A well-developed and versed character will write the story…

Don't write about a character. Become that character, and then write your story.

— Ethan Canin

“If you can’t be of good character, write a good character.”

— Rosen Trevithick

Ultimately, any character you write - no matter how fantastic or alien - is an extension of yourself. When our characters reflect the truth…

— J. M. DeMatteis

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect…

— S. E. Hinton

I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called. I merely try…

— James M. Cain

In some ways, every character we write, especially the protagonist, is some version of ourselves, as a writer/director, even if they aren't the same…

— Lulu Wang

I can't help slightly falling in love with every character I write about. And I quite like writing about people who are vilified.

— Peter Morgan

But I always need to identify with a character to write about him or her - and by 'identify,' I mean see the world…

— Jennifer Egan

Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.

— John Milton

I'm not versed enough in constitutional law to run for office. I'd have to go back to school or something.

— Zach Galifianakis

When it came to, like, appropriate behavior towards one another, it was - I was well-versed.

— Seth Rogen

I'm not well versed on the verbiage of the internet.

— Larry Hagman

“He was well versed in the art of self-love.”

— Tina Ordone

I'm well-versed on the mat, but I can pick up people much bigger than me.

— Seth Rollins

I am pretty well versed in the knowledge of music.

— Arbaaz Khan