Quotes about character
character profile come-up
If I wasn't going through a thing where I was also being my characters offstage, uh, I'm much happier just wearing the most low-profile things that I can come up with just so I can get down the street.... David Bowie
character thinking clothes
I think that my fascination with clothes generally was motivated by trying to create the characters for the stage.
character mean thinking
I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway.
character ancient ancient-history
The character thing really is sort of, for me, personally, rather ancient history.
character stardust mines
Mine is really - Ziggy Stardust, characters, "Let's Dance." That's me in the American.
character people ego
I surrounded myself with people who indulged my ego. They treated me as though I was Ziggy Stardust or one of my characters, never realising that David Jones might be behind it.
character men thinking
Perhaps the image you have of the devil is a cartoon of a man in a red suit with horns a pointy tale and a pitch fork, Satan would love for you to think of him as a harmless cartoon character, but don't be fooled... Satan is anything but harmless. David Jeremiah
character passion men
I was half asleep but I smiled. In spite of all his irritating qualities, I couldn't help liking a man who despised a fictional character with such passion. David Benioff
character hard-work challenges
I look for material that both interest me and challenges me. If I am drawn to the material and I have to work hard at it, the characters and the plots reflect the hours and hours of research. David Baldacci
character stronger should
Your character should always be stronger than your circumstances. Dave Willis
character reflection people
Show respect to people who don't deserve it. Not as a reflection of their character, but of yours.
character difficult wells
Well you just have to own it, I suppose. Own the character, which is difficult. David Wenham
character kids eye
As we mature and grow older we collect a lot of baggage, and a lot of that stuff you collect on life's journey gets in the way of acting. My kids can imagine a character and transform in the blink of an eye. It's so simple for kids, so complex for adults.
character thinking way
When something really extreme happens, you have to find a way to embrace that and include it in how you think about the character. Sometimes it's not easy. David Ogden Stiers
character important engagement
It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character.
character trying movement
The holy trifecta of directing and filmmaking is character emotion, camera movement and music. When you hit those three, that's magical. That's what I'm trying to do. David O. Russell
character emotional people
The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. That's how I feel now, no matter what you're doing.
character adversity growth
There is no development of character without resistance, there is no growth of spirituality without overcoming. David O. McKay
character men yield
A man's reaction to his appetites and impulses when they are roused gives the measure of that man's character. In these reactions are revealed the man's power to govern or his forced servility to yield.
character mean literature
Character is the aim of true education; and science, history, and literature are but means used to accomplish this desired end.
character noble development
Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true education...is the application of knowledge to the development of a noble and Godlike character.
character self giving
Thoughts mold your features. Thoughts lift your soul heavenward or drag you toward hell. … As nothing reveals character like the company we like and keep, so nothing foretells futurity like the thoughts over which we brood. … To have the approval of your conscience when you are alone with your thoughts is like being in the company of true and loving friends. To merit your own self-respect gives strength to character. Conscience is the link that binds your soul to the spirit of God.
character years two
There is no such thing as character other than the habitual action, as Mr. Aristotle told us two thousand years ago. David Mamet
character voice wish
I love accents - I wish I could find an accent for every one of my characters. It makes it so much easier when I don't have to hear my own voice. Amy Adams
character driven
How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers.
character ideas age
An age deficient in idealism has ever been one of immorality and superficial attainment, since without the sense of ideas, nobility of character becomes of rare attainment, if possible. Amos Bronson Alcott
character opera soap
I've always said, I prefer the opera to the soap - those extreme characters and circumstances. Anthony Geary
character people connections
In a film, if you can capture what's going on underneath, you can begin to make a connection between the character and the people watching it. Annette Bening
character thinking voice
I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural. I think it's just that when characters are given enough texture and backbone, then lo and behold, they stand on their own. Anne Tyler
character trying wonder
I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.
character blood literature
For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood.
character opportunity reflection
The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest.
character writing would-be
It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them.