Claire Foy Quotes

We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

The essence of a man is found in his faults.

All my characters are quite relatable, as they are flawed, true, and honest. All of us are flawed; nobody is pure and pious.

Humankind's chief fault is that they have so many small ones.

Man is not interesting without some imperfection

I have no faith in a human critter who hasn't one or two bad habits.

It seems to me that most characters, in anything, are flawed in some way, just like most people. You look for the good in the flawed people and vice versa, and then try and make them appealing in some way.

We're all flawed people at the end of the day; I don't know any perfect people.

I cotton to the idea that people are much closer to being flawed; they have problems and don't always make the right choices.

People are made up of flaws.

Well, uh, all people - all, I think all human begins, uh, have good attributes, and they also have their flaws.

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.

Only great men have great faults. Only great men have great faults.

No human being should be a role model. We all have flaws.

We all have shortcomings.

We're such imperfect beings. I think that's more often the case than not.

Aren't all people flawed?

Flaws are really interesting.

I guess I'm always drawn to the underbelly of someone, really, as opposed to how heroic they are. I don't judge those sorts of people.

I've learned that we all have an ugly side.

It's our flaws who make us who we are.

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their unsympathetic path and destructive choices. Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.

Man has a dark side, yes, and it is called stupidity.

A forte always makes a foible.

Rather than, as an actor, I want the audience to like me, I'm going to smile beautifully and I've got everybody's sympathy - what about showing the moments when somebody is unbelievably petty? Or really selfish? The faults, the little things, those are the things that interested me about playing the character.