Character Quotes

But in the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers.

When you have to play a character that seems to be a relatively decent person and seems to be like yourself, I think the trick in that kind of character, so that you don't become a cliche, is to find where their weaknesses are.

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie.

An ignorant person with a bad character is like an unarmed robber, but a learned person with a blog is a robber fully armed.

Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers.

George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes about him on TV already.

My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move.

Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

Movies are open doors, and at every door, I change character and life.

The human mind, I believe, cares for the True only in the general character of an epoch.

The story line was done in a way that's organic and was doled out very slowly in little bites. We think that's authentic for this character, that her feelings are very deeply buried or she never felt them.

It has been said that a nation reveals its character by the values it upholds.

And I tell ya, when I sit in that sound booth and started reading the script and starting to get into the character, man, it's an easy jump for me, because I understand what it's all about.

The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important.

They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work again, I got cast in a little program called Roots, and as they would say, the rest is history.

The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches.

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.

I like cluttered, old, dark-wood antiques. I like character.

My grandmother was probably the first person who I thought was beautiful. She was incredibly stylish, she had big hair, big cars. I was probably 3 years old, but she was like a cartoon character. She'd swoop into our lives with presents and boxes, and she always smelled great and looked great.

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth you waken then you begin to live.

If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.

Character is simply habit long continued.

The Reformation did not directly touch the question of the true character of God's church.

So you eat, you sleep, and then this wonderful child comes out, but you don't feel like you have any control over that process, over her, over her character and who she is.

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.

In the fairy tale the painting represents the here and now. The book is actually divided into five sections, through which the key character, the muse, leads us.

I always knew I wanted to be a character in the movies. When I was growing up, I had to have a lot of surgery, and I spent a lot of time recovering at home and in the hospital. Watching movies took me away from my own problems and gave me a total escape.

We have that illusion that we are 'deciding' what to make a character do, in order to 'convey our message' or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide who's been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water.

I'd be more interested in doing a smaller, character driven thing, rather than another action picture.