That's the way I will write characters, put a fair amount of myself in them, and then everyone else who was like… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“I turned to the window. A single raindrop fell against it, and seeing my reflection in the glass, I suddenly knew why… — Pamela Nicole Copy Share Image
I examine other people's characteristics, so when I'm playing characters, I don't always have to make them me; I can transform into… — Marcia Gay Harden Copy Share Image
Going back is a nice way to give definition to each of the characters because they are so vastly different. I would… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
Sci-fi fans really have a commitment to the characters even as much as the actors do. There's a synergy between making television… — Brooke Nevin Copy Share Image
A big way that I express myself is through what I wear and how I present myself. I think that's an important… — Angourie Rice Copy Share Image
I take stuff from real life and try to make a character out of it. And I try to live the world… — John Searles Copy Share Image
The Big Chill is one of those things that everybody can identify with. Between eight characters, they can pick somebody who's somewhat… — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
“But -- my dear, my heart is BROKEN! I have seen the perfect Peter Wimsey. Height, voice, charm, smile, manner, outline of… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
Marvel heroes, at their core, are people who are damaged, are people that are trying to figure out who they are in… — Jeph Loeb Copy Share Image
I like playing characters that are true to life, and there's no guarantee that any of us are going to be okay,… — Mehcad Brooks Copy Share Image
I am attracted to characters who are in worlds where they don't belong and who have great ambitions that they imagine will… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I look at actors like Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro, and they play all these different characters. I'm hoping… — Efren Ramirez Copy Share Image
But I also wanted to give them an intelligent emotional journey, without having to suspend reality - to be able to look… — Graeme Murphy Copy Share Image
The great thing about writing is that you always put yourself in the shoes of the character. If you're doing it right,… — Peter Gould Copy Share Image
I think sketch writing is a good spot for everyone to start because it requires you to develop characters, have a beginning,… — Blake Anderson Copy Share Image
Since I don't outline my books very much, I feel like sometimes I don't have a choice in what the characters do;… — Anna Todd Copy Share Image
There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and… — Jerry B. Jenkins Copy Share Image
People thought the storyline and characters for 'X-Files' made it a 'dark' show, but I never saw it that way. I always… — Chris Carter Copy Share Image
It's weird because I see black gay characters on television all the time, but do I relate to them? Not always, because… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
The less someone knows about me, the better, because my intention is to play a variety of characters. — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
I'm actually beginning to believe that there is something in common among all of my characters. I'm not sure what it is… — Vincent Cassel Copy Share Image
We have some of the best in-ring performers in the world, but they are also some of the best characters. — Tony Khan Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I used to make up all these characters. I love comedy a lot, and I don't get… — Omar Dorsey Copy Share Image
I look for characters that interest me, and a story that keeps me involved and makes me want to know what happens… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I don't really like simple characters too much; it's too easy. I like a challenge, and I like characters you connect with… — Kodi Smit-McPhee Copy Share Image
I usually play characters that are a lot different than me. I mean, I'm never in a fight in a movie and… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
Walt Disney grew up in Marceline, but almost every child has grown up with his beloved characters. — Sam Graves Copy Share Image
The number 1 thing that I don't want to see in a story is when characters exist simply to be proven wrong. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Interestingly that some of the characters did not turn out the way Jim and Allen had envisioned them. — Mary Tyler Moore Copy Share Image
The real issue lies in the North beyond the Wall. Stannis becomes one of the few characters fully to understand that, which… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I love playing different characters and things that are challenging. I'm not interested in safety at all. That's what makes me get… — Aunjanue Ellis Copy Share Image
I never base characters on real people. There are people who do that but I really don't know how to do it. — Peter Carey Copy Share Image
The characters that I create are parts of myself and I send them on little missions to find out what I don’t… — Gail Godwin Copy Share Image
So many characters are governed by the consequences of their actions, and I wanted to have a character who is the exact… — Matthew Healy Copy Share Image
I probably haven't had enough gay characters in my stuff. When you're writing something, you're thinking, 'Why couldn't this person be black,… — Martin McDonagh Copy Share Image
A lot of my work has to do with not allowing my characters to have an ego in a way that the… — Matthew Barney Copy Share Image
'The Hobbit' didn't include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really. — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and… — Kelly Reilly Copy Share Image
The third person allows characters to really attack themselves. We all do this - attack ourselves - every hour of our lives. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
