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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
- War
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you look at what we did with 'Winter Soldier' with the Cap character in terms of bringing him into the modern world, trying to ground the movie tonally into something that was a step toward real-world, at least to the degree you can do that in a superhero movie, that's still the tonal universe that we're playing in 'Civil War.'
- Exponentially
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- Nov 07, 2020
We like layers of character and personality in our storytelling. We like very distinctive, unique personalities interacting with each other. And I think, because there are two of us, and we're a collective, we identify with that. We call it the mastermind principle: Two minds aren't doubly better than one - they're exponentially better than one.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jerry and I always felt that the character was enjoying himself. He was having fun: he wasn't taking himself seriously. It was always a lark for him, as you can see in my early drawings.
- Hurt
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing that's great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn't rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it won't hurt my career.
- Nov 07, 2020
Usually when you're doing concepts for a character, you just try a couple different things to see what sticks.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like coming up with new characters. Whether it's revamping an old character no one likes or just coming up with brand-new stuff, that's kind of what excited me as an artist.
- Interesting
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'The Humans,' there's a gay character, and the fact that she's gay is probably the least interesting thing about her.
- Real
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- Nov 07, 2020
All actors bring something unexpected to the role because they have to translate what's on the page and make a real character out of the black-and-white text that's there in the script.
- Good Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020