I want things to be characters and not me. Why would I want to play me?

I'm an actor. I'm trying to be the character and do what they're doing.

Are you a minor character in my tale, or am I a lesser figure in yours?

Nobody "becomes" a character. You can't act unless you are who you are.

I consciously try not to play favorites with my characters or my books.

I'm not a leading man. I'm a character actor. That's what I want to be.

I think every woman character, every female character, has her own arc.

I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.

It's easy to say ''no!'' when there's a deeper ''yes!'' burning inside.

Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.

Contradictions in human character are one of its most consistent notes.

My characters shall have, after a little trouble, all that they desire.

As the child outlives the father,so must the character bury the author.

I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself!

Trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of character.

You can't slit the throat of everyone whose character it would improve.

I always think of the word 'abandonment' when I think of the character.

Customs are made for customary circumstances, and customary characters.

In every man's writings, the character of the writer must lie recorded.

I have to be responsible with my character, my image and my reputation.

Yeah, it's fun to be somebody you're not, to bring a character to life.

I did all the dialect work, all my character work completely by myself.

Generous in spirit, richly poetic, and packed with memorable characters.

I was not put here to be a background character in someone else's movie!

My job is to be a blank canvas & embody the characters that I'm playing.

I think a good actor will always know the character better than anybody.

It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good.

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.

My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.

I tend to play characters that arent supposed to black or written black.

Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves

Pregnancy demonstrates the deterministic character of woman's sexuality.

No talent, but yet a character. [Ger., Kein talent, doch ein Charakter.]

Talking out loud to fictional characters is just the tip of the iceberg.

Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.

If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.

Call it a character flaw -- when under attack, I counter attack. Always.

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.

There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.

Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.

Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

Playing characters that speak a very violent language was my livelihood.

I don't want to be a stereotype; I want a character that's aspirational.

It's always interesting to play a character that obviously has a secret.

I believe I am a character actor who likes to hide behind my characters.

Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character.

Science is a collection of stories, linking characters worthy of notice.

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