Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president.
None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.
It's grown into a personal relationship, yeah. I'm crazy about Jerry. I think he's a unique character.
'Homeland' really is one of those shows where they start to write more or less depending on what's kind of going on in a relationship between characters.
Playing a character who's dealing not only with a superpower but having a normal relationship is easy to associate with, because I feel that everyone has been through it.
To find a man's true character, play golf with him.
I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.
Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.
It's important to find characters that share sympathy with a young audience, not just in the story but their role in the world.
I'd love to star in a television series of my own. I love the idea of living with a character for a number of years, watching him grow.
Here was a man with loads of talent, loads of ability, lots of love to give; but that had been stifled and aborted. I became very fond of that character.
I loved Gwyneth Paltrow in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' and Reese Witherspoon in 'Election.' I love quirky films and characters like that.
I love the idea of writing these huge, bombastic characters; I'll stay in the superhero world as long as I can.
I love being the character actor. I get to stretch my muscles a little more.
I'm usually the character people love to hate, because I used to play bad girls all the time.
When you love a problem, its contours, obstacles and resistances are all just part of its character.
Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters.
People in the U.K. absolutely love my character in 'Downton,' and in equal measure, people absolutely hate him, and that's all I wanted.
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.
It always helps me connect with characters, to think about what music they respond to.
It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character.
