1.   He is an eccentric character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses.

2.   The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.

3.   But he struggles to translate the quirks of his eccentric characters to the screen without turning them into caricatures.

4.   Choosing one of three eccentric characters, you fight your way through hordes of enemies to rescue a kidnapped girl.

5.   Dozens of eccentric Southern characters have been jettisoned, while others have been combined and several have grown markedly in stature.

6.   For years, T. C. Boyle has been lauded for his playful language, eccentric characters, and satirical social lens.

7.   Her mother is the most eccentric character in the parade, a woman who suffered from manic depression and was full of grandiose ideas.

8.   Hopper, meanwhile, behaved much like his eccentric character.

9.   The eccentric characters are tiresome, and the erratic rags-to-riches story is as tedious as endless sitcom reruns.

10.   The electric occasion seemed to draw eccentric characters eager to just be there.