James Mill Quotes
Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.
Quotes to Explore
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I've made up little mantras for myself, catchphrases from a screenwriting book that doesn't exist. One is 'Write the movie you'd pay to go see.' Another is 'Never let a character tell me something that the camera can show me.'
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Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty character of mysticism.
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I am as passionate about the England team as anyone.
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In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
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There are a lot of actors who will sit here and talk to you about characters - 'He does this, and she's a really interesting character because she does this.' I'm not like that at all. I'm not an actory actor.
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I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
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When I did 'The Social Network', David Fincher told me that I managed to make a thankless character pretty awesome. I thought that was really cool because I think he's really cool.
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When we were subjected to a vicious character assassination campaign orchestrated by senior White House officials and championed by their allies in the right-wing echo chamber, Hillary reached out to us. Her counsel during that tumultuous period was as timely as it was wise.
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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
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Since I was from the theater, that's how I learned how to go through the process of being a character. That's how I learned, and that's what I was comfortable doing. And then, the first feature films, I'm sure I was no fun because I did not want to be spontaneous in that filmic way that really can work for you.
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I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do.
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I like the fact that this kind of family has been seen in a movie a million times: teenage kids, the family is a bit strained and they don't have enough money, but in the background the guy used to be a Gene Simmons type.
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My director is usually aware of what works for me and what doesn't. For 'Srimanthudu,' I have to give full credit to director Koratala Sivagaru for handling my character the way he did.
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I tend to gravitate toward conflicted characters, and a character who is exploring chaos theory and population control and the difficulties of love and family is pretty rich.
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The thing that intrigued me about 'Breaking Bad' from day one was the idea of taking a character and transforming him.
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It's never been important to be a huge star or to have some breakout role. If you're the lead, you get a lot more screen time and you get a lot more chances to develop that character more thoroughly than you would if you do it in a little supporting part.
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Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist's search for truth.
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I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.
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Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway.
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I realized the wood was better before I cut it, than after. I did not improve it in any way by carving it.
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You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death.
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When we classify an issue as a 'shield issue' it is usually because we feel that someone else occupies the high ground on that issue. We feel we can't win on that issue and so we adopt a defensive posture.
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For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?
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Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.
