- Ale
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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
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
The beauty of acting is you just get lost in it. You play the character, and you hope that it works.
- Crazier
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- Nov 07, 2020
My character on 'I'm In the Band,' Derek Jupiter of Iron Weasel, is definitely one of the crazier ones. That's completely on the other end of the spectrum. There's absolutely nothing like Derek any shape or form. I'm having so much fun playing this egotistical, '80s-era rockstar - everything he does is from the point-of-view of a rockstar.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Henson had never spoken to me about Kermit, but he had spoken to Frank Oz about the idea of me doing the character if he became too busy. I felt flattered.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day, you are judged by your character. And look, I'm proud of my record of working to help people throughout my years of public service.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.
- Integrity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in love with this character of Ray Krebbs. I wanted the part badly. I had done several Western films in my career at that point and there wasn't much opportunity then to play Western roles on television at that time.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always find it easier to portray myself as being unlikeable and idiotic; to actually play a character that is likeable and engages the audience is far more difficult. It's a more subtle kind of challenge.
- Sketch
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know for a fact, but I feel fairly certain that the first person who described a movie as 'character driven' had to have been a producer or studio executive.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks from Kansas City, so I made him from New York.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's interesting when you're trying to create a character in animation. It's really a communal effort.
- Great Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to do something raw and raucous and R-rated. But then 'Middle School: the Worst Years of My Life' came to me. One reason I took this movie on is because I saw it as a really great opportunity to revisit my own past through this character.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020