Character Quotes

It is a strength of character to acknowledge our failings and our strong points, and it is a weakness of character not to remain in harmony with both the good and the bad that is within us.

That's where everything starts, as an actor: you've gotta have great writing and great character development, and then you have really great materials to work from.

Be kind to yourself. God thinks you're worth his kindness. And he's a good judge of character.

My biggest regret is that I've assisted the media in making me into a cartoon character. I don't regret what has happened to me, but I regret the way I have dealt with it.

It becomes more and more popular to call actors who play characters "character actors." But I've always been somebody who is much more invested in who I am playing than how they look.

Instill the love of you into all the world, for a good character is what is remembered.

Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.

A person is said to have good character when their habits, dispositions and conduct reflect a deep commitment to ethical virtues and moral principles.

Character is ethical and moral strength. People of good character have the moral awareness and strength to know the good, love the good and do the good.

Homer Simpson has been more inspirational to me than probably any cartoon character. What he represents, I think, there's a part of that in everybody. There certainly is in me, and I love that.

Strength of body, strength of mind, strength of character, qualities to be admired in any person.

Diaghilev was the first to notice good character dancers and that sort of thing.

The best character types are the ones you can be creative with and totally delve into...

It hurts that, you know, the media's made me into sort of this like punching bag or cartoon character-they think that I don't have any feelings, and, you know, it hurts like anyone else.

For me, playing a really bad character is about figuring out what brought the person to where we need him.

There are great characters on television.

I certainly have played a lot of strong characters, and I love playing a strong character.

My husband Rhashan reminds me of my father because he's got great strength of character.

I think it's good to leave people with the memory of that being a great character. And if we have a reason to bring him back, we'll bring him back.

The Sun had a good relationship with Frank Bruno. We did lots of interviews. He was a great character, very friendly to the media.

Faith and character are intimately related. Faith in the power of obedience to the commandments of God will forge strength of character available to you in times of urgent need.

People forget that we are character actors and we can do other things.

You work like hell to get yourself ahead in the business. You could go anywhere before, and suddenly you can't go anywhere. It's like being a cartoon character.

How in the end can one possibly hold anyone responsible for our own underdeveloped visions, or undeveloped strength of character?

It's more fun to play a good character with a good director and good actors around you. That's what makes it fun, and the more variety, the better.

A person of “good character” was one who acted in accordance with the expectations of his community

I think I'm a good judge of character.

Penalties put too much strain on one player. It could ruin his career if he's not a strong character.

You cannot go wrong with Bugs Bunny. He's the coolest cartoon character ever. I quote him all the time.

I'm confident that there are plenty of people who have the strength of character and the presence of mind to warn me of difficulties and alert me to opportunities.

I don't feel like you can fully find the true character until you're in his wardrobe, on set, and really getting into the scene. And that's when you really find out who your character is.

In real life, every person is the leading man or woman. We don't think of ourselves as supporting or character actors.

I'm very interested in compassion - compassion for oneself and others. I write about very complicated characters and experiences and try to do it without judging the character or the action.

The way it works for us is, when I watch a character and I connect to a character, I'd love to bring them back and see them again.

I do tend to gravitate to the more dramatic side of things. I love feeling intense emotions when I'm acting. I just love characters and stories with conflict.

I've been recognized very seldom. I think I just look different in person than I do as the character.

I try to pick characters that I find interesting and complex and that I feel I can bring something of myself to.

People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.

The film [Close Up] made itself, to a large extent. The characters involved were very real, I wasn't directing the actors so much as being directed by them. So it was a very particular film.

I don't have very complete scripts for my films. I have a general outline and a character in my mind, and I make no notes until I find the character who's in my mind in reality.

My film (Black Venus) had been very emotionally draining and difficult because I had identified so much with the lead character, Saartjie Baartman.

I'm about my characters.

I want to be a fighter. So fight for something! Not for money.

For me, if the writing and - by extension - the subject matter and the characters are all good, it doesn't matter if it's film or TV. Each medium has great things going for it.

The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.

My interest is always to get as deeply as I can into the minds and spirits of the characters and let the readers empathize or judge as they will.

Imagine a world in which no writer has written a literary novel in sixty years. Imagine a place where not a single person has read a book that is truly about the character at its center.

For a documentary it's so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film

My work is always more emotional than I am. My characters say things to each other that I get accused of not being able to say to my girlfriend.

In a militia, the character of the laborer, artificer, or tradesman, predominates over that of the soldier: in a standing army, that of the soldier predominates over every other character.