Character Quotes

A life of intimacy with God is characterized by joy.

The only thing on the mind of a shark is to eat.

I will never say something I don’t agree with or believe in, even if the reward is massive!

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, ‘It’s in the script.’ If he says, ‘But what’s my motivation?, ‘ I say, ‘Your salary.’

In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

The thing is, even if you’re playing sort of a heightened character and playing inside sort of a heightened reality, you can still apply your own truths to those characters.

The first thing you have to know is yourself. A man who knows himself can step outside himself and watch his own reactions like an observer.

Every character, when it comes to a cinematic representation, gets complicated and layered. You are given a lot of dimensions than a single dimension to an individual. That’s the main difference between seeing something out of the window and seeing something on screen.

Your judgement judges you and defines you.

The way to be successful in Hollywood is to be as obnoxious as the next guy.