Character Quotes

What someone is, begins to be revealed when his talent abates, when he stops showing us what he can do.

It's the demand in many ways of modern television drama - it's very low key and naturalistic, and, generally speaking, the characters that I've played have not been low key and naturalistic.

Repose and cheerfulness is the badge of the gentleman; repose in energy.

She's a very charismatic character, and she holds the whole play together.

Remember this - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.

I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character.

None of us can hope to get anywhere without character, moral courage and the spiritual strength to accept responsibility.

I liked rock music, I kind of moved into that sphere, somehow thinking that somewhere along the line I'd be able to put the two together. And I suppose I very nearly did with the Ziggy character.

The true character of epistolary style is playfulness and urbanity.

Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts.

People build up a picture of Johnny Depp as being some sort of weird pirate character. In reality he's incredibly nice... one of the nicest people I've ever met.

Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true education...is the application of knowledge to the development of a noble and Godlike character.

Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.

Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity.

Character is what you are in the dark.

Well, I don't feel that I've played so many bad guys, and I'm rot really drawn to villains per se. I think a lot of people relate to some of my characters' inner struggles.

I think that always makes it fun, trying to create a heroic character and putting your own twist on it and injecting your own personality into it.

I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound.

Our true character comes out in the way we pray.

A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.

As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.

For me the most interesting characters are outwardly static, but inwardly charged by an overriding passion.

Sometimes I think that people's characters get forged, at least in part, from their names.

I enjoy playing real human beings after playing a lot of larger than life characters. I love playing true to life characters and that is what I intend to do for the majority of my career.

There was something missing In my foundation Why blame the poor walls?

You have to treat it like a fresh character. Sure, there are guidelines so that you don't upset people, but you have to find your own way.

I've always been drawn to writing historical characters. The best stories are the ones you find in history.

The fact that a man is a newspaper reporter is evidence of some flaw of character.

I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.

It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ourselves by doing evil in return.

There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are.

You should think about your character. Know where you are changing, how you will be changed, what cannot be changed back again.

Our differences with [Joseph] Stalin are entirely of a strategical character.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

I like playing characters that, you know, a couple could go see the movie and one person could love him and one person could hate him.

All plot comes from the character's trying to get something, to achieve something, wanting, desiring, longing.

For sheer strength of character, I wouldn't have dared to cross swords with Callas. I would rather have gone six rounds with Jack Dempsey.

The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

No amount of talents, skills or charisma can sustain us the way integrity, character & attitude does.

Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.

I like very dry humor. I dont like things that are over the top. I like subtlety. I like things that are nonchalant. I like characters that are sort of monotone and based in dark comedy.

The theater of the mind is impossible to compete with, and I like the idea that with a few suggestions, each reader forms in his or her own mind what a character or a place looks like.

Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level.

Meekness is one of the brightest graces which can adorn the Christian character.

I like playing a character that admires real musicianship, and real talent and hard work. I think that's a good message for everyone.

I don't pretend to be the character. I am the character.

I believe no challenge is more important to the character of America than restoring the right to life to all human beings.

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.

I'm far, far, far from that. But of course, that's one of the joys of acting is that you can move up in the world, even if - you know, in the characters that you're playing, even if you don't.