Quotes about character
character people mark
Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work. Orison Swett Marden
character play wish
One of the best strengtheners of character and developers of stamina ... is to assume the part you wish to play; to assert stoutly the possession of whatever you lack.
character world
Character: the grandest thing in the world.
character eye men
Self-Control is the very essence of character. To be able to look a man straight in the eye, calmly and deliberately, without the slightest ruffle of temper under extreme provocation, gives a sense of power which nothing else can give. To feel that you are always, not sometimes, master of yourself, gives a dignity and strength to character, buttresses it, supports it on every side, as nothing else can. This is the culmination of thought mastery.
character boys years
I have been in the film industry for 35 years, and everyone, including the spot-boys, will vouch for my character. Om Puri
character matter genre
If I love the character, then thats all that matters to me. It doesnt really matter what genre it is. Olivia Cooke
character blow aggravation
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide. Oliver Wendell Holmes
character genius talent
A person of genius should marry a person of character. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
character luck crow
To brag little, to lose well, / To crow gently if in luck, / To pay up, to own up, / To shut up if beaten, / Are the virtues of a sportingman.
character jean-jacques-rousseau genius
A mattoid is a miscreant who seeks to elevate himself by destroying society. Examples include the Rothschilds, David Rockefeller, Franklin Roosevelt, Meyer Lansky, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Hamilton, and Josef Stalin. Often mattoids are of high intelligence, tainted geniuses, despite their flawed character and lack of any morality. Oliver Cromwell
character play actors
As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character. Olga Kurylenko
character independent thinking
I don't know what the misconceptions are, but I approach a small budget, artsy, independent movie in the same way as a big budget, commercial Hollywood movie. I don't get into those [details]. I have to get into my character and I concentrate on that, on the story, on researching, and on certain training if I have to be prepared physically. I think that's the most important thing.
character men trying
No woman has the right to marry a man if she has to bend herself out of shape for him. She might wish to, but she could never be to him with all her passionate endeavor what the other woman could be to him without trying. Character will dominate over all and will come out at last. Olive Schreiner
character thinking play
He is a legend and he's going to be remembered for a long time. Just to play alongside him and learn from him has been an absolute pleasure. I think he is a footballer's footballer; he has been at this level for so long. As long as he is part of us we always feel we have a chance. We appreciate the way he goes about his business. I have never met a character like Scholesy, certainly not someone who is that good. Michael Carrick
character gay thinking
Honestly, I think some of my family members of a certain generation were more skittish about me playing a gay character on Six Feet Under than watching me play a killer. Michael C. Hall
character thinking perfect
To me, 'Educating Rita' is the most perfect performance I could give of a character who was as far away from me as you could possibly get and of all the films I have ever been in, I think it may be the one I am most proud of. Michael Caine
character years play
I was a repertory actor, which meant that I did a play every week. I was a different character every week; for a year, I was doing 40 or 50 characters.
character humans
I've always played very human sort of characters.
character views america
About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
character acting actors
When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors' characterizations; but if you do, only steal from the best.
character self two
To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.
character independent theatre
Amy Rapp, my producing partner, and I are drawn to character-driven material. We're developing and producing movies and TV, fiction and non-fiction, studio and independent, broadcast and cable, theatre, and web so our slate is really diverse. Meredith Vieira
character crisis
A crisis unmasks everyone. Mason Cooley
character emergencies faults
Small faults and virtues are for daily life. The big ones are for emergencies.
character describing my-own
In describing someone's character, I reveal my own.
character authority position
Authority is conferred by position, not character.
character fighting water
The shreiking fight or the out-of-character insult endures forever, while the daily sweetness dissolves like sugar in water. Mary Karr
character emotional giving
The failures of other genres to provide an emotional connection with some of their characters and narratives gives memoir a toehold.
character thinking challenges
I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge. Martin Short
character eyebrows forever
What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows.
character thinking guy
This is a tried and true genre directed by a guy who's famous for character work. This could take a genre picture and lift it and elevate it. That was my thinking. Michael Chiklis
character knowing giving
I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the characters, a mental image. Michael Chabon
character writing internals
The characters I write about are very internal. Michael Connelly