The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul.

McDormand is an incredible gift to the cinema, … There’s something so organic about her character, straight from the gut.

Fat’ is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants to hurt her.I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’,...

One of the Christian’s biggest fears is appearing ‘too Christian’. God forbid, because that’s often characterized as god-awful! We want to be one, but without being ‘one of them’.

Television is a lot of fun. It’s faster-paced. The schedule is really desirable, I guess. But as far as films go, and I’ve only done a couple; film is like a definitive beginning, middle and...

For character too is a process and an unfolding… among our valued friends is there not someone or other who is a little too self confident and disdainful; whose distinguished mind is a little spotted...

Your character and attitude is what takes the lead in your leadership role and you follow them as a true leader”. Poor character and attitude is eventually poor leadership.

Hortense was a wife; Valerie a mistress.Many men desire to have these two editions of the same work, although it is proof of deep inferiority in a man if he cannot make his wife his...

Better spend time working hard to maintain your good habits because you may look for time to recover it but to no avail!

A strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences (deeds and misdeeds all included) just as he digests his meats, even when he has some tough morsels to swallow.

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.

The desire to criticise becomes less and less as the character is developed. It is the mark of a fine character never to be critical and to mention but rarely the faults of others. A...

I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on the ‘Criminal Minds’ guy. I guess it’s because the look of that character is so different from what people expect of me.

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

I’m starting to feel like a character from one of these books

I do not like assassins, or men of low character.

You must remember that you cannot form your character in a moment, my dear. Character is a plant of slow growth and the seeds must be planted early.

There is a general notion that playing a bubbly girl is undemanding and less challenging. But that’s not the case. You need oodles of energy to bring out the spirit of a lively character. Besides,...

Like the character I played in ‘Jekyll’, we all have different masks we put on for different occasions. As much as we all want to lead decent lives, we’re also attracted by the idea that...

I’d like to create a lovable character for schizophrenia; it doesn’t have a celebrity spokesperson because by the time somebody’s schizophrenic they’ve lost all their teeth.

I converted to Christianity because I was convinced by Jesus Christ as a character, as a personality. I loved him, his wisdom, his love, his unconditional love.

I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene.

He was a character.A character who should still be here. Damn it all to hell.He should still be here.

’24’ is a pretty serious show – there isn’t a lot of improv that is happening. Having said that, I do play around with the delivery. A lot of the humor comes from playing a...

We will not wake up ten years from now and find we have passively taken on the character of God.

Virtue is what happens when habitual choices have been wise.

Evil is just . . . so harsh. I prefer ethically unfettered.

Like your marriage, everything in the universe is trying to find its orbit. In the midst of this constant readjustment, both partners should be able to go to bed knowing that neither one is going...

God doesn’t act like the Church. No, instead, the Church must act like God.

Your NAME and your REPUTATION is ALL that you have, so GUARD them. They are worth more than money or gold.

Every day people judge all other people. The question is whether they judge wisely.

My music is a very personal reflection of me, whereas, acting a role, that’s a reflection of another character.

Integrity is the sentry for the conscious soul.

For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don’t like. It’s hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to change. Luckily, there’s no steadfast rule stating that we must like...

I don’t really approach stories to make them different from other stuff I’ve seen, I just try to get into the character, into his or her head. Try to make it as funny, as scary...

I’m 25, so I’ve already gone through what my character Ged goes through, though it’s on a general scale because I haven’t studied at a wizard’s school.

I’ve been forced to deal with my character assassination.

Give me a character that has an heroic quality, and I’ll go there.

I didn’t want to be greedy. It’s a mark of bad character and I always believed that pigs go the slaughterhouse.

You speak of the good conduct of your ancestors. As your own conduct is under discussion, and not theirs, I cannot see how their former good character can at all serve your present purpose. Fortunately...

He is a dull observer whose experience has not taught him the reality and force of magic, as well as of chemistry.

A man’s character is most evident by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or reciprocate.

Despite everything, I’m proud of the girls. They showed heart. They showed character and class.

Courage was not something one picked out of the air. It was something like a bank account. You could withdraw only so much before it was necessary to stop, to take the time to make...

I’m looking for challenges, and as always, what matters is the script, the character and the director.

People always tell me I’m nothing like my character. Well, hopefully not! He’s a character who’s very defined. He was purposefully written by Jo Rowling as very one-dimensional in the first few books, because you’re...

I don’t like to do too much psychological research because it might turn a character into a patchwork.

somebody” that will remove the obstacles they encountered out of the pathway for others.

I used to take my morning tea at her kiosk and I took an interest in what she was doing. I later learnt she was taking care of her grandchildren. Sadly, she was taken ill...

You’re thoughtful, Barbara, but you’re not open. You’re passionate, but you’re hard. You’re a good, decent, funny, wonderful woman, and I love you, but you’re a pain in the ass.