraz
character years play
The idea of playing a character for even two years, to me feels claustrophobic - only because I want to play a lot of different people. Hilary Swank
character men peculiar
I am about to discuss the disease called 'sacred'. It is not, in my opinion, any more divine or more sacred that other diseases, but has a natural cause, and its supposed divine origin is due to men's inexperience, and to their wonder at its peculiar character. Hippocrates
character men personality
A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them. Herbert Read