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"If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it."

"If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it."

Sean Bean, English Actor

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"This was a mutual relationship, mutual on all levels, right from the way it started and all the way through. I don't accept that he had to completely desecrate my character."

"This was a mutual relationship, mutual on all levels, right from the way it started and all the way through. I don't accept that he had to completely desecrate my character."

Monica Lewinsky, American Celebrity

Character, Right

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"I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything."

"I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything."

James Boswell, Scottish Lawyer

Character, Man, May, Practice

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"Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself."

"Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself."

Paul Bryant, American Coach

Character, Winning, Care, Class

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"The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry."

"The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry."

Maria Mitchell, American Scientist

Character, Haste, Safety, Worth

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"I guess you can stay sort of true to the story; you don't have to artificially bring the character back from whatever doom you've designed for them, you can tell the story, I suppose, honestly."

"I guess you can stay sort of true to the story; you don't have to artificially bring the character back from whatever doom you've designed for them, you can tell the story, I suppose, honestly."

Garth Ennis, Irish Writer

16

"If you're offered something, you're not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think is the character so it's a little scary, I feel."

"If you're offered something, you're not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think is the character so it's a little scary, I feel."

Julie Benz, American Actress

16

"If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race."

"If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race."

Alexander Smith, Scottish Poet

Character, Egotism, Possession, Race

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"In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes."

"In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes."

Adelbert von Chamisso, German Poet

Character, Being, Eyes

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"There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman who's sort of losing it in a room."

"There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman who's sort of losing it in a room."

Diana Krall, Canadian Musician

Character, Film, Losing, Singing

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"Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own."

"Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own."

John Wanamaker, American Businessman

Character, Snow

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"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."

"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."

Hal Holbrook, American Actor

Character, Man, Nothing

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"I mean one of the basic rules when you're acting is that you mustn't stand in judgement on a character, you mustn't say Hitler was a bad man because you can't act in that way."

"I mean one of the basic rules when you're acting is that you mustn't stand in judgement on a character, you mustn't say Hitler was a bad man because you can't act in that way."

Janet Suzman, South African Actress

Character, Acting, Man, Rules

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"I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character."

"I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character."

Jonathan Shapiro, South African Cartoonist

Character, Eyes

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"When you watch it, you're like, Wow. I look like that. But it doesn't feel like that at all. It was about communicating with Gale Harold and getting across what I wanted to say about the character."

"When you watch it, you're like, Wow. I look like that. But it doesn't feel like that at all. It was about communicating with Gale Harold and getting across what I wanted to say about the character."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

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"Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it."

"Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it."

John Lubbock, British Statesman

Character, Will

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"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

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"Pride ill becomes a beggar, ser."

"Pride ill becomes a beggar, ser."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Character, Pride, Humility, Class, Identity

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"It's absolutely true that it's almost impossible to play a character without having any affection for him."

"It's absolutely true that it's almost impossible to play a character without having any affection for him."

Michael Shanks, Canadian Actor

Character, Affection, Play

16

"You want to play another kind of character in another genre, and it's been something I've been trying to do if I can in the career so far, and it's something I hope to continue because it's interesting to me and you get to do different things as an actor."

"You want to play another kind of character in another genre, and it's been something I've been trying to do if I can in the career so far, and it's something I hope to continue because it's interesting to me and you get to do different things as an actor."

Keanu Reeves, Canadian Actor

Character, Hope, Career

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"Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense."

"Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense."

Diana Krall, Canadian Musician

16

"The interesting part of the process is developing the character, you know, why did he become that? Why is the guy a murderer, or why is this guy a pervert, or whatever he is. So that's the fun part for me to delve into the abyss."

"The interesting part of the process is developing the character, you know, why did he become that? Why is the guy a murderer, or why is this guy a pervert, or whatever he is. So that's the fun part for me to delve into the abyss."

Brion James, American Actor

16

"If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character."

"If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character."

Liev Schreiber, American Actor

16

"The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment."

"The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment."

Isaac Bashevis Singer, American Novelist

Character, Entertainment

16

"A man's character is his guardian divinity."

