#character

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. ↗

— Mary Stuart Masterson

#captivating #character #dramatic #entertainers #finding

Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a script with a black woman character I would tell you that I could do it. That is what we do. We act as if we are someone else. ↗

— Richard Masur

#actor #any #being #believe #black

The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

#character #deformed #human #once #opens

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#claws #hasn #much #sharpened #she

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#extreme #freshness #i #like #new

I love those preliminary conversations about who a character is. You try on wigs, shoes and clothes. It's preferable when it's not about looking pretty. It can get a little dull to just be cute. We talk about things like, maybe my character can't afford these Christian Louboutins. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#afford #character #christian #clothes #conversations

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work. ↗

— Jessica Lange

#commitment #director #emotional #enriches #experiences

Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany. ↗

— Erik Larson

#around #by the people #chaotic #character #country

Every age develops its own peculiar forms of pathology, which express in exaggerated form its underlying character structure. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

#character #develops #every #exaggerated #express

I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining. ↗

— John Lasseter

#characters #disney #entertaining #films #his