The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test.

  • -- Stephen Vizinczey 斯蒂芬·维经兹

一个角色在精装书之间所需要拥有的唯一美德就是活力,即使他的名字是真实的,如果他在我们的想象中出现,他就通过了考验。

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I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.

我把这个角色留到最后。我没有随身携带任何东西——没有多余的行李或不必要的想法。我觉得那样做太累人了。换个角度看问题——你的工作就是你的工作,你的闲暇时间就是另外一回事。

There's something about the way of playing a repellent character, that if you can play him with a certain amount of charm, you can get away with a lot.

扮演一个令人讨厌的角色的方法是,如果你能让他有一定的魅力,你就能逃脱很多。

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

如果一个人认为只有他自己才有美德或真理,那么他一定既愚蠢又无情。

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

秘密是一切善良的要素;甚至美德,甚至美丽都是神秘的。