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Character Quotes

"The climate informs the character."

"The climate informs the character."

Melissa Leo, American Actress

Character, Climate

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"Especially when you play a character for so many years, the character ends up reflecting a lot of who you are and I think I've changed a lot since then, but that represented a lot of who I was as a teenager."

"Especially when you play a character for so many years, the character ends up reflecting a lot of who you are and I think I've changed a lot since then, but that represented a lot of who I was as a teenager."

Sara Gilbert, American Actress

Character, Play, Years

5

"It is the task of several months and it is a fact that a girl, either while rehearsing or actually playing, may be training for some character or feature in some future production not yet definitely fixed even in my own mind."

"It is the task of several months and it is a fact that a girl, either while rehearsing or actually playing, may be training for some character or feature in some future production not yet definitely fixed even in my own mind."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

Character, Fact, Future, May

5

"The tenacious character I've possessed since I was a small child propelled me to successfully meet this challenge, and I was able to safely gain acceptance to the university of my choice."

"The tenacious character I've possessed since I was a small child propelled me to successfully meet this challenge, and I was able to safely gain acceptance to the university of my choice."

Koichi Tanaka, Japanese Scientist

Character, Acceptance, Challenge, Choice

5

"Character is much easier kept than recovered."

"Character is much easier kept than recovered."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

5

"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character."

"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

Character, Authority, Obedience

5

"I fit into the quirky, character class type of actor."

"I fit into the quirky, character class type of actor."

Debra Wilson, American Comedian

Character, Actor, Class

5

"I just let the character speak to me and things appear."

"I just let the character speak to me and things appear."

Shirley Knight, American Actress

5

"No not pigeon holed me as an actor, or as a character, or as to what I could do - but what I would do... and the fact is the things you don't do are almost as important as as the things that you do."

"No not pigeon holed me as an actor, or as a character, or as to what I could do - but what I would do... and the fact is the things you don't do are almost as important as as the things that you do."

Dabney Coleman, American Actor

Character, Fact

5

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

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

Herbert Read, English Poet

Character, Ideals, Man, Personality

5

"The thing you do is escape from them by immersing myself in the character you're playing."

"The thing you do is escape from them by immersing myself in the character you're playing."

Pia Zadora, American Actress

5

"The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where liberty and religious freedom are supposed to be respected."

"The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where liberty and religious freedom are supposed to be respected."

Mike Ferguson, American Politician

Character, Values, Freedom, Liberty

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"I made the character as much of myself as I could."

"I made the character as much of myself as I could."

Gil Gerard, American Actor

5

"My first character was Mr. Toad."

"My first character was Mr. Toad."

Bill Griffith, American Cartoonist

Character, First

5

"I don't base any character on a real person, and really don't do composites either. I make them up."

"I don't base any character on a real person, and really don't do composites either. I make them up."

Nora Roberts, American Author

5

"Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character."

"Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character."

Julie Bishop, Australian Politician

Character, Diversity

5

"That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character."

"That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character."

Pam Grier, American Actress

Character, Civil rights, Saying, Skin

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"I played a lot of character parts in school."

"I played a lot of character parts in school."

Matthew Ashford, American Actor

Character, School

5

"Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better."

"Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better."

Christine Baranski, American Actress

5

"I feel like I've come out of this grown up, maybe because I live through the character vicariously and she grows up so much during the course of this story."

"I feel like I've come out of this grown up, maybe because I live through the character vicariously and she grows up so much during the course of this story."

Emmy Rossum, American Actress

5

"I'm viewed as this weird, crippled character. But you got to take your lumps."

"I'm viewed as this weird, crippled character. But you got to take your lumps."

Billy Corgan, American Musician

5

"I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor."

"I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor."

Ron Perlman, American Actor

Character, Blood, Pressure

5

"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

5

"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

5

"I think situations are more important than plot and character."

"I think situations are more important than plot and character."

Harry Mathews, American Author

5

"Having no diplomatic representation in Washington, China has no sources which allow her to check the character of applicants and therefore makes the practice of refusing everybody from the United States."

"Having no diplomatic representation in Washington, China has no sources which allow her to check the character of applicants and therefore makes the practice of refusing everybody from the United States."

Anna Louise Strong, American Journalist

Character, Practice, States, United

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"The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character."

"The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character."

John D. Rockefeller, American Businessman

Character, Credit, Man, Reputation

5

"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 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

5

"I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation."

"I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation."

Penelope Lively, English Author

Character, Occupation

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"Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher; but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood."

"Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher; but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood."

Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier

5

"He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid."

"He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid."

Arthur Miller, American Playwright

Character, Attention, Being

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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

5

"After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte."

"After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte."

Vernon L. Smith, American Economist

Character, First, Schools

5

"There starts to be an overlap between you and the character."

"There starts to be an overlap between you and the character."

Stephen Collins, American Actor

5

"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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"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

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"Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward."

"Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward."

Laura Schlessinger, American Writer

Character, Integrity, Reward, Self

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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

5

"I can't wait til I get the chance to be a character and how my face looks isn't the first consideration."

"I can't wait til I get the chance to be a character and how my face looks isn't the first consideration."

Kelly Lynch, American Actress

Character, Chance, Consideration, First

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"I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate."

"I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate."

Julianna Margulies, American Actress

Character, Hate, Play

5

"Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never break the cycle of violence and indifference."

"Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never break the cycle of violence and indifference."

Carrie P. Meek, American Politician

Character, Indifference, Responsibility, Violence

5

"It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about my ego because it didn't need to be drastically different."

"It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about my ego because it didn't need to be drastically different."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

Character, Performance, Ego, Energy

5

"I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots."

"I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots."

Maria Menounos, American Actress

Character, Acting

5

"Tick is a cartoon character, I don't know if you're familiar with him. This is the third step in his evolution. Comic book to cartoon to, now, live-action."

"Tick is a cartoon character, I don't know if you're familiar with him. This is the third step in his evolution. Comic book to cartoon to, now, live-action."

Patrick Warburton, American Actor

Character, Evolution, Now

5

"Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what it means to play a character rather than just be a personality."

"Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what it means to play a character rather than just be a personality."

Kathleen Quinlan, American Actress

Character, Acting, Personality, Play

5

"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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"When something really extreme happens, you have to find a way to embrace that and include it in how you think about the character. Sometimes it's not easy."

"When something really extreme happens, you have to find a way to embrace that and include it in how you think about the character. Sometimes it's not easy."

David Ogden Stiers, American Actor

Character, Extreme

5

"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character."

"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Character, Day, Effort

5

"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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