Quotes about character
character widows-and-orphans expectations
There's no shortage of orphans in 19th-century literature, but it's hard to find a single happy, communicative, functional parental relationship in the whole of 'Great Expectations,' even among the minor characters. David Nicholls
character mean healing
At whatever time highly skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods, and shall prohibit humankind from living as slaves to their lustful appetites, it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved. This is destined to come about. In the same way, in the character, the conduct and the manners of men, universal modifications will be made.
character giving guy
But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go. Aaron Eckhart
character convinced deceit happen type
We need to be convinced that a dereliction of character has now been repaired and this type of deceit won't happen again,
character tree shadow
Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow. Abraham Lincoln
character long long-life
I say, without characters, fame lives long. William Shakespeare
character create julia roberts wanna
I wanna create a character that's really memorable... like Julia Roberts did in 'Pretty Woman.' Kari Wuhrer
characters matter
That's the way it happens - some characters you set out to use, some are happy accidents. As long as it works, it doesn't really matter how you got them. Kurt Busiek
character developing might shoot spend time upset work
You spend so much time developing a character when you do a film; so much of your work is done before you get set to shoot because you've been working on the character: the way he walks, the way he talks, what might upset him, what might make him happy. Justin Timberlake
character enduring heat kidney periods problems prolonged reporting wearing
Some are reporting kidney problems after enduring prolonged periods working in the heat and humidity while wearing their character suits,
characters drag fabric fit fixing opposite work
Some actors can create characters and leave them at 'Cut!', but I work the opposite way and drag them out of me. For me, it's about fixing your fabric to fit the role. Sam Worthington
characters human shows telling vile
Some of my favorite shows are ones where the characters are vile and human and flawed. That's what makes me want to keep watching a show, not writers telling me how to feel about characters. Tatiana Maslany
characters great lively people sort
Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way people usually see them. It can make for lively conversations, but that's great. Spark a little controversy, get people to think about it. That's what it's all about. Nathaniel Philbrick
character class player simon wish
Simon is a class player and I feel for him but he has the character to come back from this and we wish him well in his recovery, Clive Woodward
character natural profound result simplicity
Simplicity of character is the natural result of profound thought. William Hazlitt
character hindrance simplicity subtlety
Simplicity of character is no hindrance to subtlety of intellect. Christopher Morley
character felt heart loss
She felt the loss of Willoughby's character yet more heavily than she had felt the loss of his heart . . . Jane Austen
character hold
She's a character and she can hold her own with anybody. She's a competitor. John Goodwin
characters effect figure figures gravity historical holmes massive might sherlock words
Sherlock Holmes is a massive figure in people's minds. More massive than a lot of real historical characters - these figures have real weight. They might be just made out of words and paper, but their effect in the world can be massive, if they've got the right kind of mass, the right kind of gravity and momentum. Alan Moore
character people
Most people that know me know I'm a person of character and integrity. I'm all about kids.
character german-physicist great intellect people
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. Albert Einstein
characters prefer transform
Modeling is a lot of fun, but I prefer acting. It's so much fun to get to play different characters and transform into someone else for a while. Melissa Ordway
character writing challenges
Remarkably, there's no green screen in 'Leaves of Grass' movie. There is motion control. Technically, there were all sorts of challenges, but really the soul of it is Edward Norton talent. You write these characters when you write a movie, and all you can hope for or depend on is that your actors will elevate the material. Edward Norton
character interesting challenges
The deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away. It's more challenging to me, but it's also just interesting. Those are the things I like to watch. I like to watch the evolutions of something.
character ideas want
I start to get fixated on a story and a character and an idea, and at a certain point, I really want to do it. It's a compulsion to explore a specific thing, as opposed to a compulsion to direct, generally speaking.
character acting actors
There's a lot of romanticisation of the intuitive actor and method acting and all kinds of notions about getting inside a character and coming out from there.
character people actors
Every little thing that people know about you as a person impedes your ability to achieve that kind of terrific suspension of disbelief that happens when an audience goes with an actor and character he's playing.
character appreciate age
If Nick Broomfield never found anyone with affection for Courtney Love, it's only because he conspicuously avoided the countless friends, colleagues and fans who appreciate her talent and admire her as a person. But then, why would Broomfield have opened up his film to those of us who work with Courtney and are close to her when there are so many bitter left - behinds and desperate attention - seekers eager to validate his attack on her character? Inquisitors in every age, scared of forceful women, have used all kinds of half - baked testimony to whip up chants of 'Burn the witch!'
character interesting arcs
I tend to relate to a character in terms of the arc: what's interesting is where he starts versus where he ends up.
character layers deeper
I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.
character men thinking
I think every leading man wants to be a character actor, and every character actor wants to be a leading man. Bruce Boxleitner
character emotional play
When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. Bruce Beresford
character trying film
With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.