Character Quotes

"Every single film I've done, it's about the character."

"First we have to recognize that the cause of poverty is both structural and behavioral. And the first thing about the behavior part is that we need a moral revolution within the African American community. Look - no white racist makes you get pregnant when you are a black teenager."

"What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?"

"You have a nice personality, but not for a human being."

"An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable."

"There are no moral phenomena, only a moral interpretation of phenomena."

"Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing."

"Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness."

"Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures."

"The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts."

"Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character."

"The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself."

"When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost."

"Narcissism is the part of my personality that I am the least proud of, and I certainly don't like to see it highlighted in everybody else I meet."

"I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children."

"When you go to the movie theater and the opening of this movie and you see the kids just cracking up with a character you are giving your voice to, you get goose bumps. It's so beautiful."

"The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character."

"I am quite loud and bolshie. I'm a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud."

"The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because it's a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled, life-or-death situation and their fundamental behaviours are exposed, the scrim is taken away and the motivations behind each personality come out to play."

"Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency."