Character Development Quotes

"The soul is perfected by knowledge and virtue" "You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself." "Most of the early part of my career, I was always looking for the same inner life in my characters." "Watch your thoughts for they will become actions Watch your actions for they’ll become habits Watch your habits for they will forge your character Watch your character for it will make your destiny" "I think the reason why I am who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger." "If you make a mistake, admit it quickly and emphatically." "The best stories don't come from "good versus bad" but "bad versus worse." "I've never been a jealous guy, and what that taught me was who I want to be." "You feel that sting, right? That's pride. Fucking with you." "Do not assume you are good soil." "Virtue is its own reward" "I love playing interesting people, not just characters who say funny things" "The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become" "And then I realized that kindness is not a fixed trait but a habit you choose to cultivate every day." "Find out what your hero or heroine wants, and when he or she wakes up " "Humility is the proper estimate of oneself." "You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish" "Cultivate the art of patience, persistence, and resilience" "We should every night call ourselves to an account. What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?" "When you are dealing with approximately two-plus hours every few years to do a story, you don’t have the luxury of having excessive screen time to explore… supporting characters"