I'm interested in characters. I love them, and I love to…

I'm interested in characters that have just a touch of madness.

— Greta Gerwig

I love everything. I love being the empathetic characters. I love being the villains. I think it's like when we're kids, we like to…

— Kathy Bates

I'm interested in characters and relationships.

— Dee Rees

I'm very drawn to characters who are very flawed. I'm less interested in characters who are just good or bad, because to me then…

— Rachel Weisz

It's your job to come up with compelling characters who speak to an individual authenticity. If I'm not interested in the characters, I can't…

— Nic Pizzolatto

I'm interested in characters that are complex people.

— Jehane Noujaim

I am always interested in characters who are in these kinds of transitional moments in their lives, when it's not clear where they're going…

— K. M. Soehnlein

In general, I'm always interested in characters who have kind of extreme aspects to them, who are in some ways larger than typical people.

— Fred Melamed

I think I'm always somehow interested in characters who want to make one perfect thing, to transcend humanness, even if only for a moment.

— Markus Zusak

To my way of thinking, whether it's a superhero movie or a romance or a comedy or whatever, the most important thing is you've…

— Stan Lee

I'm always interested in characters who are closed down, but who open up when they choose to, rather than when they're obliged to. I…

— Steven Knight

You are always hoping that movie audiences are interested in characters and interested in story values rather than just mindless special effects. But you…

— Clint Eastwood

I'm more interested in characters who are a little difficult.

— Daniel Clowes

I'm not really a plot writer - I'm more interested in the characters and sort of small events that propel the story forward.

— Sara Zarr

I never make a film with a message in mind. I'm more interested in the characters; how they are related to each other and…

— Lee Yoon-ki