Character Quotes

Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.

I would never be fearful of any character.

Every single film I've done, it's about the character.

There has been a big debate about it: can a black man play a Nordic character?

I'll always be attached to telly in one way or another, whether it's a character or producer or director, I just love the medium.

It's exciting to get to write characters that love each other and fight for each other.

When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.

Great, now I’ve turned into a manga character who repeated everything everyone said.

Everyday has to be different for me. Even if people are like, "You dressed up like a character today, it's not Halloween."

You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?

Television is what we're all very attracted to because that's where the best writing and the best characters are.

I'm interested in what actors reveal about themselves through the structure of the character.

being homosexual doesn't determine a man's whole character any more than being heterosexual does.

I can see myself wanting to write a historical novel - you don't need to worry about references to reality TV or pop music, you can just get on with the basics of story and character.

Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.

In common discourse we denominate persons and things according to the major part of their character; he is to be called a wise man who has but few follies.

Literary characters, like my grandmother's apparitions, are fragile beings, easily frightened; they must be treated with care so they will feel comfortable in my pages

I'm always following the characters and I'm always interested in what happens to them, but what happens to them is conditioned by the circumstances in which they live.

I'd love to play more challenging roles, characters that would stretch my comfort zone and imagination.

It's annoying when people confuse you with the character.

I care more about an agenda than story and character.

I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.

A prolonged war in which a nation takes part is bound to impoverish the breed, since the character of the breed depends on the men who are left.

You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so amazing to me.

Life always take on the character of its motive.

The hammer and the anvil are the two hemispheres of every true reformer's character.

I don't try and write strong female characters or strong male characters, I just try and write, hopefully, strong characters and sometimes they happen to be female.

To me the interesting main character is never the one without flaws.

I think that even if you're wondering if two characters are ever going to kiss, drawing out the inevitability is part of the fun. Whatever the genre happens to be.

I imagine them very clearly and then attempt to describe what I can see. Sometimes I draw them for my own amusement! (talking about her characters and scenes)

I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character.

If there is a connection between Harry Potter and my new novel, it's my interest in characters.

The whole point of having great characters is the opportunity to explore them more deeply with time, re-interpreting them for each new age.

Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.

All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.

Intolerance of dissent is a well-noted feature of the American national character.

My favorite novels allow me to imagine the characters afterward and what happened, and that I've witnessed a really great story, where the world goes on.

I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.

I like when people question if the characters are really villains or protagonists. These types are very interesting to write about.

It is easy to be grateful for a bonus; it is character to be grateful for a salary.

The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure me, the shots at my character-fighting those were my toughest battle.

Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.

You have to understand that I'm not just some guy who voices characters in animated movie and TV shows.

In all my songs, I take on roles and play characters. It's a unique way to explore ideas and decisions I might not think or make in real life.

I don't play many characters like myself. Oh I don't know what I am!

You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.

One of my favorite cartoon characters is Snoopy. I love the way he sits and lies on his kennel and contemplates the great things of life.

Character contributes to beauty.

Not everyone likes watching rushes, but it makes me work harder, and I don't feel I am watching myself, but watching the progression of the character.

I'd like to work more, but I don't just want to do kind of generic characters. I want to do interesting characters, and I'd like to be cast against type.