Quotes About Character

I like to write first-person because I like to become the character I'm writing.

I teach kids that want to be tough that their fists are not the way.

What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that it be dramatic and interesting and captivating, because these people weren't entertainers, you know.

A director should cast a person who fits into their script.

I think finding a character starts in hair and makeup, fitting room. That's where it all kind of falls into place.

Lincoln prevailed: wearing his green shawl in the White House and gripped with melancholy, his feet constantly cold, he preserved a nation that had begun to unravel, often holding it together with nothing more than the flat of his hand and his unfaltering sense of human worth.

I think that winning the White House is about more than just entertaining a large audience.

Conservatives looking at presidential candidates have to ask what kind of leader they want sitting in the White House.

Being on 'House of Cards' really has given me so much more than just a job; the interactions I have had with real White House correspondents, other journalists and bloggers relating to my character Janine - and their thanking me for representing them - has been extraordinary.

People rarely grow in humility once they reach the White House.

Trump is as hollow a vessel as there has ever been in the White House. His rule lacks even a shred of moral authority.

It is tough for an actress to raise her voice on sexual harassment because the chances are they will question your character, they will ruin your career, and they will defeat you in the power game. So one has to be very strong to fight against these white-collar mafias.

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not likely to lose it in any other.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

A man who has made no enemies is probably not a very good man.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.

Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.

I'm not a villain, I've never hurt anyone. I'm just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.

People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.

Be who you are and be that well.

Most of us aren't defeated in one decisive battle. We are defeated one tiny, seemingly insignificant surrender at a time that chips away at who we should really be.

We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.