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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

5

"I don't think you can discriminate against budgets, you know? I'm an actor, I guess, so I'm just trying to play as many characters as I can. If there's a character I think I can play, and they're going to let me do it, I'll do it whether it's $10 or $1 million or more."

"I don't think you can discriminate against budgets, you know? I'm an actor, I guess, so I'm just trying to play as many characters as I can. If there's a character I think I can play, and they're going to let me do it, I'll do it whether it's $10 or $1 million or more."

Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor

Character, Budgets, Play

5

"Clothes are part of the character. They can't but help inform who you are."

"Clothes are part of the character. They can't but help inform who you are."

Jill Clayburgh, American Actress

Character, Clothes, Help

5

"The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny."

"The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny."

James Allen, British Author

Character, Habit, Destiny, Harvest

5

"The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air."

"The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air."

Mary McCarthy, American Author

Character, Eyes, Humanity

5

"The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor."

"The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor."

John Kenneth Galbraith, American Economist

Character, Values, Building, Poor

5

"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

5

"A character is a completely fashioned will."

"A character is a completely fashioned will."

Novalis, German Poet

Character, Will

5

"Thoughts frame your portrait, action paints it."

"Thoughts frame your portrait, action paints it."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Character, Thought, Action, Behavior

5

"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

5

"I mean it allowed me to do that which was fantastic because we really get to see the character mature and deal with some things that are, that I think as an audience member, really pull us in."

"I mean it allowed me to do that which was fantastic because we really get to see the character mature and deal with some things that are, that I think as an audience member, really pull us in."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

5

"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

5

"In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors."

"In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors."

John Turturro, American Actor

Character, Film, First

5

"Courage is the ability to execute tasks and assignments without fear or intimidation."

"Courage is the ability to execute tasks and assignments without fear or intimidation."

Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Nigerian Author

Character, Courage, Fear, Strength, Power

5

"To have one's own story told by a third party who doesn't know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that's a technical refinement."

"To have one's own story told by a third party who doesn't know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that's a technical refinement."

Raymond Queneau, French Poet

Character, Being, Party, Question

5

"I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic countrymen and disliked the English nation; it is a national trait of character, and I cannot help it."

"I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic countrymen and disliked the English nation; it is a national trait of character, and I cannot help it."

Douglas Hyde, Irish Politician

Character, English, Help, Nation

5

"The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice."

"The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Character, Virtue, Contemplation, Mind

5

"I think sometimes I'm more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really difficult because you wake up early and you're always hurrying. And sometimes I don't know what I'm doing. I'm here and there."

"I think sometimes I'm more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really difficult because you wake up early and you're always hurrying. And sometimes I don't know what I'm doing. I'm here and there."

Bai Ling, Chinese Actress

Character, Research

5

"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

5

"Don't think you can act perfectly. A perfect person doesn't exist. Always strive to give your best effort, and that's it."

"Don't think you can act perfectly. A perfect person doesn't exist. Always strive to give your best effort, and that's it."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Character, Perfection, Effort, Self, Improvement

5

"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

5

"A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them."

"A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Character, Evil, Man, Learning

5

"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

5

"I was a Sedgewick without the smarts. It infused its way into me and I feel like it formed my character in a big way because of what I was exposed to."

"I was a Sedgewick without the smarts. It infused its way into me and I feel like it formed my character in a big way because of what I was exposed to."

Rob Morrow, American Actor

5

"I enjoy the character interplay. Sometimes the audience is not laughing, but smiling, and that is almost just as good because it keeps them ready to laugh."

"I enjoy the character interplay. Sometimes the audience is not laughing, but smiling, and that is almost just as good because it keeps them ready to laugh."

Keenen Ivory Wayans, American Comedian

5

"I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white."

"I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Character, Complexity, Morality, Truth

5

"When I draw a character, very often as I'm doing a face, my face mirrors the expression."

"When I draw a character, very often as I'm doing a face, my face mirrors the expression."

Matthew Ashford, American Actor

Character, Expression

5

"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

5

"I don't know if I am cut out to playing a bad character or not - I really should give it a shot. I would like to play the voice of a baddie, but that's really just a cop-out!"

"I don't know if I am cut out to playing a bad character or not - I really should give it a shot. I would like to play the voice of a baddie, but that's really just a cop-out!"

Lindsay Lohan, American Actress

Character, Play, Voice

4

"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

4

"So the laughs had to come from the character, not because we had balloons in our shirts or were speaking in high voices. That was very important to us."

"So the laughs had to come from the character, not because we had balloons in our shirts or were speaking in high voices. That was very important to us."

Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian

Character, Balloons

4

"I grow up relying upon on my own shoulders even from the moment they were too weak to hold me back, but I knew it is the only to become a tough guy."

