Character Quotes | Beyond Motive 7/23

top of page

Character Quotes

"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

4

"I try to find what is closest to me in the character. There's many sides to personality, but it's a matter of, do you entertain those specific areas of your personality, or are you afraid to entertain them?"

"I try to find what is closest to me in the character. There's many sides to personality, but it's a matter of, do you entertain those specific areas of your personality, or are you afraid to entertain them?"

Corin Nemec, American Actor

Character, Personality

4

"So I just play the character, I play the lines."

"So I just play the character, I play the lines."

Fiona Shaw, Irish Actress

Character, Play

4

"I wasn't trying to top Pulp Fiction with Jackie Brown. I wanted to go underneath it and make a more modest character study movie."

"I wasn't trying to top Pulp Fiction with Jackie Brown. I wanted to go underneath it and make a more modest character study movie."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

Character, Fiction, Study, Trying

4

"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

4

"I think character is permanent, and issues are transient."

"I think character is permanent, and issues are transient."

James Stockdale, American Soldier

4

"It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character."

"It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character."

Alan Alda, American Actor

Character, Defeat, Fun

4

"I get to experiment with a lot of looks with my character so that's really fun for me. It's like getting to paint a new canvas everyday."

"I get to experiment with a lot of looks with my character so that's really fun for me. It's like getting to paint a new canvas everyday."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

4

"The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges."

"The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges."

Walter Annenberg, American Businessman

Character, Ability

4

"You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character."

"You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character."

Julie Benz, American Actress

4

"In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book."

"In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book."

Hattie McDaniel, American Actress

Character, Living

4

"In disposition the Negro is joyous, flexible, and indolent; while the many nations which compose this race present a singular diversity of intellectual character, of which the far extreme is the lowest grade of humanity."

"In disposition the Negro is joyous, flexible, and indolent; while the many nations which compose this race present a singular diversity of intellectual character, of which the far extreme is the lowest grade of humanity."

Samuel George Morton, American Scientist

Character, Diversity, Extreme, Humanity

4

"If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished."

"If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Character, Will

4

"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

4

"I'm a happy-go-lucky character. I'm not that miserable. But I can never let anyone into my world."

"I'm a happy-go-lucky character. I'm not that miserable. But I can never let anyone into my world."

Noel Gallagher, English Musician

Character, World

4

"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

4

"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

4

"'m really proud of it. To me, it's a movie about character behavior and the pecking order of the pack, as well as the central character's massive survival guilt."

"'m really proud of it. To me, it's a movie about character behavior and the pecking order of the pack, as well as the central character's massive survival guilt."

Dwight Yoakam, American Musician

Character, Survival, Behavior, Guilt

4

"A man's true character comes out when he's drunk."

"A man's true character comes out when he's drunk."

Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

4

"And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district attorney, as an actress I can always tell myself that my character is trying to take the moral high ground."

"And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district attorney, as an actress I can always tell myself that my character is trying to take the moral high ground."

Lara Flynn Boyle, American Actress

Character, Play, Trying

4

"I try to bring elements of my own personality to every character I've played, but I think I'm pretty similar to the character I'm playing now. The biggest departure would have to have been Freaks and Geeks Sara, who was this sort of subordinate and shy girl."

"I try to bring elements of my own personality to every character I've played, but I think I'm pretty similar to the character I'm playing now. The biggest departure would have to have been Freaks and Geeks Sara, who was this sort of subordinate and shy girl."

Lizzy Caplan, American Actress

Character, Departure, Now, Personality

4

"I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character."

"I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character."

Verne Troyer, American Actor

Character, Play

4

"It's important for me to see as many colors in the character as possible."

"It's important for me to see as many colors in the character as possible."

Kelly Lynch, American Actress

Character, Colors

4

"I try to play characters who are different from myself, so I feel like this character is someone who is really different. I actually think that if I did what he did in this movie, I would get a restraining order put against me."

"I try to play characters who are different from myself, so I feel like this character is someone who is really different. I actually think that if I did what he did in this movie, I would get a restraining order put against me."

Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor

Character, Order, Play

4

"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

4

"I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel."

"I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel."

Rose Tremain, English Novelist

4

"Competing at the highest level is the greatest test of one's character."

"Competing at the highest level is the greatest test of one's character."

Russell Mark, Australian Shooter

4

"I have things planned for every character like what they're doing down the road and coming to different realizations but I don't have how they overlap."

"I have things planned for every character like what they're doing down the road and coming to different realizations but I don't have how they overlap."

Robert Kirkman, American Writer

Character, Road

4

"It's a treat to portray a complex character. Besides... where else could I find a job where emotional outbursts and odd exclamations like 'Egad!', 'Narf!', 'Poit!', 'Splonk!' and 'Zort!' are allowed?"

"It's a treat to portray a complex character. Besides... where else could I find a job where emotional outbursts and odd exclamations like 'Egad!', 'Narf!', 'Poit!', 'Splonk!' and 'Zort!' are allowed?"

Rob Paulsen, American Actor

4

"No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character."

"No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character."

John Morley, British Statesman

Character, Limitations, Man

4

"You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character."

"You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Character, Defeat

4

"I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in 'Narnia'. I got to play my favorite character in children's literature, which I loved. You don't get the chance to do that in other jobs."

"I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in 'Narnia'. I got to play my favorite character in children's literature, which I loved. You don't get the chance to do that in other jobs."

James McAvoy, Scottish Actor

Character, Chance, Children, Favorite

4

"But there is something seductive and the character, Alfie is so charming, and does make you think like you are the most important thing in the world but he's not that nice, is he."

"But there is something seductive and the character, Alfie is so charming, and does make you think like you are the most important thing in the world but he's not that nice, is he."

Sienna Miller, American Actress

Character, World

4

"Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character."

"Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character."

Ron Silver, American Actor

Character, Acting

4

"The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her."

"The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her."

Lacey Chabert, American Actress

4

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

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

Yousuf Karsh, Canadian Photographer

Character, Darkness

4

"You can't take a character anywhere they don't expect the character to go. But within those confines is where creativity lies."

"You can't take a character anywhere they don't expect the character to go. But within those confines is where creativity lies."

Richard Price, American Writer

Character, Creativity, Lies

4

"As much as most of the actors were kind of curious to know what their character meant in relation to the script and to the plot, they really were quite happy to be part of the adventure of not knowing."

"As much as most of the actors were kind of curious to know what their character meant in relation to the script and to the plot, they really were quite happy to be part of the adventure of not knowing."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

Character, Actors, Adventure

4

"It's the misfortune of German authors that not a single one of them dares to expose his true character. Everyone thinks that he has to be better than he is."

"It's the misfortune of German authors that not a single one of them dares to expose his true character. Everyone thinks that he has to be better than he is."

Franz Grillparzer, Austrian Poet

Character, Misfortune

4

"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

4

"Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me."

"Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me."

Donald E. Westlake, American Writer

Character, Choice

4

"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

4

"He has the common feeling of his profession. He enjoys a statement twice as much if it appears in fine print, and anything that turns up in a footnote... takes on the character of divine revelation."

"He has the common feeling of his profession. He enjoys a statement twice as much if it appears in fine print, and anything that turns up in a footnote... takes on the character of divine revelation."

Margaret Halsey, American Author

Character, Feeling, Profession

4

"If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character."

"If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

Character, Being, Silly

4

"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

4

"The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival."

"The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival."

Ida B. Wells, American Activist

4

"There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic."

"There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic."

Spike Lee, American Director

Character, Film, Law

4

"We do not build speedways, but roads which correspond to the character of the German landscape."

"We do not build speedways, but roads which correspond to the character of the German landscape."

Fritz Todt, German Soldier

4

"A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character."

"A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character."

Shawn Wayans, American Actor

Character, Jokes, Leading

4

"Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest."

"Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest."

Thomas John Barnardo, Irish Celebrity

Character, Ancestry, Importance

4

bottom of page