But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I had no role in creating him..
I was powerless over my childhood but the coping strategies that I developed, to survive, all of which were creative and brilliant and got me through….
Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race. And my impression, as I travel around the country, is that that's the kind of country that ….
I was a hockey player, growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates. As an actor, I've been all over ….
What I really like is the marriage of both [writing and acting] - for instance, with Postcards. I don't actually act in it, but I worked on it with M….
It only takes 140 characters to toss ones character out the window..
No amount of talents, skills or charisma can sustain us the way integrity, character & attitude does..
I have no idea. I get involved because I think there's value in the project and because I love the character that is presented to me. I love the oppo….
Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original….
Expeditions can greatly contribute towards building strength of character. Joseph Conrad in Lord Jim tells us that it is necessary for a youth to exp….
When I am kicking around show ideas, or really any idea, usually an image comes to me. I don't really start with a character or a logline like, "What….
I sometimes use some personality traits to fashion part of a character. Most of my characters are composites of either people I know or people in the….
I have watched how steadily the general feeling, as shown at elections, has been rising against Slavery. What a proud thing for England if she is the….
That's what character is, it's in the trying..
I like playing characters that are complex, that are intriguing, that come from left field, that do things that are unexpected. I don't like people w….
If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why they deserve both admi….
Keeping the commandments . . . is at once a demonstration of our intelligence, our knowledge, our character, and our wisdom..
Large parties given to very young children... foster the passions of vanity and envy, and produce a love of dress and display which is very repulsive….
The virtue you would like to have, assume it is already yours, appropriate it, enter into the part and live the character just as the great actor is ….
It's much easier to put yourself out there under the guise of a character. You get a different name, different habits, different words. When I have t….
The flaw in our character is our insistence on separating blue-collar jobs from white-collar jobs, and encouraging one form of education over another..