"I grow up relying upon on my own shoulders even from the moment they were too weak to hold me back, but I knew it is the only to become a tough guy."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Character, Strength, Self

4

"I didn't have to audition. That's common, but it had never happened to me before. Normally, I hate auditioning. I need to stew and think... let the character develop and grow inside me."

"I didn't have to audition. That's common, but it had never happened to me before. Normally, I hate auditioning. I need to stew and think... let the character develop and grow inside me."

Casey Affleck, American Actor

Character, Hate

4

"Let no man write my epitaph... When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then shall my character be vindicated, then may my epitaph be written."

"Let no man write my epitaph... When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then shall my character be vindicated, then may my epitaph be written."

Robert Emmet, Irish Activist

Character, Country, Earth, Man

4

"I need to react to a script, to feel strongly about it in some way. And I need it to be a complex character for sure. And also, I think a lot about what kind of audience there is for the film, what they're looking for and ways to connect with them in the playing of a character."

"I need to react to a script, to feel strongly about it in some way. And I need it to be a complex character for sure. And also, I think a lot about what kind of audience there is for the film, what they're looking for and ways to connect with them in the playing of a character."

Jeremy Renner, American Actor

Character, Film

4

"I've been allowed to develop my own character, which I'm still working on."

"I've been allowed to develop my own character, which I'm still working on."

Rue McClanahan, American Actress

4

"When you consider that you're a character that doesn't speak, but you've still got to react to the other actors, you've got to make a noise of some kind."

"When you consider that you're a character that doesn't speak, but you've still got to react to the other actors, you've got to make a noise of some kind."

Peter Mayhew, British Actor

Character, Actors

4

"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

4

"I usually start with a repulsive character and go on from there."

"I usually start with a repulsive character and go on from there."

Chester Gould, American Cartoonist

4

"This character's entirely invented, and the woman that I interviewed wouldn't recognize herself, or really anything about herself, in this book, which she hasn't read, because she doesn't read English."

"This character's entirely invented, and the woman that I interviewed wouldn't recognize herself, or really anything about herself, in this book, which she hasn't read, because she doesn't read English."

Arthur Golden, American Writer

Character, English, Woman

4

"You know a lot of what worked on this was taken from Harry Potter 2, the little Doby character, we had a lot of our skin stuff worked out and that helped a lot. We have a lot of exchange happening."

"You know a lot of what worked on this was taken from Harry Potter 2, the little Doby character, we had a lot of our skin stuff worked out and that helped a lot. We have a lot of exchange happening."

Dennis Muren, American Artist

Character, Skin

4

"I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make notes, talk to the director and we decide what kinds of shades should be in the character."

"I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make notes, talk to the director and we decide what kinds of shades should be in the character."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

Character, Talk

4

"I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books!"

"I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books!"

Iain Banks, Scottish Writer

4

"Everyone in my story has it's own character, GreenHollyWood cheeky, hypocritical and near to mad guy. A guy who really can't understand you and have very wrong conclusion so far I can say they are full of doubt.John Barker, wow that's one of my favourite characters, he is the guy who always lies and always somebody is behind him, he works at the bakery, he tries to devastate a lot of stuff.James Downder, the drunkard who knows probably he takes drugs or not, so far he is full of depression and so far the depression kills people...."

"Everyone in my story has it's own character, GreenHollyWood cheeky, hypocritical and near to mad guy. A guy who really can't understand you and have very wrong conclusion so far I can say they are full of doubt.John Barker, wow that's one of my favourite characters, he is the guy who always lies and always somebody is behind him, he works at the bakery, he tries to devastate a lot of stuff.James Downder, the drunkard who knows probably he takes drugs or not, so far he is full of depression and so far the depression kills people...."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Character, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Life

4

"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

4

"A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name."

"A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name."

Evan Esar, American Writer

Character, Man, Name

4

"The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage."

"The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage."

Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier

Character, Being, Study

4

"Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He must do the impossible to identify himself with the first, not to betray the second, and not to disappoint the third."

"Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He must do the impossible to identify himself with the first, not to betray the second, and not to disappoint the third."

Sarah Bernhardt, French Actress

Character, Actor, First, Public

4

"I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair."

"I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair."

Sadie Frost, English Actress

Character, Hair, Play

4

"But really, for the most part - doing a prequel is great because you do have room to kind of free this character and how they got to where they are instead of being a slave to exactly what the previous actor did."

"But really, for the most part - doing a prequel is great because you do have room to kind of free this character and how they got to where they are instead of being a slave to exactly what the previous actor did."

Jennifer Lawrence, American Actress

Character, Actor, Being

4

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