Quotes about character
character men mind
Of 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 Bacon
character play layers
The thing about the classics it that they are such great characters, they have a great deal of depth and different layers to them. I always find that very stimulating to play. Frances O'Connor
character trying smokers
I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation. Francesca Annis
characters high outline points rest stubborn surprise wonder
I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go along. Occasionally, the characters surprise me, and I wonder how we got here. Other times, the characters are stubborn and won't do something I want them to in the story. Julie Kagawa
characters finally might novels shape
I've always had a compassion for characters in novels - the sense that they are, whatever they might think, living in a world that has a shape they don't know and can't finally alter. John Crowley
character familiar goodness heart lord qualities taught thank
Thank goodness for Ron. He's taught the play, he's familiar with the play and he has some of the same qualities (as Whiteside). The character is a Little Lord Fauntleroy type, but he also has a heart of gold.
characters close comics dictated spaces stay
So much of comics are dictated by characters talking to one another - or in focused spaces where 'the camera' has to stay in pretty close on what's going on. Jim Lee
characters fables writers
Some writers are so enthralled by ideas (one thinks of Doris Lessing) that their characters become debaters, and their fables approach allegory. Edmund White
characters persona sort wall
Sometimes when you do a part, the wall between you and the characters can be very porous. You can sort of move in and out of your character's persona and being. And that just couldn't happen on this one because of working with him. Kyra Sedgwick
characters fans fun reply talking twitter
Sometimes I'll go on a Twitter spree and reply as much as I can. Talking to my fans is so much fun even if it is in 140 characters or less. Jordin Sparks
characters goal screenplay talk
I wanted to be as site-specific as possible. I said to each actor, 'I want you to talk about things you know about.' There's a screenplay but the goal was to incorporate as much of them into the characters as possible. Steven Soderbergh
characters draw genre good people project work
I've just always loved really good projects. The things that draw me into a new project have very little to do with genre and have more to do with the characters I'll be playing, the people I'll get to work with and things like that. Jewel Staite
character couple exactly female heard understand
I've heard from a couple of female officers, that they understand exactly what my character is going through, and that they really like the show. Nancy McKeon
character collins god job pat team thank
I've got a real hero, and that's Pat Collins. I thank God for Pat Collins and the job that he did, his character and the team of prosecutors.
character exception found integral opposite played plot seemed
I've found Jin to be the exception to the rule. His story is integral to the plot of 'Lost,' and is the most fleshed out character I've ever played on TV. The thing I like most is that he's the opposite of what he seemed when the show first started. At first, he seemed to be a one dimensional, conservative, unfeeling Asian, but now you see that he's much more. Daniel Kim
character playoff pleased toughness
I'm pleased for our team. I thought we showed some real toughness and some real character. Our tough-mindedness has waned lately. That's something that if we're going to be a playoff team, it can't happen. Rick Carlisle
character coming john proud
I'm proud of John coming out and playing. That showed a lot of character.
character daddy integrity man proud
I'm proud of David. But not what's he's done in the pool, but the integrity and character and the man and the daddy he is, is what I'm the most proud of.
character delighted quality
I'm particularly delighted by some of the character and quality of the people.
character great handle happy improvement last leads measure number performance players playing situation team test time tough year
I'm just happy for him that he is playing well, ... A lot of times up here you go through tough things. At any one time in the NFL, you're going to have a number of players on a team who are going through tough situations. A lot of times the way they handle it is a measure of someone's character. I think that was Mark's situation last year and Patrick's situation now. The way you go through the tough times leads you to improvement and great performance in the future. It's a test of character when you go through that. Joe Gibbs
character everybody good played proud
I?m just proud of the character of these guys. We have a long way to go and there are a lot of things we need to get better at. But everybody played disciplined and had good self-control. We played well. John Harbaugh
character shapes your-future
The shape of your character is the shape of your future. Erwin McManus
character journey substance
The journey to freedom is paved by the substance of our character.
character doctors interesting
Normally, we see characters that have God complexes. How interesting, I thought, it would be to capitalize on that. And say, OK, well fine, you have a God complex, well this person has a Satan complex. And the doctor chooses to treat him scientifically. Eriq La Salle
character hair personality
When I first started, especially because I got the Critics' Choice before I'd released an album, there was a lot of scrutiny on what my character was, what my background was, what colour my hair was. I fought quite hard for the music to overtake the personality aspect. Florence Welch
character self law
Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it. For the greatest things grow by God's Law out of the smallest. But to live your life you must discipline it. You must not fritter it away in "fair purpose, erring act, inconstant will" but make your thoughts, your acts, all work to the same end and that end, not self but God. That is what we call character. Florence Nightingale
character eye writing
I feel that discussing story-writing in terms of plot, character, and theme is like trying to describe the expression on a face by saying where the eyes, nose, and mouth are. Flannery O'Connor
character matter behavior
Poorly written novels--no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters--are not good in themselves and are therefore not really edifying.
character thinking people
All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, but most people think of these stories as hard, hopeless and brutal.
character writing possibility
If there is no possibility for change in a character, we have no interest in him.
character writing ideas
Remember that you don't write a story because you have an idea but because you have a believable character.
character air long
You never know when you're on a show if you're actually going to love it. For the episodes that I'm not in, I read them, but I try to just forget it, as long as it isn't important to my character. That way when the episodes air I get to watch it like a fan and actually enjoy it. Fiona Gubelmann
character civilization firsts
Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of a society is alone the basis of civilization. Henri Frederic Amiel