Quotes About Character

The hero has to be an archetype; they have to be like a dream; they have to be perfect. The evil is closer to us.

They accuse me of having a hard hand, but people closest to me know that is not the nature of my heart.

My strength does not come from my clothing.

A clown's makeup and character, that's all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character.

My mom used to play a lot of super character-y parts... so I was sort of raised to be a clown.

I have been called a clown in football - but if I don't go onto the field with a laugh and smile, I shouldn't be doing it.

Pochettino is a manager with a lot of character, so Tottenham applies it in the field. That's why they have eliminated big clubs like Manchester City or Ajax.

There is only one Jose Mourinho. I have played under a lot of great coaches, but there is no other character in the game like Jose.

I'm totally an East Coast person, energetic and sarcastic. I'm not a nice L.A. person.

I know how to make myself very, very cocky and annoying. That's my character. I enjoy doing it. People hate it. But I don't mind it when people hate it.

Sometimes I was a little bit - not cocky, but not so nice, you know?

I... had guys on the set who didn't like me... they weren't interested in the cold character.

With most good scripts and good shows, they expect the actor to bring some of their ideas to the backstory of the character. It's always a good collaboration between the actor and the writer and the director to try stuff out during the process.

Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.

I love bridge-and-tunnel characters. In some respects, they have a chip on their shoulders, but they're proud of where they're from. They're fun and colorful.

I think success shows a person's true colors.

In most scripts, one or two characters have a lot of colors.

I try to talk about things I know about. But my characters are more of a combination of people or how I imagine people would feel.

Talent is important, but it's more important that you have character. Combined with talent, you can be a very good player.

Basketball will come and go, but the person you are will always remain.

I was half Catskills comedian, half 1800s matron.

I don't consider myself a comedian, but you work with some comedians, and sometimes these guys are incredible on their feet - it's just amazing - and that's not what I do. But it's always fun, and I don't really care as long as the character is interesting.

I just try not to look at any role as a comedic role or a dramatic role. I just try to stay in the movie I'm in.

If I'm playing a bad guy, and I'm playing him evilly - I'm making him evil; I'm being evil because I want the audience to understand that he's bad - or if I have a line that's funny, I do it in a comedic way, that, to me, is a lie. It's dead when I watch it.