"A man's character is his guardian divinity."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Character, Divinity, Man

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"I think is very beneficial to relax yourself so that when you are doing it you are not staggering for lines and your concentration is not on what I am going to say - but the scene itself, the character that you are talking to."

"I think is very beneficial to relax yourself so that when you are doing it you are not staggering for lines and your concentration is not on what I am going to say - but the scene itself, the character that you are talking to."

Dabney Coleman, American Actor

Character, Relax, Talking

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"Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did."

"Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Character, Belief, Decency, Trust

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"The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character."

"The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character."

Jean Savarin, French Lawyer

Character, Sense

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"It was a challenge to be able to create a character without being able to use one's normal set of expressions. All the rubber and makeup attached to your face left you with only a modest range of facial movements."

"It was a challenge to be able to create a character without being able to use one's normal set of expressions. All the rubber and makeup attached to your face left you with only a modest range of facial movements."

Helena Bonham Carter, British Actress

Character, Being, Challenge, Makeup

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"If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character."

"If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character."

Swami Sivananda, Indian Philosopher

Character, Laws, Right

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"Humility is an interesting virtue because if you don't have It, sooner or later it's given to you."

"Humility is an interesting virtue because if you don't have It, sooner or later it's given to you."

Nick Vujicic, Australian Motivational Speaker

Character, Humility, Virtue, Time

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"I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid."

"I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid."

Will Smith, American Actor

Character, Focus

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"51st State was one that I loved doing because the character was so out there, and in a way I was sad to leave the character behind. I'm afraid I could never be that cool in real life!"

"51st State was one that I loved doing because the character was so out there, and in a way I was sad to leave the character behind. I'm afraid I could never be that cool in real life!"

Emily Mortimer, British Actress

Character, State

15

"I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much."

"I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much."

Lasse Hallstrom, Swedish Director

Character, Performance, Direction

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"In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer, is definitely repressed. They have certain similarities."

"In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer, is definitely repressed. They have certain similarities."

John Carpenter, American Director

Character, Teenagers

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"I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion."

"I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion."

William H. Macy, American Actor

15

"Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals."

"Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals."

David Hume, Scottish Philosopher

Character, Result

15

"I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character."

"I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character."

Stefan Edberg, Swedish Athlete

Character, Trouble

15

"Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool."

"Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool."

Esther Williams, American Actress

Character, Discipline, Strength, First

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"Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop."

"Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

15

"In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army."

"In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Character, Army, States, United

15

"There's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just a character who is doing all this."

"There's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just a character who is doing all this."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

15

"I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines."

"I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines."

Donald Pleasence, English Actor

15

"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

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"The country has been of better character since leaving the Buttes than E. of them, but has now a very fertile appearance. This may be said to begin about the 3rd crossing of Milk R of the line."

"The country has been of better character since leaving the Buttes than E. of them, but has now a very fertile appearance. This may be said to begin about the 3rd crossing of Milk R of the line."

George Mercer Dawson, Canadian Scientist

Character, Appearance, Country, May

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"Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness."

"Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness."

Faith Baldwin, American Novelist

15

"I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head."

"I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head."

Kate DiCamillo, American Author

Character, Mercy

15

"In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves."

"In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves."

Eric Heiden, American Athlete

Character, Athletes

15

"Sometimes when you play a character, you can feel it in your body. And I felt like I had characteristics of my dog: the way Webster moves, the way he holds his head. I kind of adapted it into this part unconsciously."

"Sometimes when you play a character, you can feel it in your body. And I felt like I had characteristics of my dog: the way Webster moves, the way he holds his head. I kind of adapted it into this part unconsciously."

Calista Flockhart, American Actress

Character, Body, Play

15

"I think my character's getting to the point where he can't even eat spaghetti with red sauce anymore, where he has horrible nightmares, he can't sleep anymore."

"I think my character's getting to the point where he can't even eat spaghetti with red sauce anymore, where he has horrible nightmares, he can't sleep anymore."

George Eads, American Actor

Character, Sleep

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