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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.

In the process of developing a character, you do, in fact, start to take him on as a personality.

Quotes by Richard Gere

When I did 'Jump Street', I created that character; it was all me. I walked in and was just me. I could get out of bed and walk on set and be dressed.

Quotes by Richard Grieco

We can alleviate physical pain, but mental pain - grief, despair, depression, dementia - is less accessible to treatment. It's connected to who we are - our personality, our character, our soul, if you like.

Quotes by Richard Eyre

Well, I believe in the idea of 'normal' in the way that I believe in the idea of logic. Or the idea of character. All of these ethical constructs are just that: constructs.

Quotes by Richard Ford

I haven't scoured Dixie out of my voice. But I don't think that the books that I have written... have really in any way been Southern in character.

Quotes by Richard Ford

Sometimes you even start to sound like the character because you're living and breathing them every day on the set. It gets into your bones.

Quotes by Richard Dormer

It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.

Quotes by Richard Dreyfuss

I completely disagree with Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute on the need for dignity in the marketplace instead of the social safety net, but he is a very persuasive character.

Quotes by Richard Edelman

You have to suspend disbelief a little bit to buy into your situation and to the story and to how the character will react. You have to tweak your credibility a little bit, is basically what it comes down to.

Quotes by Richard Dean Anderson

Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very rare.

Quotes by Richard C. Armitage

Give me a character that has an heroic quality, and I'll go there.

Quotes by Richard C. Armitage

There are many things in common with my life and my character in 'American Crime.' My upbringing has definitely helped me out in this role.

Quotes by Richard Cabral

Luck relies on chance, labor on character.

Quotes by Richard Cobden

It's the texture of New York that people miss by filming elsewhere. There are layers and layers of character - even in the pavement - that you can't get anywhere else. And the speed that the people move. It's so...

Quotes by Richard Benjamin

I was miserable in West Side Story. They really miscast me. I came from the Midwest; what they really needed was a guy that was street smart. The first time I saw the movie, I had to walk out. I...

Quotes by Richard Beymer

I'm called away by particular business - but I leave my character behind me.

Quotes by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Keep everything in context, and try to have each line doing more than one thing - not just giving exposition but also revealing character and history, etc.

Quotes by Richard Bausch

Rather than just making a movie about video games, I wanted to start with the character and what the character was going through.

Quotes by Rich Moore

There was a moment with 'Zootopia' where we said, 'This is the experiment: let's try Judy in the role of the protagonist. Let her character introduce us to the city and this world.' And suddenly, all that struggling and trying...

Quotes by Rich Moore

Having grown up Protestant, I was unfamiliar with St. Francis. Then I watched the movie 'Brother Sun, Sister Moon'... I just became fascinated with the character of St. Francis. What I saw in that movie was a man who had...

Quotes by Rich Mullins

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.