James Bobin Quotes

No, the Muppets are not communist. And the character of Tex Richman is not an allegory for capitalism in any way. The character is called Tex Richman.

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• It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.

  

  Yael Stone
  • Character
  • Interesting
  • Know

• Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

  

  Laura Schlessinger
  • Character
  • Worry
  • Integrity

• What is extraordinary about the character of Edna - and I speak as though I am completely outside this character and I am talking to you - I'm, as it were, in the wings, and she's on stage, and every now and then she says something extremely funny, and I stand there and think: 'I wish I'd thought of that.'

  

  Barry Humphries
  • Character
  • Funny
  • Stage

• What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.

  

  Sally Hawkins
  • Time
  • Work
  • Why

• My character in 'Batman v Superman' isn't supposed to be Japanese, but director Zack Snyder said he'd seen me in 'Wolverine' and had to get me in the film somehow. Hearing that was like music to my ears.

  

  Tao Okamoto
  • Music
  • Character
  • Film

• I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.

  

  Vicky McClure
  • Done
  • Character
  • Past

• The research I have been doing - studying how foodstuffs yield energy in living cells - does not lead to the kind of knowledge that can be expected to give immediate practical benefits to mankind. If I have chosen this field of study, it was because I believed in its importance in spite of its theoretical character.

  

  Hans Adolf Krebs
  • Character
  • Energy
  • Knowledge

• When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

  

  W. Somerset Maugham
  • Character
  • Friends
  • Personality

• Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.

  

  Natalie Dormer
  • Women
  • Character
  • Intriguing

• All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, but most people think of these stories as hard, hopeless and brutal.

  

  Flannery O'Connor
  • People
  • Character
  • Action

• You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.

  

  Walton Goggins
  • Character
  • You
  • Know

• Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

  

  Oswald Chambers
  • Character
  • Jesus
  • Christ

• This character in the film, these things that he says which sound like advice and wise things, they are very common for Orientals. It's all the tradition.

  

  Omar Sharif
  • Character
  • Wise
  • Advice

• If I don't love my character, I can't do it.

  

  Tahar Rahim
  • Love
  • Character

• Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • Work
  • Character
  • Loyalty

• 'Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue to setting, plotting to character creation, is laid out and illustrated with examples. But the tone of the book is not that of a dry writing manual - it's definitely written for teenagers.

  

  Victoria Hanley
  • Writing
  • Character
  • Book

• One would think that it would be very easy, with an iconic character like James Bond, to keep making the films, but it hasn't been. But, it sure has been entertaining and rewarding.

  

  Barbara Broccoli
  • Character
  • Think
  • Easy

• Any character that can't be kept straight, to me, isn't a character who should be in the book – you know, anyone not vivid enough to have a claim on my attention.

  

  Garth Risk Hallberg
  • Character
  • Book
  • Me

• The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to choose from a wide variety of job fields from which to embrace a career, without having to be a specialist in one particular discipline.

  

  Philippe Perrin
  • Character
  • Job
  • Career

• Don't you think that's the way to persuade more companies to come to this region and get more jobs—because I want them—for the people who are unemployed. Not always standing there as moaning minnies. Now stop it!

  

  Margaret Thatcher
  • People
  • Stop

• So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to take over the world, but they've been quite aggressive in their own neighborhood... in carrying out their own purposes and interests in their sphere of the world.

  

  Fred Thompson
  • World
  • Long
  • History

• Absolutely, but let me qualify that- I consider myself an authentic feminist. Not as defined by the modern movement. And, let me clarify that a little bit more. I was an English major, so break it down: -ist means one who celebrates. As a feminist, I celebrate my femininity.

  

  Christine O'Donnell
  • English
  • Feminist

• When you make a mistake, don't make a second one -- keeping it to yourself. Own up. The time to sort out rotten eggs is at the nest. The deeper you hide them in the case the longer they stay in circulation, and the worse impression they make when they finally come to the breakfast table.

  

  George Horace Lorimer
  • Mistake
  • Breakfast
  • Impression

• No, the Muppets are not communist. And the character of Tex Richman is not an allegory for capitalism in any way. The character is called Tex Richman.

  

  James Bobin
  • Character