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All plot comes from the character's trying to get something, to achieve something, wanting, desiring, longing.
I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a character.
I've always written stuff based on personal experience, but I've always disguised it by the use of characters.
The character is close to me, except that I haven't lived through those situations, so it's not completely me.
I did this role in Life Goes On as an HIV positive character and so emotionally that was the most challenging.
As a storyteller, when you see somebody who is the character you envisioned, you feel this energy in the room.
I cannot write any sort of story unless there is at least one character in it for whom I have physical desire.
My characters are all kind of geek archetypes of people I've encountered at gaming and comic book conventions.
To judge a man's character by only one of its manifestations is like judging the sea by a jugful of its water.
I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.
If there is something magic about the collaborations I have with actors it's because I put the character first.
Hearing the faraway sounds of children at recess makes me understand that I am no longer life's main character.
My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some way.
I'm sad in a way that the character [Doctor Strange ] leaves [neurosurgery] behind. It's an amazing discipline.
I'm trying to use the camera to get into people's heads. I use camera techniques a lot to articulate character.
The character requires so many elements. The only one who could fulfill that was this one person: Elle Fanning.
The measure of a man’s character is not determined by how he handles his wins, but how he handles his failures.
I have played some very kind and loving character. I don't know why I'm so good at playing bad. I really don't.
The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.
It's actually easier to truly become a person of good character than to persuade others we are what we are not.
Our capacity for production and enjoyment is a function, in the last analysis, of our character, our integrity.
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
Character comes from following our highest sense of right, from trusting ideas without being sure they’ll work.
But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.
Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great.
You learn to exploit genre for the more important things - to my mind - like story, character, image, language.
Often, when I am playing difficult roles, I have a problem sleeping because I can't leave the character behind.
As an actor, it's really exciting and challenging to play a character which is much older than your actual age.
By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw.
Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.
There is a great deal of hard lying in the world; especially among people whose characters are above suspicion.
There is no development of character without resistance, there is no growth of spirituality without overcoming.
Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact.
A creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.
With films, you completely immerse yourself in a character, get into who they are, live it and then release it.
Sometimes it is better to work out the map for yourself rather than have it given to you, in terms of learning.
I like involved projects. I'm driven by the idea of characters and the song-cycle form is similar to a musical.
I love doing comedy. One of my favorite things in the world is to do Parks and Recreation; a big fun character.
Alice Munro is a particular kind of short story writer in that she writes long, character-driven short stories.
I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character.
Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.
If you can't be committed to another person, at least be committed to the concept of character and don't cheat.
We've got very few bodies right now so we were tired, but we've also got a lot of character and we want to win.
You've gotta separate yourself from the character. It's hard... so it can make its way into your everyday life.
The real property that a parent can transmit to all equally is his or her character and educational facilities.
I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I'm only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters.
Apology sends the clearest signal that we have the strength of character to reconcile ourselves with the truth.
Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.
The Westerns I like aren't really comedies. I'm drawn to the scope of them and the land as a central character.
There's always a concern as an actor that you'll be boring unless your character is swinging from a chandelier.