I’m a fan of the western genre. When I see a character actor, I see a whole movie behind a scene before and after. There’s a whole other movie behind it.

It is definitely a challenge to play Nathan, but the more different he is from myself, the more interesting the character becomes for me.

People think being remembered most for one character is a negative thing, but I don’t. I never expected to be remembered for anything!

I’ve never judged anybody by how they look or how they dress. I basically judge them on their character. And that’s how I lead my own life.

Everyone is the sum total of past experiences. A character doesn’t just spring to life at age thirty.

We practically always excuse things when we understand them

Songs are often character studies.

Never fall for a person’s image and status as the may serve as a false representation of character. Watch closely the character and you”ll know who a person really is.

I really think if you take away a character’s obstacles then there’s no comedy.

It takes a lot to have that happen, but they have the right makeup, right character and mental toughness. They’ve stepped up down the stretch in most games, so we’re encouraged, but that’s a fine...

The power of thought is the light of knowledge, the power of will is the energy of character, the power of heart is love. Reason, love and power of will are perfections of man.

‘The Walking Dead’ never wants you to get too comfortable with characters and cast members. I think about the time you feel fairly secure with your appreciation of a character is about the time the...

It is only because of your good character, co-operation with the police, and your early guilty plea you have not been given a custodial sentence here today.

She built her character with the adversity she had faced, so she could live the best of her life for the rest of life.

What benefit have the Hindus derived from their contact with Christian nations? The idea generally prevalent in this country about the morality and truthfulness of the Hindus evidently has been very low. Such seeds of...

He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age. But to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.

I realized someone else might tell you you’re pretty. I’d do anything to keep you away from that person.

Some people are like gravity; they draw you into a room with a hop in your step and a smile on your face. Others are like the stench of sulfur; they make you scowl and...

A better man wouldn’t play this ‘sweethearts’ game with her when he knew very well it couldn’t lead to more.But he wasn’t a better man. He was Colin Sandhurst, reckless, incorrigible rogue—and damn it, he...

Anyone that has character leaves a mark on another. Would you like to leave the world without making a ripple?

Truth recognizes truth, just as a man with real talent is the first to recognize another with real talent. Likewise, superficiality attracts others with an artificial surface. Only the superficial applaud the superficial. A man...

There are a lot of great players in this game, but only one Kirby. It was his character that meant more to his teammates. He brought a great feeling to the clubhouse, the plane, everywhere.

Money comes and goes; morality comes and grows.

When people think girl adventurers, they tend to think of a spunky, plucky tom-boy with a chip on her shoulder. I’m not saying that this makes for a dull character, but I think other types...

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

Consider a man’s good qualities, and consider his faults; and judge his character by that which is more.

And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

A person’s authentic nature is a series of shifting, variegated planes that establish themselves as he relates to different people; it is created by and appears within the framework of his interpersonal relationships.

As Plato: What is play and delightful one kind of child is coercion and torture for another, and will not take no matter how much coercion is applied.

After all, hadn’t she been the one to pursue him? And Madame Dupuy had done it with a vigor that most women would have been too ashamed to display.

Despite our disapproval with what God allows us to endure, he still remains the same God that is not interested in our convenience, as much as our character.

I’m afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having made a mistake, then it can’t be corrected and it...

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...

You must be prepared to sacrifice your self-love to the cause, you must be ready to treat the cause as if it is life itself.

By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity; I want other lights than my own to show all his facets.

SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama of Thibet; the Moogum of M’bwango; the temple of Apes in Ceylon; the Cow in...

…he’ll come back. We all come back, kate. These private little revolutions always die. The compromise is always made. In a peculiar way. Frank is right– every man does have a star. The star of...

The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played only by the breeze, the actor should be an instrument played upon by...

All people have at least their own one theory of an ideal life, but not that which is ideally acceptable to one and all.

A man is at his best when he is simply not like the rest in all his life’s test.

Never judge any person by his answers or questions but by his nature of character solely.

When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does.

A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk.

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.

As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust.

I always go with the story and character and if those are good and if the setting is something that’s scary (horror films seem to always take place at night and the weather’s always bad)...

Fate and character are different names for the same idea.

If we women were particular about men’s characters, we should never get married at all.

In essence, we are deeper than being; we are character, which contains the conscious forces of love, justice, kindness, faith, and forgiveness.