- 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
Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.
- Definitive
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- Nov 07, 2020
And in fact I don't believe there is such a thing as a definitive picture of something. The land is a living, breathing thing and light changes its character every second of every day. That's why I love it so much.
- Mysterious
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting is different from mental gymnastics. You try to discover as much about the character as you can, but a large area is mysterious.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you are doing a long scene, you have dialogue and interaction to narrate the character. But making sense out of facial expression and reacting is difficult. Having said that, I think such challenges are good for learning.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going to dwell on what someone has said if it doesn't affect my life. I think that attitude helps to strengthen my character.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people.
- Incredible
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- Nov 07, 2020
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got all these great broads in me, all these character women. I was playing a torn-down stripper at twenty-five on Broadway, and now I fit the shoes.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a character actress. I'm the girl next door, the aunt, the quirky cousin. You have to innately know who you are and be happy with that.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
My husband is a graduate of two Ivy League universities - with a degree in Classics! - and he sounds like a David Mamet character when I hear him on a business call.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you look at someone good like J.J. Abrams who gives you the spectacle and great action set pieces but also gives you character and great story and plotting and narrative, I think it's my job - and my intention - to do both.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
What do I bring to a film? I think, maybe, I know for a fact that I focus on connection of character; I focus on warmth and a heart, but I don't know if it's because I'm African American or because I'm crazy -who knows.
- Nov 07, 2020
Action is character.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
The past could liberate or imprison - it creates a nation's character, provides the nourishment or the poison a people imbibe in their very marrow.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020