Character Quotes
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I always resented books that tried to teach a lesson, where the characters are too good: They don't swear, they tell their mothers everything.
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Trust is a function of both character and competence. Of course you can't trust someone who lacks integrity, but if someone is honest but they can't perform, you're not going to trust them either. You won't trust them to get the job done.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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Remember what Bogie and my mother both used to say: 'Character is the most important thing. All that matters is character!'
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And that doesn't cost any money, to have decent relationships and viable situations. What costs money is car chases and shoot-outs, so I always thought that the thing to work on was the characters.
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I would love to play an unexpected character. Really raw and simple and not a cliche - something rugged. People like to put actors in boxes.
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My entire career is contemporary based, not by choice, but just by character. So, all the movies I've done, except for one in 40 years, are contemporary. But I never did an effects movie. So, I'm also a producer and I was really curious about how this whole thing went together.
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I wouldn't want to play a character that knew everything and knew where to go. It is much more interesting playing a character that is vulnerable trying to be strong. It makes for better TV.
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You've got to have a likeability factor, I think, in your comedy characters. If the guy's really, really funny but you just don't like him or her, then you're never going to root for them.
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On Flash, I thought of myself as a spice character; come in, do a little dance, and I go.
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I do not believe that a child can be reformed by lock and key and bars, or that fear can ever develop a child's character.
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Like most people, Im fascinated by characters who are completely flawed personalities, riven by anguish and doubt, and are psychologically suspect.
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The way I write is that, every time I reintroduced a character, I'd have to face some kind of inner demon.
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I'd rather be appreciated for my character in a film than my looks.
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The only real revolution is in the enlightenment of the mind and the improvement of character, the only real emancipation is individual, and the only real revolutionists are philosophers and saints.
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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.
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Opposed to atomism and behaviorism, the systems view of man links him again with the world he lives in, for he is seen as emerging in that world and reflecting its general character.
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I think ultimately that's why the audience will tune in longterm, for the characters and the relationships.
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There is nothing like being able to develop a three-dimensional character over a long period of time. Sometimes you aren't able to fully portray a character because you only have a couple of scenes to do it in, and you don't get the full life and background of that character.
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Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that.
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I was about two years old when I first started drawing recognizable characters.
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Generally I wouldn't accept work on projects where I didn't agree with the sensibilities behind the main character.
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Actually, they Hilary Clinton or Donald Trump are doing pretty well on their own. They don't need my character to step in.
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I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.
