Definition of Portray

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Definition of Portray
	Portray To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. To adorn with pictures. Related Definitions: Adorn, As, Describe, Draw, Hence, Horseback, In, King, Likeness, Of, On, Or, Paint, Portray, The, To, With

Portray Quotations

I talk as I sketch, too, in order to keep their minds off what I'm doing so I'll get the most natural expression I can from them. Also, the talking helps to size up the subject's personality, so I can figure out better how to portray him.
Norman Rockwell

In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it's at the extreme end of their experience.
Dean Koontz

If I am not confident that I can portray the character perfectly on screen, I won't even try.
Meryl Streep

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
John Cleese

The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately.
Catherine Bell

Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering.
Catherine Bell

The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.
David Byrne

The cruelest thing a man can do to a woman is to portray her as perfection.
David Herbert Lawrence

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
Bela Lugosi

When I portray Stabler, I have to shave every day and cut my hair every week! And then, I really like to change my looks for films like 'Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle' where I have the pleasure of playing the ugliest man in the world.
Christopher Meloni

Portray Translations

portray in Spanish is retratar

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