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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher, Writer, Composer
Character

"The indifference of children towards meat is one proof that the taste for meat is unnatural; their preference is for vegetable foods...Beware of changing this natural taste and making children flesh-eaters, if not for their health's sake, for the sake of their character; for how can one explain away the fact that great meat-eaters are usually fiercer and more cruel than other men; this has been recognised at all times and in all places."

Men Children Character
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Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
Character

"Christmas was really where I started coming into my own as a performer because I did all this stuff on my own, all this performing on my own. When other kids were outside playing, I was in my room conjuring characters and impressions and things like that."

Character Kids Stuff
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Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
Character

"I think that there's a natural attraction to enigmatic characters, people that have decided to make a decision in their lives to live differently than everyone else. That's a very attractive quality that also happens to be good for filmmaking, people that have their own point of view and aren't looking at things the same way as everyone else."

People Thinking Character
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Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
Character

"Every character I do is something special to me. Every time you score with a great character relationship in a movie, it becomes your baby."

Character Baby Special
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Joe Robert Cole Screenwriter
Character

"I write characters focusing on them as human beings, and then you wrap them within a culture. So I think I can connect with him as a person with brown skin who's viewed differently by the world. In terms of his culture, we're thinking about where we are locating Wakanda within the continent, and what the people and history of that region are like. It's a process of investigation to help inform the story at this point. But we are going to be engaged with consultants who are experts on the continent and on African history and politics."

Thinking Writing Character
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poet, Playwright, Novelist
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"I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before, and I hope to return a thousand times... Man is a dialogue between nature and God. On other planets this dialogue will doubtless be of a higher and profounder character. What is lacking is Self-Knowledge. After that the rest will follow."

Men Character Self
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John F. Kennedy Politician
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"The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require many years of training and education."

Character Freedom Perseverance
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John Lloyd Young Actor, Singer
Character

"But when you get to know a character so well, you start to have insights that you can't show because you're confined to your script of your hit show."

Character Scripts Insight
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John Ruskin Art Critic, Writer
Character

"A man is known to his dog by the smell, to his tailor by the coat, to his friend by the smile; each of these know him, but how little or how much depends on the dignity of the intelligence. That which is truly and indeed characteristic of the man is known only to God."

Men Character Dog
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John Steinbeck Novelist, Journalist
Character

"I don't think there is a single sentence in this whole book [East of Eden] that does not either develop character, carry on the story or provide necessary background."

Writing Book Character
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Johnny Depp Actor, Producer
Character

"With every character you play, as these guys will tell you, there's a part of you goes into that in terms of the ingredients of making this stew. There's most definitely a part of me in Captain Jack and now, fortunately or unfortunately, there's a great part of Captain Jack in me as well. Basically, I can't shake him. He won't leave me alone. He just sort of keeps showing up at odd times."

Character Play Guy
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Johnny Depp Actor, Producer
Character

"When you play a character that exists or existed, there's a stronger responsibility that you have. You owe that person and then you owe the family, you owe history, you owe the victims, the victims' families."

Character Play Responsibility
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Johnny Depp Actor, Producer
Character

"With a character like a Captain Jack, who can essentially set up these verbal land mines around him, and just keep passing the "absurdity ball" around and the "irreverence ball" around, and keep people guessing and keep people confused, there's great safety in that. Me, myself, personally, I learn from it. It's a real pleasure, and I do need him."

Real Character Confused
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