So far as regards their moral character, the Finns have as little cause for reproach as any other people.

I think I am a pretty good judge of character in general and try to surround myself with the best people I can.

I’m a huge Emile Zola fan, and when Bill Gallagher said he was writing a new character for ‘The Paradise’ and had me in mind for the role, I knew I wanted to play Tom...

Mother Nature has in its nature of bringing and bonding living creatures of same nature and the duration of their staying together depends purely on the similarities amongst their intrinsic characters. Only in case of...

Anyone who can’t compete only with himself defeats the very first and the basic purpose of doing anything really excellent.

It’s always going to be easy to live like others or other’s life, because creating or innovating something of own is always difficult in comparison to buying or borrowing anything from others.

A man’s high success requires a key; but his happiness needs personality to be low-key

Its not the content nor context,rather, its the character that masses heed to.

Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.

If the character is really well-rounded, and it’s a really strong character, and if the writing is just fantastic, that’s the thing that will hook me in, certainly.

I act according to the requirements of the character, and if I try to play the role, then I play it truthfully. In my daily life, I’m a laid-back, peaceful guy. I’m just doing my...

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...

There’s an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there’s a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of...

But in the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers.

Whenever there were parties, I wasn’t invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.

I have not thought too much about the psychology or life of the character Jonas in some time.

It’s not about finding the character any more. It’s about actually being in it and going wherever she goes.

When you play a character, you get to see the world through their eyes. Whether it’s a fictional world or a real world, you do get to see somebody else’s point of view, whether he’s...

We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want virtue but without particular moral justifications that invariably offend; we want good without...

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.

I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I dare not vouch for. It is, I believe, too little yielding— certainly too little for the convenience of the world....

I think being a character actor is exciting in that it allows you to embody completely different things, whether it’s through wild accents or a crazy bad guy or a drunken good guy.

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...