4023 Character Quotes for You to Enjoy

It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything good out into the world. Hope Davis

Good Character World Negative Too Sum Out Easy Instant Put Up Person Anything

I once gave a character in a novel my inability to get past the same point in any work of philosophy: that moment when seeing is suddenly occluded and you know you can go no further. Howard Jacobson

Work Character You Past Gave Once Philosophy Further Seeing Point Know Go Get Same Any Inability Moment Novel Suddenly

I didn't realize House would be the central character, more the bitter comic relief appearing occasionally. I relish his wounded nature - the lameness, the scarred Byronic hero. Hugh Laurie

Nature Character Hero Bitter Relief Would Would-Be Wounded Scarred Relish More House Occasionally Comic Comic Relief His Central Realize Appearing

The great trap for non-American actors trying to play Americans, I think, is to start thinking of American-ness as a characteristic. It isn't. It is no more a character trait than height. It is just a physical fact, and that's all there is to it. Hugh Laurie

Great Character Think Thinking Characteristic Physical More Fact Than Trait Trying American Just Height Trap Actor Play Start

I think when your image becomes so big that it's hard for a viewer to see a character, then I think you're in danger as an actor of being unable to perform what you should be doing. Hugo Weaving

Character You Big Think Danger Unable See Perform Becomes Doing Being Then Should Your Viewer Hard Actor Image

If a woman comes out saying she has been abused or assaulted, we should not start finding flaws in her character or try to dig up her past for murky details. Huma Qureshi

In India and elsewhere in the world, the moment a woman speaks out against harassment, people sort of start making all sorts of character judgments about her, about her morality, about what she was wearing, and all such things, and I think that is not fair. Huma Qureshi

Character Woman People World Think Elsewhere Out India Wearing About Morality Fair She Sort Judgments Making Not Fair Against Harassment Speaks Moment Such Things Her Things Start

If a woman is saying something out loud, she is asking for help, and you have no business to character assassinating her. You have to reach out to her and help her and protect her, and I think we need to protect our women, and we need to protect our children. Huma Qureshi

If I was a bad character that got away with murder like we see on other shows, I do not think I would like it because that sends a message that you can do these horrible things and never pay for it. Hunter Tylo

The only problem with the way they do my character is that they have her get redeemed too early. Hunter Tylo

Character Problem Too Way Only Redeemed Get Her Early

I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books! Iain Banks

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The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions. Ichiro Suzuki

Character Emotions Strong Feelings Own Tendency Suppress Japanese

The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival. Ida B. Wells

Character Man Become White Dares Neither City Memphis Rival He Protect Himself His Nor Against Avail Standing

The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.' Idris Elba

Character Me Man Walk Will Think Say See Charming Cast Him Been Role Get Just Door Room Themselves Agent Then Next Next Door Who Why Lives

There has been a big debate about it: can a black man play a Nordic character? Idris Elba

Character Man Debate Black Big Has-Been About Been Play

I would never be fearful of any character. Idris Elba

Character Would Fearful Never Any

Every single film I've done, it's about the character. Idris Elba

Character Single Every About Done Film

I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing. Illeana Douglas

Character Writing Directing More Animated Also Doing Want

I never personalize anything because I think that can be dangerous. For me, the best way is - this may sound pretentious - but it's to breathe the character and get into the psychology of it. Imogen Poots

Best Character Me Dangerous Pretentious Think Way Best Way Never Because Sound Get May Anything Psychology Breathe

I take great pride in portraying a strong female character who is independent and can take care of herself. I don't think we get to see that enough in television. Inbar Lavi

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