Quotes About Character

I've kept evolving the character. At first, you hated Goldust with a passion, then you laughed with him.

When 'Mardaani' came out, one of the great compliments was that we hated the character but we loved the guy. So that was a great compliment to get, especially from female fans.

Sometimes the adversities you go through help you become a person you are proud of, and instead of hating what you're going through, maybe bless it because for some reason; it is going to build you into that person that you are proud of being.

Some actors start with the right shoes. I start with the right hats.

The truth is, hero of '2.0' is not Rajinikanth but Akshay Kumar. If I was given a choice, I would have taken that character. Hats off to Akshay. He has worked so hard.

Living country is more about your values and beliefs than cowboy hats or living on a farm.

Gandalf's a good guy, and it's a good part. He says the right things, he believes the right things. An actor can have fun with it.

You gotta have fun with a song, make somebody laugh. You gotta have character. A hard punchline can make you laugh, but you gotta know how to say it.

I think it's okay to have fun and show some character and some personality.

I suppose what I look for most in a part, other than it being different than the part before, is: Does he interest me? Will I have fun getting to know him and, to a greater or lesser degree, physically embodying him?

Business is about making money but it is also about having fun, so get your character across.

I like having fun, but the most important thing is to be as good a person as you can be.

Moana is definitely a Disney character, which is something that I totally love. She's totally bad butt: really awesome. I think she really embodies it because I, as someone who has grown up, been born and raised on the island of Hawaii - so, the Big Island - I love my culture.

People would say I really loved Buck Rogers until the Hawk guy came on.

In some ways, 'decency' is a hazy concept; we know it when we see it.

A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born character is round, a thought-out character is flat.

It's through a leader's actions - what he or she does and says on a daily basis - that the essence of great leadership becomes apparent.

When one sees me on screen I hope he or she only sees and feels the character, not Shefali.

I know all actors are different, but I've never sat down and asked the writers, 'Where are we headed? Am I good or bad?'

There's a lot about the character. It doesn't always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.

People find it hard to get their heads around nominating a computer-generated character, but every time you see Gollum on the screen, that's me who is acting up there - even if it is behind a mass of pixels - and it's my voice you hear.

I've seen people, when they get into these bigger and bigger jobs, it goes to their heads. I've seen it. Some people in life change who they are, and some don't. I'm basically the same guy I've always been.

I hear from many a man around Halloween that's dressed up as Mama for Halloween. It's a great costume.

I hear people talk in my head, and I write it down. I choose where they live and how they dress to be real.