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Character Quotes

"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have."

"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

Character, Measure

31

"If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me."

"If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me."

Dwight L. Moody, American Clergyman

Character, Care, Reputation, Will

31

"You instinctively display the greatest virtue, or rather the chief defect, of us eccentric Parisians- that is, you assume the vices you have not, and conceal the virtues you possess."

"You instinctively display the greatest virtue, or rather the chief defect, of us eccentric Parisians- that is, you assume the vices you have not, and conceal the virtues you possess."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

Character, Virtue, Vice, Identity

31

"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment."

"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Character, Force, Judgment, Reflection

31

"Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me."

"Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me."

Michael Gambon, British Actor

Character, Personality, Play

30

"I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally."

"I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally."

Patricia Clarkson, American Actress

Character, First

30

"I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies."

"I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies."

Patricia Clarkson, American Actress

Character, Actor, Being, Ladies

30

"It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character."

"It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character."

David Ogden Stiers, American Actor

30

"Character is destiny and character is important to American campaigns."

"Character is destiny and character is important to American campaigns."

Mark Shields, American Journalist

Character, Destiny

30

"Courage is the footstool of the Virtues upon which they stand."

"Courage is the footstool of the Virtues upon which they stand."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

Character, Courage, Virtue, Strength, Support

30

"Greatness of soul consists not so much in soaring high and in pressing forward as in knowing how to adapt and limit oneself."

"Greatness of soul consists not so much in soaring high and in pressing forward as in knowing how to adapt and limit oneself."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

Character, Greatness, Adaptation, Limit, Humility

30

"Style is the image of character."

"Style is the image of character."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

Character, Style

29

"I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing."

"I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing."

Illeana Douglas, American Actress

Character, Want, Writing

29

"Then I wanted the character to be feminine as opposed to effeminate. Because it's easy to be camp or queen. Anyone can do that. What's difficult is to play feminine."

"Then I wanted the character to be feminine as opposed to effeminate. Because it's easy to be camp or queen. Anyone can do that. What's difficult is to play feminine."

Cillian Murphy, Irish Actor

Character, Play, Queen

29

"An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual."

"An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

Character, Responsibility, Training

29

"Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth."

"Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

Character, Man, Worth

29

"You have to play the logic of a character."

"You have to play the logic of a character."

Emily Watson, English Actress

Character, Logic, Play

29

"I read every script from beginning to end, and I read every draft that I can. I like the show, I like the character, and I want to protect both of those things."

"I read every script from beginning to end, and I read every draft that I can. I like the show, I like the character, and I want to protect both of those things."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

Character, Beginning, Draft, End

29

"Being reliable is something. Being good."

"Being reliable is something. Being good."

Jonathan Safran Foer, American Novelist

Character, Reliability, Goodness, Truth

29

"We should be authentic: the 'real deal'. Neither a clone nor mimic be."

"We should be authentic: the 'real deal'. Neither a clone nor mimic be."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Character, Authenticity, Truth, Individual, Self

29

"It's a different way of getting across an emotion. You're trying to get it across to the animator because the animator is inspired by the voicetrack in terms of how to animate the character."

"It's a different way of getting across an emotion. You're trying to get it across to the animator because the animator is inspired by the voicetrack in terms of how to animate the character."

Dan Castellaneta, American Actor

Character, Emotion, Trying

28

"Well what do you do with a character like Christine Cagney and you tell her she can't have things?"

"Well what do you do with a character like Christine Cagney and you tell her she can't have things?"

Sharon Gless, American Actress

28

"My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character."

"My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character."

Charles Barkley, American Athlete

28

"What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him."

"What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him."

Thomas Perry, German Musician

28

"The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows."

"The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows."

Dan Castellaneta, American Actor

28

"The harm which is done by credulity in a man is not confined to the fostering of a credulous character in others, and consequent support of false beliefs."

"The harm which is done by credulity in a man is not confined to the fostering of a credulous character in others, and consequent support of false beliefs."

William Kingdon Clifford, English Mathematician

Character, Beliefs, Credulity, Harm

28

"I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the lead does. So, I don't want to be the lead. He takes the hit, I don't."

"I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the lead does. So, I don't want to be the lead. He takes the hit, I don't."

Brion James, American Actor

Character, Want

28

"My character is meant to know nothing about rap, and not to like it very much, but I know about it, because my kids make me listen to it. There's some rap I do like very much. I like Eminem, Blackalicious."

"My character is meant to know nothing about rap, and not to like it very much, but I know about it, because my kids make me listen to it. There's some rap I do like very much. I like Eminem, Blackalicious."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

Character, Kids, Nothing, Rap

28

"I do think I'm a character actor."

"I do think I'm a character actor."

Colin Firth, British Actor

28

"Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness."

"Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness."

Yousuf Karsh, Canadian Photographer

Character, Darkness

28

"My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character."

