I've auditioned for normal characters. But I never get cast.
Each time that you're playing a character, it's hard to pick a favorite.
Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
I especially object to having my character assassinated by reference to events from my past which bear absolutely no relationship to the question of who the anthrax killer is.
I do not like assassins, or men of low character.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
I have a real eclectic taste for work, for movies, for characters and jobs.
I get no pleasure from politics; it's not in my character.
Being positive may be a character defect of mine.
Creating a character on or off the stage is an escape.
Every character I do is based on someone I know.
character is not made in a crisis- it is only exhibited
Your character is a reflection of your thoughts.
Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
Sincere and unspiteful laughter is mirth, but where is there any mirth in our time, and do people know how to be mirthful?... A man's mirth is a feature that gives away the whole man, from head to foot. Someone's character won't be cracked for a long...
The principle I always go on in writing a novel is to think of the characters in terms of actors in a play. I say to myself, if a big name were playing this part, and if he found that after a strong first act he had practically nothing to do in the s...
Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.
Remember, morality is God’s standard, not humankind’s standard. So it is important that we understand the process that God used to bring us his wisdom, truth and historical perspective.
A moral dilemma is equally absorbing whether the stakes are the destiny of nations or the happiness of one or two people - at the most.
Commitment is a word invented in our abstract modernity to signify the absence of any real motives in the soul for moral dedication.
Morale was deteriorating and it was all Yossarian's fault. The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
