Quotes about character
character men training
I desire to assist in attracting to this profession young men of character and ability, also to help those already engaged in the profession to acquire the highest moral and intellectual training Joseph Pulitzer
character people plot
Normally you read a screenplay - and I read a lot of them - and the characters don't feel like people. They feel like plot devices or cliches or stereotypes. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
character becoming earth
I suppose the longer anyone spends on earth, the closer we all get to becoming superfluous characters.
character makeup looks
The cool thing about my character was that it's not that digital. I get to put hours of prosthetic makeup on and see a different creature altogether. I've seen how he looks and it's really cool.
character interesting creative
I just love to act. It's my favorite thing to do in the world, and what keeps it interesting, to me, is the creative challenge. So, different kinds of characters, that's what I just love to do.
character stories actors
If you're gonna let the character be the story, you better set a tone that allows the actors to do the best work they can do. Leonardo DiCaprio
character mean dark
These types of films that are psychologically sort of dark at times, I find extremely exciting to do because there's always something to think about. There's nothing more boring than to show up on set and say a line and know that your character means exactly what they say. It's interesting to have an unreliable narrator in a film and that's what both of those films have been.
character actors wanting-more
We actually did a lot of takes on this movie [J. Edgar Hoover ]. I never left the set wanting more. That's for sure. I don't know. This was a very difficult character for me and a lot of the other actors here, and at times we went and did 8 or 9 or 10 takes on a single day.
character two differences
There's a difference in our ages [with Leonardo DiCaprio], but we were both in the same sort of position [on The Quick and the Death movie].Everyone below us in a casting position were all these really famous character actors like Keith David. And they were looking at the two of us going, 'Who are these guys?' So that naturally kind of put us together in a way where we'd just hang out together because we didn't care about status. We just wanted to enjoy the experience. The two things that have changed about Leo [ DiCaprio] since that time: he can drink legally and he's no longer a virgin.
character thinking play
I've gotten to play some pretty intense characters and I tend to think it's therapeutic for me.
character personal-opinions play
I'm open to doing any kind of role and any kind of genre as long as it's interesting and as long as I feel it could be a great character to play. I never take into my own personal opinions or my own public image into account when I chose movie roles.
character giving chance
Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.
character thinking acting
Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.
character elements mystery
When I can't immediately define the character, and there's an element of mystery to it and still a lot to be explored, that's when I say yes.
character fundamentals matter
The truth of the matter is this - I never look for films specifically, because ultimately if the fundamentals of the character and the script and the director aren't there, it makes it a moot point.
character kids leather-jackets
I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know?
character kids play
Yes, I can play younger than my age. But I can play characters older than I am, too. I'm not an actor who can just play the kid.
character play everyday
I like to be able to play a character and act out a lot of things which I can't or don't do in my normal everyday life.
character expression giving
Make your faces so that they do not all have the same expression, as one sees with most painters, but give them different expression, according to age, complexion, and good or bad character. Leonardo da Vinci
character simplicity
The simplicity of your character makes you exquisitely incomprehensible to me. Oscar Wilde
character littles action
Every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character.
character house secret
I forgot that every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character, and that therefore what one has done in the secret chamber one has some day to cry aloud on the house-tops.
character identity narrative
The narrative constructs the identity of the character, what can be called his or her narrative identity, in constructing that of the story told. It is the identity of the story that makes the identity of the character. Paul Ricoeur
character laughing trying
I wasn't a great improviser when I started there; I'm not really up on current events. I would always just mug, just try to get my laughs from making faces. So I decided to do a character who should never have become a comic - somebody you would see at the Comedy Store and go, "This person is never going to make it." Paul Reubens
character men limits
I always would be happy to make a character even more unlikable, but you know, there's a limit and if you go there, you get into a very different kind of movie, man. Paul Giamatti
character doctors march
The doctor used to tell me that every person about to die becomes a music box playing the melody that best describes his life, his character, and his hopes. For some, it's a popular waltz; for others, a march. Patrick Modiano
character simple play
I'd like to work with some of the videogame companies for the simple fact that they obviously need some sort of writer's help. I play videogames, and lately it's hard for me to enjoy them because I'm spending all my time cringing at the corny dialogue, thin characters, and glaring plot holes. Patrick Rothfuss
character issues important
It's my opinion that if you're trying to tell a realistic story that centers around realistic characters, you can't help but touch on important issues. Those issues are what make us human.
character sleep taught
She taught me I should never do anything in private I did not want talked about in public, and cautioned me not to talk in my sleep.
character cookies stories
Also, worldbuilding touches all aspects of your story. It touches plot and character as well. If you don't know the culture your character comes from, how can you know what he's really like? You must know your characters on a much deeper level than you would if you just shrugged your way into a cookie cutter fantasy world.
character done facts
He then proceeded to shout at Alpha and Beta, a sign that he was in a genuine good mood. They took it as calmly as ever, in spite of the fact that he accused them of things I'm sure no donkey has ever willingly done, especially not Beta, who possessed impeccable moral character.
character half care
Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.
character hollywood-films play
I usually play character parts in Hollywood films. Parker Posey