Quotes About Character

God wants to change us so much that it intrigues others.

You might want to think twice before you try to use a man's conscience against him. It may turn out he doesn't have one.

I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

Our loving Heavenly Father wants us to become more like him. God understands that we get there not in an instant, but by taking one step at a time.

I'm in four different films this year, and I have four different accents. I sound different in every film. You have to love a character to play it well, and change in my work is what I want.

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

When I rely on my faith, I know God wants to reward and bless me but not because of some great act that I did but because of who He is.

In terms of jumping into a characters skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is whats required to achieve what I want to achieve.

Plenty of people want to be pious, but no one yearns to be humble.

I'm interested in playing old ladies because I am becoming one. And I want to become a very good one!

Part of being an actor is almost self-hypnosis during those brief moments when the cameras are rolling. You want to actually believe you're Chris Gardner or Muhammad Ali.

I was playing this horrible part. I didn't didn't want to play it because the character was an awful racist. But I'm glad I did it because I met Sidney Poitier.

I didn't go and quit anything. I remained who I am, so I don't know if anybody wants to criticize. I'm still me.

Virtue in a man doesn't make you want to grab him.

I can never get rid of 'The Rifleman,' and I don't want to. It's a good image.

Jack Aubrey is a tremendous tower of strength and you always want to read about him.

Identity issues are hardwired into the way I think about character - it's almost as if I can't get away from them even if I want to.

Obviously, you're known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete.

I hope that there are no persons that would want to think ill of me in any direction or any behavior.

So you tell yourself you are pretty find clay To have tricked temptation and turned it away, But wait, my friend, for a different day; Wait till you want to want to!

I have a very steadfast tendency to parent myself, to monitor my development into the person I want to be. I've tried to keep the corruption minimal.

You know the sting of losing or not getting something you badly want. When that happens show what you are made of.

Success is something you attract by the person you become. If you want to have more, you must become more.

When things are said and done, I always want to be remembered as a great teammate and a great player.