Sentence examples for breaking character from inspiring English sources

I think it's because I'm attempting to tie together two seemingly unrelated posts that caught my eye last week: Ben Yagoda's "Breaking: Bad," about the problem of comic performers, such as Jimmy Fallon, breaking character during sketch comedy, and Eric Schlosser's deconstruction of "Dr. Strangelove," on the fiftieth anniversary of its release.

And Mr. D'Amore somehow got through it without breaking character.

"He gets the comedy without ever breaking character.

They can discuss their exploits without breaking character.

They could speak freely, breaking character and divulging truths that might otherwise go unheard.

As the play progresses, they keep breaking character, commenting on the script's confusion and shallowness.

Dennis Quaid once whispered a request for ketchup into an assistant's ear without breaking character.

The actors on stage, MATTHEW ARKIN and LISA EMERY, carried on without breaking character.

There was a pause, and the two burst into giggles, breaking character in a role-playing assignment.

Without breaking character he aims for a balance between prepared and improvised material that results in something loose and spontaneous without veering into indulgence.

If you don't, meet Joey Pigza, Jack Gantos's most winning, and most heart-breaking, character.