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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.

To be honest, I think I would like a really fun, quirky character with an interesting background.

Quotes by Sophia Lillis

I was a coat-checker at Orso, and all these wonderful actors were coming in, and it was exciting to me, so I started going to classes, and my excuse was, 'I'll be a better songwriter if I can understand how...

Quotes by Sophie B. Hawkins

Poirot is a classic character from fiction, not a MacBook Air; he would not benefit from updates.

Quotes by Sophie Hannah

It's fun to channel a different mood and character through makeup.

Quotes by Sonoya Mizuno

In the initial season of a show, you're figuring out your character and their life and their background and you're putting together all the chapters of the book.

Quotes by Sophia Bush

I get to experiment with a lot of looks with my character so that's really fun for me. It's like getting to paint a new canvas everyday.

Quotes by Sophia Bush

In 'The Grandmaster,' I had a supporting role, but my character in 'The Crossing' is much more central to the plot.

Quotes by Song Hye-kyo

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Quotes by Solon

When I got the script for 'The Art of Seduction,' I realised I'd never been in a comedy, so I decided to experiment. What the character went through could never happen in my own life.

Quotes by Son Ye-jin

I don't pick my roles based on what clothes I have to wear. I pick roles because of the character I have to portray, and the public have enjoyed seeing me in those roles.

Quotes by Sonakshi Sinha

So far, yes, I have been doing only commercial films because those are the kind of films that came my way. Those are the kind of films that I liked, but definitely I'm open to doing other kinds of cinema...

Quotes by Sonakshi Sinha

The number one job of an actor is to be a character and never let the acting show.

Quotes by Sondra Locke

Working on location is ideal because you enter the character and the story. Shooting at a studio near home, there's a certain split. But on location, you forget the real world, and when you come back to reality, just going...

Quotes by Sondra Locke

There are scripts when you fall so much in love with your character. And if you are lucky and offered this part, you should not tempt your fate and go to the greatest extent to be/to play this character. If...

Quotes by Sofia Vassilieva

No character in a soap is indispensable.

Quotes by Smriti Irani

A lot of vices that I've had over the years were always to make up for some sort of character deficiency, one of them being shyness.

Quotes by Slash

It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.

Quotes by Sissy Spacek

With movies, it's 10 or 12 or sometimes even 24 weeks, if it's a massive movie, to live within a character. But with a show that's successful, if you start in the first or second season and go until the...

Quotes by Sinqua Walls

My career seems to have worked out OK, especially since I turned 40. I've always had a character part, mind you - I've never played the princess. But if you're used to doing that, it must be soul-destroying to hit...

Quotes by Siobhan Finneran

I think 'The Searcher' is a departure from my first because it's less grounded in religion and is far more rooted in the mythic tradition: more of an existential thriller where the main character is actually the central mystery, and...

Quotes by Simon Toyne

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.