- Logical
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- Nov 07, 2020
Character Quotes
Character shows up in fiction, politics and physics.
"Character" is used two distinct ways in this collection — as a literary term about how a fictional character carries moral weight, and as a description of personal integrity tied to one's politics and work. For traits and personality more broadly, see Personality quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
My name is Ella; that's who I am at school, hanging out with friends, while I'm doing homework. But when I'm up on stage, 'Lorde' is a character.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
As somebody who has wanted to be an actor who is very young, I can relate to somebody who has been practicing oboe five days a week since they were very young. The physicality of anything a character does is a tremendous gift.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'Mother's Day,' which is directed by legendary director Garry Marshall, I play a mother figure to the character played by Jason Sudeikis from 'Saturday Night Live.' He's a widower, and I'm a mother who's helping him to get over the loss of his wife.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For four years doing that same character all the time kind of bothered me. Butit opened up a lot of doors.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, being able to be vulnerable is difficult, but it's just something that I feel comfortable doing. I need to fully understand why, the thought-process behind the character and I have to believe it. That comes from a lot of preparation.
- Personality
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
My video game character is a bit better looking than me, actually. I don't think he has to worry about his hair getting messed up.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ideally, you end up going to auditions not because you want a job but because you want to try out a character.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I don't believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love a big, character-rich story with a dark heart, with a compelling mystery or some kind of ticking clock at its center. I want to be lured in by prose, captured by character, and bound by stellar plotting to keep turning the pages.
- Support
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.
- Emotional
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- Nov 07, 2020