Quotes about character
character thinking way
I think I came across Cecil Taylor a bit later, in 65 or 66. That really impressed me - Cecil Taylor is an amazing character... Both his music and the way he approaches the instrument are astonishing. Luc Ferrari
character ideas sound
Whereas Schaeffer and Henry were working like samplers, their idea was to capture those sounds which couldn't be serially calibrated because they were too complex in character.
character people want
You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character. Luc de Clapiers
character reason wit
The character of false wit is that of appearing to depend only upon reason.
character men maxims
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
character thinking stories
I suppose everybody does get attached to characters whether in movies or in stories, but I think that's part of the reason you get involved with literature is because there's somebody that grabs you about it and then you want to figure out why. Louis Menand
character effort purpose
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies. Lord Chesterfield
character men personality
Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word. Lord Acton
character utterance revelations
No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence.
character men survival
Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character. John Ciardi
character mean writing
Within a single scene, it seems to be unwise to have access to the inner reflections of more than one character. The reader generally needs a single character as the means of perception, as the character to whom the events are happening, as the character with whom he is to empathize in order to have the events of the writing happen to him.
character mean bully
Basil Fawlty was an easy character for me. For some reason, portraying a mean uptight incompetent bully comes naturally to me. John Cleese
character insecurity firsts
The first thing I look for is the humor, because you can tell what the character's fears and insecurities are through the humor. Lusia Strus
character actors praying
I pray to be of service to the playwright, the audience, the other actors and my character.
character world truth-is
I created a character whose motives were pure and good and she was going to go out and save the whole world. But the truth is, you can't save the whole world, but you can save one. And that was the whole thrust of the novel - to save just one. Lurlene McDaniel
character order needs
Old characters never die, but I do need to take a break from them in order to create new ones.
character science stories
Science is a collection of stories, linking characters worthy of notice. John Charles Polanyi
character play extensions
I don't play a character. It's totally just an extension of myself. John Cena
character thinking play
I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think of it in terms of that whole body of myth and see where the characters fit in and what they ought to be doing-all those archetypes are there to play with. John Boorman
character interesting stories
Id like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character. John Boyega
character people trying
People watch me when I get into these characters that I have in my head, so perhaps I should try acting. So I did.
character hands my-best-friend
He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life. John Boyne
characters definitely guess wanting
You know, that kind of coldness, you know. And I think, yeah, I think that definitely helped. The female characters on the show, you can see some of them wanting to know what makes him tick. And I guess that translates into some of the fans outside. You know?
characters hollywood satire
You could say it's a Hollywood film because the characters are agents, actors and managers, but it is not a satire like The Player. David Cronenberg
character display gotta teach
You can't teach character, ... You gotta display it.
character four good tremendous tries
We scored four tries and we haven't scored four tries this year, so there's a lot of good things to come out of it. I thought we showed tremendous character out there.
character closeness delta environment opportunity relish state
You have to relish in the opportunity to play in an environment like that. You find out the closeness and character when you go to a place like Delta State with that kind of home-field advantage.
character downs finding follow imagine thrill ups
You get to follow the same character through a lot of the same ups and downs that you go through in your own life. I can't imagine any place else where you get to do that and what a thrill it is. It's not about finding the character any more. It's about actually being in it and going where ever she goes. Edie Falco
character lucky world
I'm a happy-go-lucky character. I'm not that miserable. But I can never let anyone into my world. Noel Gallagher
character keys giving
The keys to success, in business and in life, are truthfulness, the ability to take and give, honest and well-intended feedback, strength of character and conviction in one's principles Robert Kiyosaki
character emotional insightful
The strength of character and emotional intelligence to face your failures and learn from them are at the core of success.
character entrepreneur rich
Being an # entrepreneur is not a get-rich scheme; it takes # strength of character to keep going.
character life time ultimate ways work writer
I think the ultimate thing in some ways for any writer is to work on a character who's going to have a life for a long time. Peter Gould