- Man
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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
- Crime
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- Nov 07, 2020
Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through his mastery of storytelling techniques, he has managed to separate his character, in the public mind, from his actions as president. He has, in short, mesmerized us with that steady gaze.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like the character I played in 'Jekyll', we all have different masks we put on for different occasions. As much as we all want to lead decent lives, we're also attracted by the idea that something dark may lurk within us.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never thought of myself as a classic leading man. I'm a character actor who happens to play leading roles. Come on, look at me. I'm really Desperate Dan.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Actually, I played Pontius Pilate as nice. An actor spends his life thinking he is Christ, and then he gets to play the character that killed him.
- Privilege
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- Nov 07, 2020
For any actor, it's a great privilege to play a character that is very distant from yourself.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always weirdly seen myself as more of a character actor. I have never been suave. I could never see myself playing James Bond. I suppose I could fake it, but I am certainly not James Bond in real life.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020
I kind of embarked on a fruitless search to find information about my character, Frederick Aiken. And it was fruitless, unfortunately, because there's so little about him.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember that it was never that difficult for me to get a director to look up and pay attention to me. Mind you, I don't know if that's necessarily charm. But I've played roles where my character has to be charming and I've found it quite easy to do. I think some of it is in my bones, but some of it is more deliberate.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020