Colin Farrell Quotes
You have a certain objectivity, as a member of the audience, and you can come away maybe being provoked into a certain discourse or a certain arena of questioning, regarding how you would deal with things that your character has to deal with. Whereas when you're doing a film, once you start asking, "What would I do?," you're getting the distance greater between yourself and the character, or you're bringing the character to you, which I think is self-serving, in the wrong way. The idea is to bring yourself to the character.
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I decided that I wanted a farm back in 1940 when I was with the Dodgers. I tried to find one within commuting distance of New York.
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What we've seen of Rey, she looks like she can handle her stuff. So most of the comments I get are from parents who say how wonderful it is that their little girls can see this character.
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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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If you can make a character likable that's not very nice, that's the challenge of the job.
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The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
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But in action, one defies one's character.
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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.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies, character-driven stuff. I would love to do more theater on a larger scale. I'm just excited for the next thing that comes along that I'm salivating over. I think a little more guerrilla would be really exciting to me.
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I have to grow with my audience.
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I think I would have been so much in awe of the movie set, the people and what everybody's job was, that I don't know if I would be able to concentrate on the character.
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You as an audience can look at these things as films, but I remember them as social experiences.
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I've never judged anybody by how they look or how they dress. I basically judge them on their character. And that's how I lead my own life.
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Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.
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So they've actually - it's not that her character is a singer, but she had ambition to do that at an earlier time in her life. So I've actually sung two or three times now on the show.
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I started in theatre, and for me, it was all about transformation. You transform into the character that you're playing.
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I played a character in 'Ransom' who was as evil as they come.
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I've always considered myself a character actor.
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Artists forget than the first purpose of a comic character is to convey emotion. Everything else, like realism, or other kinds of virtuosity, is an optional extra. If you sacrifice expression for the sake of other concerns, you're putting the cart before the horse.
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There's a book that I read, really a great book - it's called 'Lone Survivor' and I think they're trying to make it into a movie. I would love to play Marcus Luttrell, who was the author and the 'lone survivor.' He's a national hero; he's very courageous and heroic in insurmountable danger, so it's something I'd love to explore.
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I have really big features, so a little makeup goes a long way. I would hate to look like a clown.
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The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.
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You have a certain objectivity, as a member of the audience, and you can come away maybe being provoked into a certain discourse or a certain arena of questioning, regarding how you would deal with things that your character has to deal with. Whereas when you're doing a film, once you start asking, "What would I do?," you're getting the distance greater between yourself and the character, or you're bringing the character to you, which I think is self-serving, in the wrong way. The idea is to bring yourself to the character.
