It’s easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it’s gone bad!

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

The loves of all hearts are so many mirrors revealing their characters.

Well written novels are penned by authors who have a unique and personal ardor for their story. They fabricate the phrases of their mind into a voice and thus a character is born.

I met the real George Steinbrenner on only one occasion when he actually came and played himself on an episode of ‘Seinfeld.’ He seemed to really enjoy himself. I did not get to know him,...

Individual effort is good but collective effort is better. We need a NETWORK of nation builders

Emma Willard told the legislature that the education of women “has been too exclusively directed to fit them for displaying to advantage the charms of youth and beauty” The problem, she said, was that “the...

When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it’s rewarding.

I’m always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character’s intention.

Don’t forget arrogant.

I think every major character I’ve played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I’m mature for my age.

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.

The prospect of an early death sits differently upon each person. In some it gifts maturity far outweighing their age and experience: calm acceptance blossoms into a beautiful nature and soft countenance. In others, however,...

Your responsibility is to not question God’s actions or what looks like a lack of action. Your obligation is to count on God’s character.

The kids showed a lot of character. They played hard. I thought they put us in some bad spots.

She can’t have understood you: you are so utterly different from ordinary men. That’s what I liked about you when I first saw you; I felt at once that you weren’t like everybody else.

If we think of the novel and the epic…The difference lies in the fact that the important thing about the epic is a hero–a man who is a pattern for all men. While, as Mencken...

You can tell the character of a person by their handshake.

Schedules on TV are so tight, and it feels like they get tighter and tighter with every passing year. The idea of asking where your character’s come from or where they grew up – you...

Personal qualities are much more important than qualifications.

You have more creative freedom with writing, in certain ways, because you can create everything that happens. But, as an actor you also have creative freedom because you don’t so much focus on what has...

The highest qualities of character ‘¦ must be earned

…if you’re an actor, and you’ve thought your way into the part, then you’re character portrayal will have authority…

To understand yourself: Is that a discovery or a creation?

There is no pressure to perform, to succeed, because we already have. If your family and community accepts you, who else must you impress? Just yourself and God, ja?

A man of character can have what a man of intellect can imagine.

I really love the process, with stage, of rehearsal, you get to create a character, and you have a beginning, a middle, and an end of story. And in television, you don’t.

I prefer to suffer than repent because I stand by my decision and capable enough top pay for it Or reap the beauty later.

I knew when I found those glasses, I found (the character).

In fairy tales the evil characters disappear or die, in reality, evil spreads while you wait for your hero on a horse, only to realise the sword to save yourself was always in your hand…

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

Still, I never heard him say that he hated or wanted to hurt or kill someone for all the horrific things that had been happening to him and his family.

Heaven sometimes hedges a rare character about with ungainliness and odium, as the burr that protects the fruit

I’ll be working the rest of my life because I’m a character actor and don’t have to worry about box office.

You express the truth of your character, your dedication to your goals, and your commitment to your relationships with the choice of your actions.

I get a lot of people coming up to me and saying, ‘I really hate you.’ And they say it in the nicest possible way, and I accept it. It’s the people who come up...

I always look for contradiction in a character.

After a sharp inward struggle, he concluded to stay and see it out. He should despise himself, more than he cared to face, if he gave in now.

It’s the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character.

The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, ‘How am I similar to this person and how am I different?’

We are identified and known by the sort of fruit, the quantity of fruit, and the quality of fruit borne out in our daily conversation, conduct, and character. There is no greater criterion for Christians....

I enjoy being a character actor; I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life; I want to be able to go to 7-11 and not get into a fight with a guy...

I hadn’t done just a straight-out comedy in a long time, just letting an ensemble do really good character acting, having them carry the movie as in my earlier pictures.

I feel bad for those who cannot do anything, not even to have fun… without first seeking the permission of others.

The beauty of being shattered is how the shards become our character and our marks of distinction.

Personal principals should be always nourished separate and kept different from the professional philosophy in a service life, for this cherished policy aids then as helping hands to sustainably meet both ends.

When a person starts sincerely analysing, he soon starts actually realising that there are always less people worth for his trust, but the best would be if he could himself be worth for the trust.

A man can define many things beautifully in his life, but his character is one beautiful thing that can define him instantly and completely.

A person is also mentally weak by the quantity of time he spends to sneak peek into others lives to devalue and degrade the quality of his own life.

The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off – I’d rather stay in character.