Character Quotes
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I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.
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I want a character to wake up one day and feel like, I can face it. That, to me, is happy. I want the characters to rescue themselves, though you use the relationships you have, to make you strong enough to be able to do that.
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We all have these tendencies in us that could go this way or that. I think that's the real key in writing. To look at a character without judgment.
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Acting has helped me understand people, not only because you are acting as a character, but also because you are watching other actors work. That really helps you identify in life when someone is acting, not being true.
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As far as movies, I love 'The Notebook.' I always say that I wish I could play Rachel McAdams' character. She's amazing. That's the movie every girl wants to be in.
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If you want the secondary greatness of recognized talent, focus first on primary greatness of character.
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Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of wickedness.
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Generally women are better than men -- they have more character. I prefer men for some things, obviously, but women have a greater sense of honor and are more willing to take a chance with their lives.
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I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.
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The shape of your character is the shape of your future.
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The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where liberty and religious freedom are supposed to be respected.
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Age certainly hadn't conferred any smarts on me. Character maybe, but mediocrity is a constant, as one Russian writer put it. Russian writers have a way with aphorisms. They probably spend all winter thinking them up.
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Every character brings new light to a different part of myself, which is something I love about every role I get to play.
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Sometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, I didnt even know that about me. I get to know myself through different languages, actually.
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My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough at all.
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I don't pretend to be the character. I am the character.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.
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If you're a movie star, you get the girl, you lose the girl, and then you get her back. But if you're a character like me, you lose the girl, then you get another one, then you get another one, then you lose them all, then you lose your life.
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Only in rock music and the literary world you see so many ugly white guys with beautiful women. That says a lot about the women, their character. They're attracted to more than surface.
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Trust is equal parts character and competence... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other.
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The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be the character.
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A period romance film with elements of horror. That was successful, because I feel like Coppola's DRACULA was one or the other. You know? It was never scary it was never a film he got invested in the romance of the characters. He understood it, but he never got invested. So it as a challenge for me to see if I could do that, I still don't know how audiences will sort of react to that.
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I love writing every song I can like a little mini movie. I like to have a character, or some characters, and really paint a picture with the song.
