Quotes about character
character flip sides
To be quite honest, John Lennon had questionable politics. There was a flip side. He was all peace and love, but he was a very violent character. Noel Gallagher
character film-and-television actors
We're big fans of the show on BBC, and some of the greatest actors in film and television have done this character, from Basil Rathbone to Nicol Williamson to Michael Caine. (Executive producer) Rob Doherty came in with the pitch last season, it was immediately a show that we gravitated towards. Nina Tassler
character giving
You can be aware that something is idiosyncratic, and give it to a character, but keep doing it. Noah Baumbach
character ideas agree
I don't agree with the idea that my characters are unlikeable.
character extensions
I'm interested in music as an extension of character.
character writing laughing
I do laugh when I hear myself saying, 'I am a ventriloquist.' I am definitely suited to it, though. I took it and ran with it quite hungrily. It is not for everyone, but it is just the chance to write for a character. Nina Conti
character negative approach
I never approach a character from a negative place. Nina Arianda
character insecure long
Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.
character style episodes
When you're doing lots and lots of episodes and you're playing the same character, it's great because you really get to know the character and it becomes a really fast style and you find subtleties in it. Misha Collins
character compassion trying
My impulse is to create an aesthetic that's about a humanistic approach to a world and trying to create compassion for all the characters. Mike White
character thinking appreciate
I actually think it's helped me as a writer to have to act. It's only when you actually start putting yourself out that you appreciate the anxiety that comes with having to try to sell a line, or with trying to own a character.
character independent independence
You need to learn independence. You have to be independent - it builds character. Mike Tyson
character people fool
The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one. Miguel de Cervantes
character play acting
The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part.
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.
character certain hard
It's hard to know whether certain characters come to life or not, they either come to have their own life or they don't. I've written many things in which the characters just remain inert. Neil Jordan
character emotional guitar
Each acoustic guitar has its own character and personality. On a particular day, I might pick one up and start noodling around, looking for some emotional content in the chords. Neil Diamond
character role-models people
Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that is. What people should do is take role models a la carte. If there's someone whose character you appreciated, you respect that trait. Neil deGrasse Tyson
character world bangs
The Big Bang Theory: When geeky scientists can be main characters in a hit prime time series, you know there's hope for the world.
character science ugly
Gamma rays are the sort of radiation you should avoid. Want proof? Just remember how the comic strip character "The Hulk" became big, green, and ugly.
character events tweet
I tweet, therefore my entire life has shrunk to 140 character chunks of instant event and predigested gnomic wisdom. And swearing. Neil Gaiman
character doubt fiction
This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.
character cat awkward
Computer programmers tend, by and large, to be quirky and highly individualistic. Trying to organize or manage such awkward characters is normally as thankless as herding cats John Naughton
character voice imagination
You basically go in animation and it's all in the imagination. There aren't even pictures to look at. You usually go in there and work with whoever the director is to create this voice and this character. John Noble
character play television
I loved playing Walternate because he was completely the same character, version 1985, and then it developed in such a different way, physically and mentally. So, to be able to play that, in the same television series, as playing the other ones was a fantastic gift for me.
character thinking ordinary
I think main storylines are what always intrigued me, with those that were the relationships between the characters against whatever backdrop, whether it was in an ordinary universe or a universe in the future.
character hands ideas
My last two characters have been Denethor and Walter Bishop. Both will be hard acts to follow. That sits in the hands of my managers, at present. I just have no idea what's going to be offered to me.
character years missing
I have a very special love for all of those actors [in Fringe] and I'll miss them.Over the five years, we were given the chance to develop some pretty close bonds, both with our characters and personally, and we did.
character versions mannerisms
I didn't drop into the mannerisms of another version of the character, but I guess I was pretty alert to that.
character special stories
Fringe is essentially a love story, so the scenes where Walter had close connection with Peter, but also with Anna's character or Jasika's character, were very special to me.
character years play
I remember when I read Walter, for example, six years ago now, I said, "This is the role for me." I said that to my family. There was something there that I knew was absolutely right, and that was just based on the character. That's when gut instinct comes into play. I know there are certain things I won't do.
character interesting actors
I'm a character actor, so as a character actor, I'm always looking for something interesting.
character son color
It was wonderful to be able to play a character who had so many colors and who was able to play comedy, to play incredibly vulnerable, which he did a lot of the time, to play the love story, and to play the relationship with the son, which is quite unusual. That's a gift to me, as an actor.