Quotes about character
character matter appearance
A woman can't do anything about her appearance. Either she's pretty or she isn't. But her character is quite another matter. Julie Garwood
character humility president
The first time I was privileged to meet president Mandela was during his visit to Malawi... shortly after he was released from prison. I was amazed by his humility and his great sense of leadership... Mandela's character has shaped my life. Joyce Banda
character government atheism
As I conceive this doctrine to be a gross misrepresentation of the character and moral government of God, and to affect many other articles in the scheme of Christianity, greatly disfiguring and depraving it; I shall show, ... that it has no countenance whatever in reason, or the Scriptures; and, therefore, that the whole doctrine of atonement, with every modification of it, has been a departure from the primitive and genuine doctrine of Christianity. Joseph Priestley
character intellectual building
Intellectual activity is a danger to the building of character. Joseph Goebbels
character voice challenges
Though I am never exactly "blocked" I do have difficult periods. I am led by a fascination with material - the challenge of presenting it in an original and engaging way. I have no problem imagining stories, characters, distinctive settings and themes - but the difficulty is choosing a voice and a language in which to present it. Joyce Carol Oates
character college thinking
I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person. Justin Bieber
character play acting
That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play. Julianna Margulies
character lazy actors
I'm always aware that there's a trick to television to prevent an actor from becoming too lazy. Once you become too familiar with a character, it can stifle the adrenalin from flowing through in the performance.
character stories knows
My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story. Julianna Baggott
character mind important
You learn to exploit genre for the more important things - to my mind - like story, character, image, language.
character play trying
I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.
character ears whispering
As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.
character being-different everyday
The cool thing about doing films and being different characters is that it's new everyday and new every project. So, you're always learning something different and you get to do research. Julianne Hough
character careers actors
As you get older and ease your way into being a character actor you have to be comfortable with where you are in life and career, and I'm very comfortable with what I'm doing - working on projects I'm proud of. George Clooney
character female males
I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century. Geena Davis
character kids female
Because I had some roles that resonated with women, I immediately noticed that there were far more male characters than female characters in what we're showing little kids in the 21st century, which was stunning to me. But I couldn't find anybody else who noticed.
character people female
The ratio of male to female characters in movies has been exactly the same since 1946. So if you've ever had people say, you know, "It's better now, it's all changed, it's all different," it's not, it hasn't. Not yet.
character careers challenges
I always want a challenge. My whole career has been based on trying to avoid female characters that don't get to do anything. And it's really hard to avoid those.
character thinking males
I don't think male characters are as one-dimensional as female characters.
character missing important
My point was the world is missing female characters. A lot of times there is one female character, maybe even a cool one, maybe even an important one. But where are all the rest?
character leaving ratios
My whole theory about why I couldn't find any creators who realized they were leaving out female characters, is because they were raised on the same ratio. I just heard someone the other day call it either "smurfing a movie," which is when there's one female character or "minioning a movie" which is when there's no female characters.
character exercise historical
I look at it scene-by-scene. Whether it's a historical character or not, whatever, on the page is one thing and delving into the history or somebody is one thing, but making something work for an audience in front of a camera is another exercise and you bring whatever authenticity you can to it. Gary Cole
character judging talent
Judge talent at its best and character at its worst. Lord Acton
character guy plot
The rule for finding plots for character-centered novels, which is to ask: 'So what's the worst possible thing I can do to *this* guy?' And then do it. Lois McMaster Bujold
character men duty
I take it as a man's duty to restrain himself.
character doors years
For four years doing that same character all the time kind of bothered me. Butit opened up a lot of doors Lloyd Bridges
character roles
When I receive a new role, I completely become my character. Logan Lerman
character thinking choices
It is obvious when an actor has put work into prep and research and understanding their character, and they're making choices, because that's what happens when you take the time - or have the time - to really think about the material, but that only accounts for about 60% of what happens on the day. When you're in the moment, you throw it all away. Well, you don't throw it all away, but it's in you now, and everything is reactionary in that moment and you have to be honest and present and listening.
character destiny people
For every generation, there is a destiny. For some, history decides. For this generation, the choice must be our own. [...] Our destiny in the midst of change will rest on the unchanged character of our people, and on their faith. Lyndon B. Johnson
character forget sometimes
I'm quite good at switching off and sometimes I forget who I am in a character. Luke Evans
character missing psychopath
There's always a connection to be made whether you're playing a psychopath or whatever. It doesn't really matter; you've got to find this thing that you relate to with each character otherwise you're missing something.
character thinking sparks
There's a kind of chemical spark that comes sometimes with the character, that you don't even have to think about how she is reacting, you just let yourself go. You just let the character take you, instead of taking the character. Ludivine Sagnier
character swimming important
Swimming Pool was a very important moment for me because the character was written for me.