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Character Quotes

"If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny."

"If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny."

Andre Maurois, French Writer

Character, Habit, Destiny

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"Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock."

"Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock."

Theodore Parker, American Theologian

Character, Religious, Self

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"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

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"Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed."

"Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed."

Carroll O'Connor, American Actor

Character, Now, Old

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"I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same character twice."

"I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same character twice."

Brion James, American Actor

Character, Television

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

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

Colin Firth, British Actor

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"Hubris itself will not let you be an artist."

"Hubris itself will not let you be an artist."

Larry Wall, Canadian Author

Character, Artist, Will

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"What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows."

"What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows."

Martin Short, American Actor

Character, Being

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"But I'm attracted to roles where I get to really go in and explore a character."

"But I'm attracted to roles where I get to really go in and explore a character."

Sheryl Lee, American Actor

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"My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough at all."

"My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough at all."

Wentworth Miller, English Actor

Character, Needs, Reality

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"When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character."

"When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character."

Vince Gill, American Musician

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"Being reliable is something. Being good."

"Being reliable is something. Being good."

Jonathan Safran Foer, American Novelist

Character, Reliability, Goodness, Truth

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"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

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"A man with integrity, with vision, with a sense of purpose and place in the world as exactly himself. That's the kind of man I'll settle for."

"A man with integrity, with vision, with a sense of purpose and place in the world as exactly himself. That's the kind of man I'll settle for."

Nikki Rowe, American Writer

Character, Integrity, Vision, Purpose, Self

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"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

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"It's fun to play the character and then watch him later."

"It's fun to play the character and then watch him later."

Michael Shanks, Canadian Actor

Character, Fun, Play

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"Actually, I get a little say in what my character would or wouldn't do."

"Actually, I get a little say in what my character would or wouldn't do."

Steve Burton, American Actor

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"I am more spontaneous than my character."

"I am more spontaneous than my character."

Gillian Anderson, American Actress

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"I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene."

"I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene."

Mercedes Lackey, American Author

Character, Senses

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"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

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"I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge."

"I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge."

Martin Short, American Actor

Character, Challenge

51

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

John Wooden, American Coach

Character, Reputation

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"Sometimes it's a character you want to play or a story you want to tell. Sometimes it's just to pay the bills."

"Sometimes it's a character you want to play or a story you want to tell. Sometimes it's just to pay the bills."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

Character, Play, Want

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"I wish I were a character actor. Of course, if I played hockey without a mask, I could become one."

"I wish I were a character actor. Of course, if I played hockey without a mask, I could become one."

Michael Vartan, French Actor

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"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

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"I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring."

"I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

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"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."

"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."

Phillips Brooks, American Clergyman

Character, May, Moments

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"In a novel, I could submerge my ego in a character's and let his perceptions take over."

"In a novel, I could submerge my ego in a character's and let his perceptions take over."

Elizabeth Moon, American Author

Character, Ego, Perceptions

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"I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws."

"I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws."

Jerry Falwell, American Clergyman

Character, Adultery, Blame, Dishonesty

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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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"You're a poster boy for sincerity. You have all the guile of a lamb."

"You're a poster boy for sincerity. You have all the guile of a lamb."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Character, Sincerity, Trust, Honesty

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"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

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"Ron was always my favorite character, because I feel like I relate to him, like we've both got red hair, we both like sweets, we've both got lots of brothers and sisters."

"Ron was always my favorite character, because I feel like I relate to him, like we've both got red hair, we both like sweets, we've both got lots of brothers and sisters."

Rupert Grint, English Actor

Character, Brothers, Favorite, Hair

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"I think all actors are supposed to be character actors."

"I think all actors are supposed to be character actors."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

Character, Actors

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"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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"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."

"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."

Suzanne Vega, American Musician

Character, Control, Sleep

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"It's not like my old self - I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore."

"It's not like my old self - I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore."

Damon Albarn, English Musician

Character, Old, Self

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"Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to make an adventure out of the sequence of the songs."

"Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to make an adventure out of the sequence of the songs."

Robert Wyatt, English Musician

Character, Adventure, Song, Songs

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"The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body."

"The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body."

Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian Scientist

Character, Body, Weight

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"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

50

"All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of."

"All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

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"We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo."

"We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo."

Emanuel Celler, American Politician

Character, Assassination, Fight, Party

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"No one can afford not to be a man. No position can compensate for coming face to face with a robot when you are alone."

"No one can afford not to be a man. No position can compensate for coming face to face with a robot when you are alone."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

Character, Courage, Responsibility, Life, Awareness

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

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

Yousuf Karsh, Canadian Photographer

Character, Darkness

50

"If you want people to think well of you do not speak well of yourself."

"If you want people to think well of you do not speak well of yourself."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Character, Reputation, Self, Truth, Perception

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"Thoughts frame your portrait, action paints it."

"Thoughts frame your portrait, action paints it."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Character, Thought, Action, Behavior

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"The way of a superior man is threefold: Virtuous he is free from anxieties wise he is free from perplexities bold he is free from fear."

"The way of a superior man is threefold: Virtuous he is free from anxieties wise he is free from perplexities bold he is free from fear."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

Character, Wisdom, Courage, Freedom, Mindfulness

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"When I was working on Eye of the Beholder, I played a character who is so aloof that my whole lifestyle became very aloof. If someone knocked on my door, there was a part of me that went into a rage, because I wanted to be isolated and alone."

"When I was working on Eye of the Beholder, I played a character who is so aloof that my whole lifestyle became very aloof. If someone knocked on my door, there was a part of me that went into a rage, because I wanted to be isolated and alone."

Ashley Judd, American Actress

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"The true measure of a person is not in what he knows, but what he does with what he knows."

"The true measure of a person is not in what he knows, but what he does with what he knows."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Character, Knowledge, Action, Measure

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"You don't become the character."

"You don't become the character."

Peter Fonda, American Actor

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