- Character Development
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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
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact.
- Human
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Representation means having characters with layers, showing them as human beings, so we can relate or have mixed emotions for that character.
- Comfortable
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I felt very comfortable playing Don Draper, because I knew that Don Draper is a character - that Dick Whitman is playing Don Draper. I felt very comfortable in that manufactured-confidence mode. He himself is manufacturing it.
- Walk
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On the stage you develop a character that's different from yourself. In a film they're always saying, 'Walk over here. Say this line. Be you.'
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to play a character which is as far away from myself as possible and a character that isn't even human, a superhero is just that.
- People
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A lot of people think, like, 'JoJo' is fake or 'JoJo' is a character. But, like, it's not.
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Match play really exposes your character and how much of a will to win you have in your heart.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's never been a priority for me to concentrate on the likability of the character.
- Laughter
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'Ray Donovan' was all fiction and pure fun, to be working with such greats as Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight. My character was recurring, but my storyline was intricate to the whole thing. With the character that I played, I got to go through all aspects of my instrument. I got to bring it to tears and to laughter.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People recognize me on the street for all kinds of different things that I've done. 'That Thing You Do' remains to be my favorite film in which I played my favorite character. That role is the one that I'm most recognized for.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the great things and one of the horrible things about the American character is this extraordinary optimism and arrogance that everything will continue to be great and keep looking up.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020