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Character Quotes

Character shows up in fiction, politics and physics.

"Character" is used two distinct ways in this collection — as a literary term about how a fictional character carries moral weight, and as a description of personal integrity tied to one's politics and work. For traits and personality more broadly, see Personality quotes.

For a woman, body image is always a palpable thing. Weirdly, for me, the only time I don't care is when I'm in character.

Quotes by Juno Temple

I've flown out of character so many times. In that sense I've been lucky, because I've been given the liberty to do just about anything I've wanted to do in my lifetime.

Quotes by June Carter Cash

First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her world quite intimately. So it suits a story focused on one character's personal journey. However, first...

Quotes by Juliet Marillier

I find I have to respond to a character or a story to choose a job.

Quotes by Juliet Rylance

My first paying job was a in a production of Neil LaBute's 'Bash: Latter Day Plays' at the Union Street theater in Borough. I played the 'Medea Redux' character. That was my first job out of drama school. I can't...

Quotes by Juliet Rylance

Movies are open doors, and at every door, I change character and life.

Quotes by Juliette Binoche

The thing is, I want to play real characters and not all girls can be pretty. The thing is, you get these girls who say 'I'm a character actor' then you see them in a role and nothing has really...

Quotes by Juliette Lewis

'Supernatural' was great because my character changed so much from beginning to end, always keeping me on my toes.

Quotes by Julie McNiven

An actor's only perception is of their character, and they're looking at one piece. A writer is looking at the entire story. They're going to see things that the writer didn't see because they're only looking through their lens.

Quotes by Julie Plec

I chose not to go home and struggle with the New York scene. My size sort of locked me out. I was too short for the stage. I would have been doing character roles, so I went to Los Angeles....

Quotes by Julie Warner

I work a lot; I love to compose, ponder, and take notes when preparing for a role. I cut all the scenes, collate the images, form the character and shape its personality, then I make meticulous notes and transcribe each...

Quotes by Julie Gayet

You might have, as a character, 30 pages of dialogue a day if you're what they call a 'front-burner story.' So you go home, you learn your lines for the next day, you get up, you're there at 7 in...

Quotes by Julianne Moore

If you're offered something, you're not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think is the character so it's a little scary, I feel.

Quotes by Julie Benz

Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character.

Quotes by Julie Bishop

So the mask was just really easy, I've got to be honest. And it was great actually because it really allowed you to get into the character a little bit more maybe than without it, if that makes sense.

Quotes by Julian McMahon

You can't be upset for someone's loyalty to a character. As an actor, that's a gift to see fans care that much.

Quotes by Juliana Harkavy

All of the 'X-Men' characters really intrigue me. Wolverine is my favorite character.

Quotes by Juliana Harkavy

I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate.

Quotes by Julianna Margulies

That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play.

Quotes by Julianna Margulies

To be honest, when you're running a series and you have an open end, you don't want to limit yourself too much with the choices you've got for a particular character.

Quotes by Julian Fellowes

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of "character" appear on this page?
Several - literary character in the sense of a written character's moral dimension, the idea that one's politics and the character of their work are inseparable, the freeing quality of dialogue comedy, and even a scientific reference to the "duality of character" in matter and radiation.
Is there a quote about writing and moral character in fiction?
Yes, one quote discusses how everything in fiction ultimately comes down to the relationship between the reader, the writer, and the characters, questioning whether a character addresses moral being in an important way. For more, see the Characters page.
Is there a quote connecting politics and creative work?
Yes, one quote states a belief that "one's politics and the character of his particular work are inseparable," reflecting a radical viewpoint. Browse the Personality page for more on how personal outlook shapes expression.
Is there a quote about comedy writing and characters?
Yes, one quote describes finding it liberating that in dialogue comedy, the characters and what they say aren't the writer themselves - just fleeting thoughts and observations rather than stated truths. For more on how characters take shape, see the Character Development page.
Is there a scientific quote about "character" here?
Yes, interestingly - one quote uses "duality of character" to describe how matter and radiation sometimes behave like waves and sometimes like particles, applying the word in a scientific rather than literary sense. For more on how character is portrayed, check out the Characterization page.

Unusually, one entry borrows the word from physics, describing the dual wave-and-particle character of matter and radiation. Continue with Characters quotes or Character Development quotes.