Character Quotes

The middle of life is the testing-ground of character and strength.

It doesn't matter how complex your plot or your characters are; you have to be able to express the big idea of a film in a sentence or two.

I think all characters that we play are facets of ourselves.

On or about December 1910, human character changed.

My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.

The librarian, the warrior, the free spirit... archetypes are a great jumping off point to help clarify where we want to go with a character.

The thing that's been exciting about 'Superman' is to see how the character has developed through generations.

It is not a question so much of a 'tree like a figure' or a 'root like a figure' - it is a question of bringing out the anonymous personality of these things.

I'd say that on 'Friends' my character was the guy bouncing around the room. I'm no longer that guy, necessarily, in my life. I used to be. But I'm not now.

I stress character, character, character.

Eccentricity: strength of character doubling back on itself.

You don't write for actors. Actors come for characters you've made up.

A man of character in peace is a man of courage in war.

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself.

Galactica has infinite possibilities. In fact, my character may be abnormal in the sense that she may be more independent than most of the women in classic space adventures.

Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say.

It's always interesting to play a character that obviously has a secret.

Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.

I never practice before, I never work hours on a script. I just choose my characters and trust them, and after that, it's about the director taking your hand.

The more ridiculous the character is, the more sincerity you have to bring to it.

I do play all the characters, when I write them, one after another. If they actually had to film me, the only one I could play would be Samwell Tarly or Hot Pie.

I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in 'Narnia'. I got to play my favorite character in children's literature, which I loved. You don't get the chance to do that in other jobs.

If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope.

All my characters are me. I'm not a good enough actor to become a character. I hear about actors who become the role and I think 'I wonder what that feels like.' Because for me, they're all me.

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.

Cry Baby is a character so I think that the next album is going to be about a specific thing in her life or another place in her world. It's going to be a bit deeper into a bigger picture.

I have known the Indians intimately - known them in their private relations - I think I understand the Indian character pretty well.

If there is anything I hate in a woman, it's want of character.

The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.

I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.

I think every character I play has a physicality to them, so I have to stay in some sort of shape. I'll never be a size two. And I don't want to be a size two.

The thing about any character is that you want to be sincere.

I grew up being fascinated by accents and dialects. One of the things that interested me were actors that were doing different characters, or sort of more caricatures.

Our busy lives force us to focus on things we do from day to day. But the development of character comes only as we focus on who we really are.

The thing is, about a character, it's not about being right, it's about the truth. The truth comes from within, so you have to search as an artist for the truth.

I still wrestle with the catharsis of acting. I don't end up playing a lot of likable characters, so I find myself living in a lot of unlikable skin. As a result of that I don't always feel good.

I love Vince McMahon. He came up with the character. He ran with it, and then I was able to run with it. I thank him for the opportunity he gave me. Vince McMahon was one of my best friends, period.

Classic author moment, "Oh dear, did I kill that character or not?

When you try to do one step forward to attain knowledge about the hidden truths, then do the same time three steps forward to perfect your character.

I think part of my reputation has to do with the difficult roles I've played. Actors do tend to get identified with their characters.

It's always about a character that I become obsessed with and who refuses to leave me alone.

I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.

I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.

Opposites are attracted when each one is anxious about its own character.

In the initial season of a show, you're figuring out your character and their life and their background and you're putting together all the chapters of the book.

You know you knit too much when ... You will check out a book from the library just because you heard that one of the characters knits.

Usually when I'm trying to establish character, I try and find out where they live.

It is not a character fault or weakness or seeking attention. It is somebody who is ill.

If the show encourages an audience to ask the question, "Is this character's emotional response to this situation valid?," then that's a really good question to ask.

Noah Baumbach writing is really wonderful. I think the way he plays out each character with a unique voice is really impressive, and rhythmically his dialogue works.