Quotes about character
character goal actors
My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor. Harrison Ford
character school affliction
Affliction is the school in which great virtues are acquired, in which great characters are formed. Hannah More
character cycling sometimes
In politics, one can learn some things from cycling, such as how to have character and courage. Sometimes in politics there isn't enough of those things. Guy Verhofstadt
character thinking voice
I think everything you do, characters I always find, have their own voices and once you establish who that character is you find a different voice. I think it's just a question of establishing that character and the voice speaks through that character. Guy Ritchie
character location etc
Every time you say yes to a film there's a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story, a certain percentage with the character, the location, etc... Guy Pearce
character tired actors
I want to bring something different to every film. I get a bit tired of actors who kind of are the same character in every film that they do.
character past play
I find it really difficult to even articulate things that I've done in the past. I express myself through the characters that I play, not through the articulation of them later.
character interesting littles
A lot of action characters are a little bit too serious as well. They take themselves a bit too seriously, which I don't find particularly interesting, whereas I like the fact that there was at least some humor in this because really it's a piece of entertainment.
character trying together
I feel I do my best work when it's all there on the page, and I feel that the character is very vivid as I read the script and I'm not having to create stuff and trying to cobble together something. If I have to do that, then I don't entirely trust what I'm doing.
character guy entrepreneurial
I have always been business minded, always been sorta an entrepreneurial guy; I played a character on Felicity that was modeled after me, actually. Greg Grunberg
character ideas trying
When you have a clear idea of what your character is trying to accomplish, it makes it a lot easier to riff on things. Glenn Howerton
character pet knows
One of my biggest pet peeves is that I just don't like it when characters do things that are funny to the writer, but you don't know why they're doing it and it doesn't make any sense.
character voice people
It’s wonderful, it’s expressive. It’s a way of using a part of my instrument that I’m comfortable and familiar with. The voice is such a vital part of crafting a character. I’m so pleased that I have the kind of voice that prints well and that people want to hear. I’ve had friends actually say, ‘You know, I was in the kitchen, and the television was on and I heard you.’ I love hearing that there’s something familiar about my sound, and that to some people it’s soothing. Gina Torres
character challenges arcs
It's a challenge to work a character's arc into a format in which you only have a very limited amount of time to grow and develop a character. Ginnifer Goodwin
character differences novel
We are all potentially characters in a novel--with the difference that characters in a novel really get to live their lives to the full. Georges Simenon
character artist drawing
Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist. Georges Seurat
character sky expression
A tree against the sky possesses the same interest, the same character, the same expression as the figure of a human. Georges Rouault
character journey actors
My journey has been that of a character actor. Harry Carey, Jr.
character pages scripts
As a character, you're working within the realm of what's on the [script] page. Harry Connick, Jr.
characteristics show-me shows
In no system which shows mental characteristics can any part have unilateral control over the whole. In other words, the mental characteristics of the system are imminent, not in some part, but in the system as a whole. Gregory Bateson
character doubted guys progress
I never really doubted the character of this team. Inexperience shows, and that's something we've got to live with, but the character has always been there. ... We've got a lot of young guys that need to show progress if we're going to get better, and I think they will. Buddy Bell
character liked saw sorts struggles work
I never saw Glitter, but I liked her work in the other film. Because this character is interracial and struggles with all sorts of issues, I thought she was perfect. Lee Daniels
character issues liked saw sorts struggles work
I never saw 'Glitter,' but I liked her work in the other film. Because this character is interracial and struggles with all sorts of issues because of that, I thought she was perfect.
characters excited felt form held kids life wonderful
I'm very excited to see the wonderful 2-D characters in Poptropica come to life in the form of 3-D toys. When I first held the characters in my hands, it felt like magic. I'm excited for kids to have the same feeling! Jeff Kinney
character depression existence fallen felt justified love loved strange
In a strange way, I had fallen in love with my depression. Dr. Sterling was right about that. I loved it because I thought it was all I had. I thought depression was the part of my character that made me worthwhile. I thought so little of myself, felt that I had such scant offerings to give to the world, that the one thing that justified my existence at all was my agony. Elizabeth Wurtzel
character kids telling
I'm telling you, these kids have a lot of character. They've been through so much.
character effort expect games left played
I like the way they played with a lot of character tonight. We really battled hard. We have 12 games left and I expect this kind of effort in every one of them.
characters hope mother stranger strangest
I like to think that Mrs. Asher is a lot stranger mother than I am. I hope that that's true. She's one of the strangest characters I've ever played. Gena Rowlands
characters frequently scenes
I frequently have scenes that take place in places I've never been or characters who have professions that I know nothing about that I've got to research. But that's what Google is for.
characters fee nobody owners percentage works writers
I own all the characters I created, thanks to the Writers Guild, so nobody can do anything without me. The way it works is: If the copyright owners instigate a project, like the movie, then I get a fee as creator. If I instigate a project, like the musical, I pay a percentage to the copyright owners. Sherwood Schwartz
character outside work
I like to work on a character from the outside in. Benjamin Bratt
characters lots means
I like to have my characters talking in an up-to-date way, and I like their essentially modern self-awareness, which means we can have lots of irony and jokes. Jonathan Stroud
character far football good great heart honored proud talented teams
I just told them how honored and proud I am to be a part of this football team. I've been on some great football teams and this may not be the most talented team, but as far as character and heart and never-die mentality, this is as good as it gets.