Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jack Pratt has the character, the leadership skills and the qualities to inspire confidence and optimism.

Robin Hobb

I would say that many of the characters in my stories do not live in true poverty - they are not out on the street; they are not wondering if there will be anything to eat in the next week. They are people who are at the lower echelons of the economic strata.

George Bodenheimer

Keith Jackson is a man of great character and a legendary broadcaster. For decades, his unmistakable style defined college football for millions of fans. While we hate to say goodbye, we understand his decision and wish him the very best.

Sela Ward

I swore I'd never do another hour show... until I read the first page of this script and I just hooked into Lily's character so much and the writing.

John Searles

I take stuff from real life and try to make a character out of it. And I try to live the world of the characters a little bit.

Dakota Fanning

I think it's just when you're playing the character, just kind of into your character, you're kind of thinking and feeling what she's thinking and feeling at the time, ... So if she's doing that, you're doing that.

Jaime Pressly

But for me, I prefer to play the more rugged character because it's more real. ... More people can relate to those types of characters, and I like to be able to relate to everybody.

Lee Daniels

Because this character is interracial and struggles with all sorts of issues because of that, I thought she was perfect.

Dana Williams

Because they are so customizable, you can make them into whatever you want them to be, and I want them to be characters in my story. They usually feed my creativity. I like having the characters so that I can hold them and see them.

I managed to get the four most polite children ever and they blushed through most of the rehearsals. At first, they were very uncomfortable with it and whispered the words. But, they got used to it because all of their characters use swear words.

I'm always drawn to stories about characters who are somewhat isolated inside themselves by their inability to communicate in some way. That's what interested me about 'Children of a Lesser God.'

The Angel

I look pretty grungy here ... I'm not concerned how I look. Here I was playing a character like I was raised to be,

Catherine Mary Stewart

I love acting, and ultimately all my characters are very different, and each character I love in a different way.

Jeff Lemire

I have always been drawn to young characters and seeing big tapestries through the eyes of a child. It probably comes from being a father myself and having a young son and seeing the world through his eyes. I write stories that are sort of the exaggerated version of that.

Noah Baumbach

I had Jeff Daniels wear my Dad's clothes. It wasn't because I wanted to recreate my Dad in any way, it's because by having those things there it warms me to the characters and the story, it puts me in it more, ... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

Sophie Marceau

I have been making films for the last 25 years and have played characters created and inspired by others, and I often enjoyed myself doing that.

I have mixed emotions today. Everybody here lost a great friend, a woman with tremendous character and a great role model, a young lady with a tremendous future.

I fell in love with the buildings, which looking at them in their current condition, might be hard to believe, ... They have character that I couldn't reproduce or fake, and I think I can turn it into something that will be interesting and fun.

Ben Wallace

I think it says a lot about the character of the guys in this locker room. We have had guys who have been hurting a little bit, who could have taken some time off. But they choose to come out and give us whatever they've got. That's all we ask.

I think it shows great character and definitely a lot of toughness mentally. They obviously have great kids, great people.

I thought we showed a great deal of character and a great deal of toughness. I'm very proud of the way my kids played tonight.

I thought we really showed a lot of character and a lot of poise. I thought we were very in tune and played with the kind of poise that I hoped we would.

I thought we were out of character on offense. Calvin did a great job of disrupting our rhythm and we didn't have a good flow.

It hurt me in the draft, because it kind of damaged my character and put me in a light that I don't want to be put in. Teams know I'm a good player. People that know me or get to know me know I'm a good person with character.

Sue Miller

I think the plasticity of the novel is its greatest challenge. There are no rules; there is no necessary form. You can know what you want it to be, or do, and still not know how to write it. There are endless possibilities, infinite choices. What voice should it be in? What events to start with? What characters will be part of it?

Darren Boyd

I think the idea of creating a character from scratch, one that has not been done in a novel or an existing story, is immensely exciting, terrifying and ultimately rewarding.

Joel Edgerton

I think the great thing about characters is the ways that they can be surprising. I mean, sometimes you think you've got a lock on a personality, even just in life, and then they'll shock you by their behavior.

I think the place of Christian values in the world will in many ways depend on the character of Orthodox-Catholic relations, at least on the European continent.

Keira Knightley

I thought, God, it's a strong person who says, 'Yes, you can take my name and you can do with it what you want,' ... I wanted to create a character who would be able to say that, because I know that I wouldn't.

I thought Brandon struggled. Real character shows when a guy struggles, sits, cheers for his team, and then gets back out there and delivers.

Dan Monson

I think you get in these games and you really see who your team is and what their character is.

John Crowley

I think the fact that it's character driven meant that however technically complicated it got on set, I was always directing actors.

Mark Hamill

I think theatre has given me the opportunity to show what a character actor I can be.