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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
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a writer who has written about the life of my people, the character of my people. What I can say is that the greatest hero of the Brazilian novel is the Brazilian people.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor, you don't want to know the beginning and end to your character's arc. It makes it more fun. You're not playing the end. You're playing it realistically. You don't know where this character is going to go and what's going to happen to him, which just makes it more interesting for the viewers to watch.
- Embedded
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who has been born in Yorkshire is very proud of it. It's something that's embedded in your character.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not looking to be famous, but I want a body of work and a moral character that is deserving of fame.
- Encounters
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' ends with the spaceship lands and Richard Dreyfuss' character best on, but a bunch of pilots and sailors from the 1940s get off. You kind of wanted to know what happened next.
- Mood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character.
- School
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was Paul Schrader's assistant for six months before I went to film school, and he's very much about knowing what's going to happen on every page before you even start writing dialogue - the entire plot and character arcs are mapped out.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
Grilling grapes may sound crazy, but the smoky, blistered char they get from a few minutes on the fire gives them a deep, winelike character.
- Distance
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm composing a scene for the first time, I try to imitate my character. The less critical distance the better - particularly when they're acting badly.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The moment seemed right to me for a full and, if possible, authoritative portrait of the life and character of the Prince of Wales.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the qualities I look for in a girl I'd like to be my girlfriend would be the way Lindsay's character is before she becomes a plastic. Very real.
- Nov 07, 2020