Character Quotes

And they're [Coen brothers] so smart, they're so witty, they have such an extraordinary way of communicating with an audience in a such a clean way - with just a few lines or just a gesture from a character, they say so much.

Angelina Jolie
My mother was pretty nuts, but she was also a character.

Penny Marshall
- She
- Mother
- Pretty

The challenge was the opportunity. When I read the first draft of Steve Kloves' fabulous adaptation - I hadn't read [Michael] Chabon's book at that time - what I was immediately captivated by was this group of characters that were at once so engaging and so messed up.

Curtis Hanson
- Up
- Time
- Book
If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it.

William Emerson Arnett
- Character
I don't know if I do anything to get into character: I just go with my gut.

Jamie Blackley
- Character
Robert McKee says humans naturally seek comfort and stability. Without an inciting incident that disrupts their comfort, they won’t enter into a story. They have to get fired from their job or be forced to sign up for a marathon. A ring has to be purchased. A home has to be sold. The character has to jump into the story, into the discomfort and the fear, otherwise the story will never happen.

Donald Miller
- Up
- Home
- Job
I always get role models, people from real life who've lived the lives of the characters, and talk it through together, me, them and the actor, a lot. That helps. We certainly have our disagreements. But in the end we trust each other.

Tony Scott
- People
- Real
- Together
Blurryface is this character that I came up with that represents a certain level of insecurity.

Tyler Joseph Twenty One Pilots
- Up
- Character
- Insecurity