Quotes about character
character thinking swag
I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien to me. Jeremy Irons
character interesting people
The great thing about acting is, because you're constantly playing other characters and exploring yourself because you have to find those other characters in yourself, you sort of broaden as a person over your life because you've been other people. So you can empathize with many different sorts of people. It's great in that way and I hope, therefore, as you get older as an actor, you not only get more interesting because you lived more, but you get a bit wiser as a person.
character kids doors
I've always thought of characters like advent calendars. You have Christmas and you have all the little doors over the windows and every day you're allowed to open one more as it gets towards Christmas and you see more and more about what's inside that house.I remember as a kid being fascinated by that and I've always thought of my character as a little bit like that. I like to have secrets and slowly let those secrets out to the audience, sometimes never let them out, but let them see as you open the shutters, open and see a little bit more of a character.
character suffering doe
Suffering produces Character, and Character produces Hope, and Hope does not disappoint us Jeremy Lin
character past two
My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research. Jennifer Gilmore
character cutting caring
I've done movies in the past that have so many characters and I find it's very hard to follow all these stories. You end up not caring about any of the people and I thought that would be the case in this film, and you had these big speeches for each character, you know, it's like "God that's how you'll have to cut that down in order to paste it all", to edit the movie and my representatives could say "no, you really you ought to check it out. Jeff Bridges
character thinking faithful
You have that Frank Capra kind of side to it and the characters are really well drawn, so I think everybody tried their best to stay faithful to the script.
character thinking actors
I like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that.
character home thinking
Once, during an interview in front of my wife, I was asked, "Are you one of those actors who brings your character home? Do you stay in character?" I said, "No, not really. I don't do that," and she started laughing. I asked her why. She said, "Well, you might think you don't bring characters home, but you do." So, while I don't feel like a character is lingering, it probably is.
character lines kind
What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb.
character littles infinity
The most striking characters are sometimes the product of an infinity of little accidents. Georges Danton
character thinking trying
The writer has to make pleasure for the reader - which, I think, is done by taking one's character's seriously and taking one's readers seriously -don't condescend or try to be tricky. Be a friend to your reader - I'd say that's a pretty good first step. George Saunders
character order rivers
We have that illusion that we are 'deciding' what to make a character do, in order to 'convey our message' or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide who's been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water.
character moments
Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.
character writing people
I don't set out to write female lead shows, necessarily. I like deeply flawed characters. When they come to me, or when I'm introduced to them, I follow the stories and the people, rather than setting out to do a female lead thing. Jenji Kohan
character people waiting
We watched these auditions and could only pick one. Sometimes we would add new characters 'cause we wanted to use another actress. There were so many people who were just waiting for something like this.
character thinking flare-up
You want everyone to be a full character. No one is just evil, or very few people are, hopefully. They're characters, so you want to flush them out. You've got to show all sides of them. There is definitely an antagonistic relationship between guards and prisoners, and I do think it flares up.
character people trying
I always try to make my characters people, and yet I always want to entertain. Jeffrey Combs
character get-better want
I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to get better, as an actor and as a person. Jeffrey Dean Morgan
character bored stories
I just didn't want to get bored playing a character, and that's kind of the benefit of doing films; you've lived with a character for four or five months and that's it, and you walk away from that character and you feel like you told a story.
character hard-work sides
So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot. Jeffery Deaver
character weak-spots foundation
Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever after be a weak spot in the foundation. Jefferson Davis
character actors aspect
Actors usually respond to minor aspects of their own character or things that even feel disparate from themselves. Jeff Perry
character interesting trying
Each time, I try to find a family of interesting faces. I follow the tradition of films from the 40s - at this time, there were so many interesting faces in France. I often work with the same because there are not thousands and thousands in France. I'm looking for interesting faces and characters actors, and it's not for everybody. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
character ideas casting
In general, I have some precise ideas about everything, because the film is completed in my head before we ever start shooting. With casting, I am always present, even for the smallest character.
character names asking-questions
Beware of anyone who calls you bad names merely for asking honest questions. Beware of anyone who insists on reframing your sincere curiosity as a character defect. Beware of anyone who questions your motives while ignoring your facts. When someone calls you bad names merely for asking questions, it suggests they know the answer but are terrified to admit it. Jim Goad
character information copies
Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in articles but just for your information, most characters there's only one. Jim Henson
character attention faults
It is not a character fault or weakness or seeking attention. It is somebody who is ill. Jerry Reed
character mean people
Sometimes you can do certain things on stage, or even in a TV series, and people see the look on your face and they know what you mean, so you can get away with certain things. But if you can't create that look on an animated character, which is essentially a puppet, the line will hit the audience in a very bad way. Jerry Seinfeld
character horny horns
Each instrument has something to say to you. It's got its own character. Each horn has its own character and will say to you certain things. If you violate that, it's almost a sacrilege!
character play numbers
Musical numbers should carry the action of the play and should be representative of the personalities of the characters who sing them. Jerome Kern
character play acting
The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part. Miguel de Cervantes
character men simple
The most perceptive character in a play is the fool, because the man who wishes to seem simple cannot possibly be a simpleton.