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Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.
To be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false,--this is the mark and character of intelligence.
I think most great actors have their own life trajectory, the character motion doesn't have anything to do with their life motion.
Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and Responsibility of our existence.
[priests are] the pretenders to power and dominion, and to a superior sanctity of character, distinct from virtue and good morals.
I love doing theater so much - being in front of an audience and seeing how a character grows and develops with every performance.
Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure now.
Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me, there isn't.
We have to give our poor, innocent, and undeserving-of-our-badness characters trouble in order to make them characters in a story.
Im not one of those authors who claims to hear voices in my head or let the characters speak through me, whatever that might mean.
It seemed to me that it was possible to translate light, forms, and character using nothing but color, without recourse to values.
During my career I’ve enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.
In Hollywood films everything is tidied up at the end with clean lines and clean character definitions. It's sort of unsatisfying.
I didnt get arrested to show off my wild character. People say its a gimmick for all five of us to be different. Thats ridiculous.
The Big Bang Theory: When geeky scientists can be main characters in a hit prime time series, you know there's hope for the world.
I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.
The way it works for us is, when I watch a character and I connect to a character, I'd love to bring them back and see them again.
I don't ever want to get boxed in, playing the same characters, over and over again. That's why I prefer features over television.
Envy, slothful vice, Never makes its way in lofty characters, But, like the skulking viper, creeps and crawls Close to the ground.
There is only one Jose Mourinho. I have played under a lot of great coaches, but there is no other character in the game like Jose.
I wish I could say I had any idea what I was doing when I designed characters. I just take things I like and make my version of it.
The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house.
We must at times search our own souls and discover what we really are. Our real character, much as we would wish, cannot be hidden.
To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.
Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.
I'm looking forward to becoming a marvelous - excuse the word marvelous - character actress. like Marie Dressler, like Will Rogers.
The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.
The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes.
In every great novel, who is the hero all the time? Not any of the characters, but some unnamed and nameless flame behind them all.
A lot of people expect to see the same type of character that they see on the field off the field, and that throws them for a loop.
There are different types of readers. People draw lines at which three things intersect: the character, the author, and the reader.
I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway.
There is no cure for fictional character love, but the plus side is that it is an entirely benign disease with no bad side effects.
I think as an actor, it's very exciting when you have a really fully realized, complex, multifaceted character already established.
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
The movies that are really big, at least in my experience, oftentimes don't have characters that I feel as personally connected to.
I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
What does it say about a president's policies when he has to use a cartoon character rather than real people to justify his record?
At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters and actions in the coming year.
You can really get into it - especially in the movies, where you really have the time to get into your character and play her well.
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.
To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue of the slanderer is brother to the dagger of the assassin
Winning takes character and intelligence. It is the most important thing you can do because it's a reaffirmation of your character.
My role in 'Yamla Pagla Deewana' was widely appreciated, and the best part was that my character connected me with my Punjabi fans.
The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important.
If I'm doing a talk show or an interview, or pretty much anything where I can't control the context, I'm loath to do the character.
You take something from your past that you're somewhat ashamed about and you write about it from another character's point of view.
Before I started to make films, I didn't give much thought to the way the characters were physically positioned in the story world.
I like when people question if the characters are really villains or protagonists. These types are very interesting to write about.
What determines how much time and deliberate practice a child is willing to devote to achievement? Nothing less than her character.