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I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to.
Pity the man who has a character to support - it is worse than a large family - he is silent poor indeed.
Whichever character I'm using and wherever I am in my mind dictates what kind of story I'm going to tell.
If you don't invest in the characters, you don't care if they get killed. It's more fun if you know them.
There are characters in [punk] that do deliberately go as far as they can in certain kind of taboo areas.
To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.
The most important basis of any novel is wanting to be someone else, and this means creating a character.
You don't get character because you're successful; you build character because of the hardships you face.
Great persons are great because of good, strong foundations on which they were able to build a character.
It's not a pretty face, I grant you. But underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
Trish "Patsy" Walker is just one of my favorite characters and she was a big comic character in the '40s.
A jealous man only sees his own spectrum when he looks upon other men, and gives his character in theirs.
Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character's voice when writing fiction.
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
Whether he wants it or not, man is the instrument of nature; she imposes on him character and appearance.
The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.
I always just get excited about the character. When something rings true for me, then I'm ready to do it.
Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot's character; vanity of person and of situation.
There is no authentic inner freedom that does not, sooner or later, also affect and change human history.
I think it's always important to put your own spin and bring your essence to whatever character you play.
I try to create as many circumstances outside of set that help me fall into character when I get onto set.
That's why I like old monster movie actors, because they transform into different characters or creatures.
Even my mom is calling me Shaggy now, which is weird, because Shaggy is more like a character that I play.
Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.
It's absolutely true that it's almost impossible to play a character without having any affection for him.
A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.
I'm a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows.
It's part of the human character to want to know what's over the next hill, to want to know what's beyond.
Because he's a character who's looking for his own identity, [He-Man is] an interesting role for an actor.
God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.
It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.
It was like meeting someone out of your dreams, or fantasies, or a beloved character from a favorite book.
The discussing the characters and foibles of common friends is a great sweetness and cement of friendship.
Greatness of mind becomes an object of love only when the power at work in it itself has a noble character
If you were to sell your character, would you get full retail or would it go for a bargain-basement price?
A Man who is Shy and Modest, is An Amazing Character, but a Women who is Shy and Modest is Beyond Amazing.
Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; character is what you have when you go away.
Any experienced player knows how a change in the character of the play influences your psychological mood.
When you play a character with power and energy, people lock into that and go, "Oh, this must be the guy."
The worst thing you can do as a performer is to judge your character in any way, positively or negatively.
Whenever I have had to write fiction, I've always had to invent a character who roughly has my background.
Worship is not something we "work up," it is something that "comes down" to us, from the character of God.
Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.
It is not about where you are but in what direction you're moving. God is into character, not credentials.
Every director is different. And all the movies are very different, and the characters are very different.
Clever's not enough to hold me - I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect.
Maybe I'll just become a cartoon character because there's nothing left for me to do in an R-rated comedy.
Certain people do need to stay in character the whole time, and that's just what they require as a person.
That's sort of what I like about this character is that he's not the good guy, he's not truly the bad guy.