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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.

Clowning is a trick to get love close. I can hug 99 percent of people in the first second of contact if I'm in my clown character. The clown assumes your humanity. It assumes that, whatever trauma you've had, you...

Quotes by Patch Adams

That balance between involvement and detachment is what novelists do. It's the ideal relationship between a novelist and a character, I think, total involvement and identity and empathy, stopping short of being autobiographical - in my case, anyway - but...

Quotes by Pat Barker

I'm the character actor in Hollywood movies, the girl who has to be annoying so the guy can go to the other girl.

Quotes by Parker Posey

I usually play character parts in Hollywood films.

Quotes by Parker Posey

In terms of the frustration of my character, I suppose any teenager has probably gone through that, in terms of telling their parents, I want to do one thing, and their parent says no. I think parents sometimes forget that...

Quotes by Parminder Nagra

Sameera, my character in 'Take Off,' was extremely intense.

Quotes by Parvathy

I discovered that there was no difference between playing a real-life character and a fictional one.

Quotes by Parvathy

I would want the audience to simply see the character I portray in each movie in its true essence because I feel acting is all about truthfully portraying the character.

Quotes by Parvathy

The day the audience feel they are watching Parvathy instead of the character, that would be me failing as an actor.

Quotes by Parvathy

From my personal experience, I've put on and lost weight according to each character's requirement, which has taken a toll on my health.

Quotes by Parvathy

If I have to change for a character, I need really logical reasons to look a certain way. Otherwise, I have finally cracked the code in being comfortable in my own skin regardless of what's fed to you of how...

Quotes by Parvathy

I longed for people to forget Parvathy and remember my character. That has finally happened in Malayalam.

Quotes by Parvathy

I don't mind playing a supporting character if it has some substance.

Quotes by Parvathy

I would loved to be called a character actor.

Quotes by Paresh Rawal

You can be, like, a totally different person on camera, and it's fun. You can take on another character, and it's awesome.

Quotes by Paris Jackson

I have quite a lot of character types that I want to play, so taking on various genres and roles is what I intend to do, if I can.

Quotes by Park Hyung-sik

'Newton' is a black comedy, a social satire. Amit Masurkar is directing the movie, and Drishyam films is producing. Rajkummar Rao is in the movie. I am playing a very important character. It is a very interesting project.

Quotes by Pankaj Tripathi

Well, thank you and that's for them, but for me, I want to look back at a body of work where when you do the research and you explore the psyche of a character, where she's been, where she is...

Quotes by Pam Grier

That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my...

Quotes by Pam Grier

Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view.

Quotes by Paddy Considine

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.