I can't help slightly falling in love with every character…

I write in quite a simple way because that's just the way I write. The vocab I use is quite wee. That's just the…

— Limmy

I often write songs, and when I do, I usually write quite a few of them. I really have to be in the mood.

— Ric Ocasek

I like writing with people. I think the times that I've closed myself off to not writing with people, I haven't gotten the best…

— Noah Cyrus

I would like to be writing more because people are constantly asking me questions, and I write down what they are asking me.

— Eartha Kitt

I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and…

— Rachel Joyce

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

— Reza Aslan

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

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

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

“A well-developed and versed character will write the story for you.”

— A.R. Voss

It is a fairly serious thing that you're doing if you're writing about people who are still alive and who still have a role…

— Peter Morgan