A while ago, I did a television adaptation of ‘Bleak House,’ and the character I played, as far as I was concerned, had no redeeming features whatsoever. I wasn’t about to try to find any;...

I like to stay within the context of the character’s background. If he’s a cop, I have to make sure the audience is convinced that this person, a cop, can do only so much without...

I’ll tell you the secret. When you begin with a character, you want to begin by creating a villain.

Maybe you have to live under cover for a while before you can find your true character.

Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It’s the first impression that you have of the character before they open their...

The ones who constantly make us laugh are the hardest of friends to know – for comedians are the caricatures among us.

When we help others to perform at the highest level of their potential, we receive something of value; our character is strengthened.

When you think about ‘The Simpsons’ or ‘King of the Hill’ or something like that, the worlds tend to expand each episode, because there’s no additional cost incurred to hire an animated character.

Jangan pernah menyamakan karakter saya dengan tingkah laku saya. Karakter adalah jati diri saya yang sesungguhnya, yang menunjukkan siapa saya. Sementara tingkah laku saya terhadap Anda menunjukkan bagaimana tingkah laku Anda terhadap saya.

You don’t have to drink this,” I said, handing him the champagne. “But Sandy might like it”.”No,no. Come on, let’s have some,” he grinned, popping the cork, taking a swig from the bottle and passing...

Any noble cause will encounter its share of setbacks. The strength of that cause is measured in how the men who fight for it respond. We refuse to give up, which is why we will...

The course at Savannah is more wide-open, but it has a lot of character to it. Last year it played so hard because of the wind on the weekend. And the 18th hole, I still...

He lives who dies to win a lasting name.

Doyle’s an intense character. Doyle’s trying to atone for his own past and he has to help Angel-but he doesn’t want to become too involved. On one hand, here he is preaching to Angel to...

I believe that this suffering, which Miss Hale says is impressed on the countenances of the people of Milton, is but the natural punishment of dishonestly-enjoyed pleasure, at some former period of their lives. I...

I’m not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That’s my character.

I was beginning to think that Simon just had a bad case of OCD, ADD, and PMS. With a little BS and OMG mixed in.

Carol Burnett probably had the biggest influence on me as kid. Although I was very young and watched her a lot in reruns, I was mesmerized by the way she transformed, by her physical comedy...

I’m excited, I think we showed some character tonight and I’m excited to see this team play their first semifinal game.

I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.

When I was in college, I had the good fortune to have Joyce Carol Oates as my writing teacher. She told me that I could take an aspect of myself, and from that one bit...

When your cause is noble, you shall never know fear.

Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.

I think if you play a character that is fearless, then it’s boring. I think that’s what was so incredible about Harrison Ford, is that he always seemed like he was never going to survive...

When someone says “I Love You,” it is imperative that you know if you are loved for “WHAT you are” or “WHO you are.” When the academic qualifications, professionals, positions, possessions, good look, fat bank...

To such an extent does passion manifest itself in us as a temporary and distinct character, which not only takes the place of our normal character but actually obliterates the signs by which that character...

In recalling my childhood I like to picture myself as a beehive to which various simple obscure people brought the honey of their knowledge and thoughts on life, generously enriching my character with their own...

The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles.”(Young India, 22 October 1925)

Having plastic surgery is pathetic. You don’t look any younger; you look well for a bit until it starts going again, but it takes all the character out.

I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe and the catsuits. Yes, I want to change and mix it up. I want to change my hair, change my style. I want to...

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

The highest qualities of character… must be earned.

…I didn’t want you flawless – I have a bare wall at home that’s flawless – I wanted your character trapped in the amber of your skin…

No man engaged in a work he does not like can preserve many saving illusionsabout himself. The distaste, the absence of glamour, extend from the occupation to the personality. It is only when ourappointed activities...

The trait I regard most highly in a man is kindness. Thoughtful, consistent kindness. All other qualities—whether charming, witty, handsome, enterprising, powerful, seductive, or ingenious—wither in comparison to a truly kind man.

That which does not come by logic, does not leave by logic.

What are we if we are not disciplined?

Clowning is a trick to get love close. I can hug 99 percent of people in the first second of contact if I’m in my clown character. The clown assumes your humanity. It assumes that,...

With all due disrespect…

A characterless man is like a pot with many holes, useless for carrying water or for storing it. Renounce and win Peace.

If there is something magic about the collaborations I have with actors it’s because I put the character first.

Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above both is character. It is true, of course, that a genius may, on certain lines, do more than a brave and...

It is not true that fate slips silently into our lives. It steps in through the door that we have opened, and we invite it to enter. No one is strong enough or cunning enough...

Like De Niro. He’s one of the best character actors we have ever had.

There’s no need to tell me who you are; you’re already showing me.

I always have a contract with a character. Even when he’s unappealing. The contract is to give him his due. To tell his story. And to keep his secrets.

Everyone’s disappointed that they just don’t get to be around him every day. His credentials and his character are very unique. He was fun to be around.

Find your self love. Find that precious thing inside you thatmakes you want to live. And when you’ve found it, hold on to it with onehand, and use the other to claw your way back...

Good wombs have borne bad sons.”– (Miranda, I:2)

Defensiveness is usually someone silently screaming that they need you to value and respect them in disguise. When you look for deeper meanings behind someone’s pain you can then begin to heal not only yourself,...