Quotes about character
character men cities
The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival, Ida B. Wells
character standards consumerism
we were raising our standard of living at the expense of our standard of character. Ida Tarbell
character mean men
I think there's a tendency for actors like myself, and I don't mean to generalize myself, but I've played 'men's men,' if you will, characters that are simmering rage and calculated. There's a trend not to play anything that is opposed to that. Idris Elba
character men thinking
The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.
character apology play
When I look at my body of work, I've played a lot of characters who are morally conflicted - 'I'm right, no I'm wrong, I don't know what to do!' I want to play more characters who don't care as much, and who aren't as measured. They are what they are, no apologies.
character men play
There has been a big debate about it: can a black man play a Nordic character?
character way directors
I'll always be attached to telly in one way or another, whether it's a character or producer or director, I just love the medium.
character fearful
I would never be fearful of any character.
character imagination dumb
There's the argument that you can relate to someone who's completely unrelatable. In the way that a director shows you his imagination on a film, then I get to show you my imagination in a big dumb character.
character done film
Every single film I've done, it's about the character.
character different week
One of my first jobs was in a soap opera, five days a week. And what I found is, although there are different directors coming in and different crews, you just lived in your character. It's the nature of the story, the ongoing story, and it can get deeper and deeper.
character way problem
The only problem with the way they do my character is that they have her get redeemed too early. Hunter Tylo
character thinking pay
If I was a bad character that got away with murder like we see on other shows, I do not think I would like it because that sends a message that you can do these horrible things and never pay for it.
character roots dying
Indeed, she often wondered if she were dead, or dying from the inside out, and that was the root of her calm, the reason she could surrender her character. Gregory Maguire
character people brave
At a certain age you start becoming brave enough to reveal yourself and it's the revealing of who you are that enables you to dig deeper into different characters. You'll get to a point where you can say: 'I can relate to that', 'I know that', 'I don't have to make that up' and that resonates with people in the audience who can tell that you've been there. Glynn Turman
character dangerous dangerous-things
Intelligence without character is a dangerous thing. Gloria Steinem
character ideas cartoon
I like the idea of bringing cartoon characters to life... and although the Americans have already attempted this, their culture is not sufficiently humane to make it work. Gerard Depardieu
character play
I never really like the characters I play. I only come to love them afterwards
character thinking important
I think situations are more important than plot and character. Harry Mathews
character people achievement
Canada's eminent position today is a tribute to the patience, tolerance, and strength of character of her people, of both French and British strains. For Canada is enriched by the heritage of France as well as of Britain, and Quebec has imparted the vitality and spirit of France itself to Canada. Canada's notable achievement of national unity and progress through accommodation, moderation and forbearance can be studied with profit by her sister nations. Harry S Truman
character men fundamentals
A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character.
character science men
If it were possible for us to have so deep an insight into a man's character as shown both in inner and in outer actions, that every, even the least, incentive to these actions and all external occasions which affect them were so known to us that his future conduct could be predicted with as great a certainty as the occurrence of a solar or lunar eclipse, we could nevertheless still assert that the man is free. Immanuel Kant
character firsts
No sir. The first thing is character. J. P. Morgan
character
Money equals business which equals power, all of which come from character and trust.
character heirs austin
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts. J. L. Austin
character names stories
I can easily come up with ten really iconic stories/trade paperbacks for Superman, Batman, others... name me ten equally big, iconic Wonder Woman stories. Much harder. That ain't the character's fault, that isn't sexism, that's just not servicing the character. J. Michael Straczynski
character thinking ideas
I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.
character destiny said
When the Seinfeld show said it was going to be a show about nothing, everybody said it couldn't - wouldn't work. It did. Thor is about something, about that character finding his destiny, but it's not doing what was expected... and yet it's doing very well.
character opportunity age
The whole point of having great characters is the opportunity to explore them more deeply with time, re-interpreting them for each new age.
character focus stories
All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.
character numbers firsts
Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.
character connections potters
If there is a connection between Harry Potter and my new novel, it's my interest in characters. J. K. Rowling
character writing talking
I imagine them very clearly and then attempt to describe what I can see. Sometimes I draw them for my own amusement! (talking about her characters and scenes)