"My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character."

Beau Bridges, American Actor

Character, Favorite

28

"Driving in someone elses lane is easy, but remaining in your own seems to be the most challenging self discipline. No matter how big the highway, imagine yours is a singular road traveled in one direction - you're own."

"Driving in someone elses lane is easy, but remaining in your own seems to be the most challenging self discipline. No matter how big the highway, imagine yours is a singular road traveled in one direction - you're own."

T. F. Hodge, American Motivational Speaker

Character, Discipline, Self, Focus, Journey

28

"An array of behavioral decision options establishes opportunities for personal growth. The knowledgeable choices that a person makes in a constantly varying physical setting and capricious social milieu reflect their character, and their evolving personality continues to affect their social and intellectual growth."

"An array of behavioral decision options establishes opportunities for personal growth. The knowledgeable choices that a person makes in a constantly varying physical setting and capricious social milieu reflect their character, and their evolving personality continues to affect their social and intellectual growth."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Character, Choice, Behavior, Personality

28

"Young men and women are to build-up a strong character. A nation's greatness was reflected in the character of her people. If it was sullied by selfishness, such a people could not prosper or achieve great things. Selfishness had its place in life as everyone had to look to his own needs and that of his family, but it could not be made the be - all and end - all of life."

"Young men and women are to build-up a strong character. A nation's greatness was reflected in the character of her people. If it was sullied by selfishness, such a people could not prosper or achieve great things. Selfishness had its place in life as everyone had to look to his own needs and that of his family, but it could not be made the be - all and end - all of life."

Sardar Patel, Indian Statesman

Character, Nation-building, Selflessness, Strength

28

"Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word."

"Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Character, Feet, Sense, Word

27

"By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character."

"By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character."

Grenville Kleiser, American Author

Character, Greatness, Self

27

"Always judge a man by the coloring of his heart and only his heart. Truth can be found in his record of actions, not intentions."

"Always judge a man by the coloring of his heart and only his heart. Truth can be found in his record of actions, not intentions."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

Character, Judgment, Heart, Truth, Action

27

"The only problem with the way they do my character is that they have her get redeemed too early."

"The only problem with the way they do my character is that they have her get redeemed too early."

Hunter Tylo, American Actress

27

"Why should every single character be an honor student who goes around helping others and never doing anything wrong? Is that like the rule or something?"

"Why should every single character be an honor student who goes around helping others and never doing anything wrong? Is that like the rule or something?"

Mike Judge, American Producer

Character, Honor, Wrong

27

"Harrison Ford - one of my favorite actors - has a wonderful sense of character and depth and uniqueness to him, yet he's able to just deliver the lines without putting any English on it."

"Harrison Ford - one of my favorite actors - has a wonderful sense of character and depth and uniqueness to him, yet he's able to just deliver the lines without putting any English on it."

Thomas Jane, American Actor

Character, Actors, English, Favorite

27

"It is true I little respect women or girls who are loquacious either in boasting the triumphs, or bemoaning the mortifications, of feelings."

"It is true I little respect women or girls who are loquacious either in boasting the triumphs, or bemoaning the mortifications, of feelings."

Charlotte Bronte, British Novelist

Character, Judgment, Respect, Pride, Modesty

27

"Pride ill becomes a beggar, ser."

"Pride ill becomes a beggar, ser."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Character, Pride, Humility, Class, Identity

27

"After a while, the character sort of took over."

"After a while, the character sort of took over."

Peter Mayhew, British Actor

27

"Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn't hiss or boo me."

"Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn't hiss or boo me."

James Dean, American Actor

Character, Animals, Cows

26

"I would like any type of character that I could be creative with and totally delve into."

"I would like any type of character that I could be creative with and totally delve into."

Noah Hathaway, American Actor

26

"I think so, Silence of the Lambs was a great, suspenseful thriller and I would expect Red Dragon to be similar. And I think it's very character driven."

"I think so, Silence of the Lambs was a great, suspenseful thriller and I would expect Red Dragon to be similar. And I think it's very character driven."

Emily Watson, English Actress

Character, Silence

26

"Once you embody the language, the character comes really naturally, especially when you put the costume on."

"Once you embody the language, the character comes really naturally, especially when you put the costume on."

Lucy Liu, American Actress

Character, Language

26

"But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too."

"But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too."

Fisher Stevens, American Actor

Character, Gambling

26

"My favorite part is the preparation because you read on the page, you get this character."

"My favorite part is the preparation because you read on the page, you get this character."

Ashley Scott, American Actress

Character, Favorite, Preparation

26

"Oh, that character was light years away from me. I'm not debonair. I'm not suave. I did wear tight pants, though, because I found out that it worked."

"Oh, that character was light years away from me. I'm not debonair. I'm not suave. I did wear tight pants, though, because I found out that it worked."

Robert Conrad, Polish Director

Character, Light, Years

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