It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
For titles do not reflect honor on men, but rather men on their titles.
The first and foremost criterion for me when selecting a film is the character I am playing, and then the director.
Novels without female characters were a lifeless desert.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
If somebody is in a story, they need to be there for a reason, and not just to set up somebody else's story.
In other words, character is far more important than intellect to the race as to the individual. We need intellect, and there is no reason why we should not have it together with character; but if we must choose between the two we choose character without a moment's hesitation.
A story and character are most important for me, not how I look, what clothes I wear, or what nail paint has been chosen for me.
In 'The Grandmaster,' I had a supporting role, but my character in 'The Crossing' is much more central to the plot.
I think character is real important. And you know, and I think the public does.
This idea, as you know, that I have firm convictions that the idea of issues being a big deal where our mutual friend went back and he felt so strongly that the determining factor in electoral success should be a proven character.
By themselves, character and integrity do not accomplish anything. But their absence faults everything else.
To me, it doesn't really matter how big the part is as long as the part is important to the story.
Every story starts with an idea, but it is the characters that move this idea forward.
For me, it's about the impact that the role has in the film overall. Less or more screen time, whether I get to romance the hero, is not the yardstick I go by. If my part is strong enough, then why not?
The thing about 'Star Wars' is that every single person is important. Even though Rey is a big role, everyone influences everyone. If that wasn't so, why would so many people remember Admiral Ackbar?
Marvel, I think, on purpose, they don't tell me certain things. Because they know I'll be like, 'So here's what's gonna happen.' But I do know I will be in 'Thor 3' and that Sif will have a very pivotal part in that movie.
I'm happiest when I'm acting, and I've dedicated my life to it. Still, as much as I love acting, at the end of the day, I want to be remembered as a great person, first, and as a great actor, second.
Here [in Wonder Boys] I had this group of characters where you didn't know which were the important ones or what direction they were heading.
Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a State than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters.
When I found out that I'm playing Nagini, I thought it was meaningful because it's an important character in the 'Harry Potter' series. 'Harry Potter' is a franchise film with many Caucasian actors, so I thought many Korean viewers would be happy.
Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.
Few characters in history are indispensable.
It was great fun to do because of the central character. With The Girl in the Spider's Web, the girl is really the central character. She's the whole thing.
You see in Once Upon a Time in the West the whole film moves around her [Claudia Cardinale]. If you take her out, there's no more film. She's the central motor of the entire happening.
