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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 many ways, acting is really like a science to me to figure out the human behavior of any character that I'm playing.

Quotes by Pauley Perrette

When I'm hired just to be an actress, I don't have to worry about anything else but showing up on set, making sure I know my lines and making sure I know what I'm bringing to the character. When I'm...

Quotes by Paula Garces

I just want to play strong characters, whatever that is in. For me, television is where it's at. You get to play a character for a long period of time, and you get to dig deep. It's a home to...

Quotes by Paula Malcomson

It's definitely hard to say good-bye to a character that you've played for a long time.

Quotes by Paula Malcomson

I like living with a character for a really long time and what can open up with that.

Quotes by Paula Malcomson

Our productivity in the kingdom of God is directly related to our character and our Christ-likeness.

Quotes by Paul Washer

There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another facet of my character, and I need to do that.

Quotes by Paul Weller

With all due respect to 'The Vampire Diaries,' doing the same thing, over and over again, for essentially five years straight, it really becomes laborious and tedious, and it becomes a job. You obviously find gratification in acting, but you're...

Quotes by Paul Wesley

As far as the destiny of the character, I just play them until they're gone. I try not to get too involved.

Quotes by Paul Sparks

Ultimately, you change the culture in Washington only one way, and it's one election at a time, with the character of the people you send.

Quotes by Paul Sadler

Whatever I'm working on, the character I'm playing tends to slowly bleed into my own real life. Not in any kind of creepy, Method actor-y kind of way - it's just an innate kind of merging.

Quotes by Paul Rudd

It's true that 'Lords of the Sith' has a lesbian character. Her orientation is a characteristic in the same way as is her brunette hair. It just fit with my conception of her.

Quotes by Paul S. Kemp

Sometimes, a writer 'character' is just a projection of a person who is writing the story, but not necessarily 'me.'

Quotes by Paul Park

Andy was a character, and the two of us did have some things in common. We appreciated funny things, didn't like serious things.

Quotes by Paul Morrissey

I was always a character actor. I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood.

Quotes by Paul Newman

Once again, the 'New York Times' has chosen to purposefully ignore facts and professional journalism to fit their political agenda, choosing to attack my character and reputation rather than present an honest report. The suggestion that I accepted cash payments...

Quotes by Paul Manafort

As an opinion manager, a campaign consultant, fixing personality negatives is a lot easier than fixing character negatives.

Quotes by Paul Manafort

You can't change somebody's character, but you can change the way a person presents themselves.

Quotes by Paul Manafort

The car is a character in the piece - I've never liked the car, I submitted to it's objectionable popularity.

Quotes by Paul Michael Glaser

I feel it's very important to let individual writers' voices come through. But the character has to be consistent.

Quotes by Paul Lieberstein

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.