Character Quote by Aaron Ehasz

When we approach characters, we don't have their full story in mind right off the bat. Through the writing process we raise questions about…

— Anna Boden

A story is built on characters and reasons.

— Steven Amsterdam

Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I…

— E. L. Konigsburg

“Writers are generally split into two camps: those who carefully outline their stories and know the ending before they begin, and those who refuse…

— John Grisham

Before I ever begin writing a new story, I have to sketch my characters out on paper. It's part of my process of understanding…

— Marie Lu

Whenever we've approached a story, it's always started with the character, and the idea of some character struggling with some part of himself. That's…

— Anna Boden

In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too…

— Jessica Cutler

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

— Nicholas Sparks

My stories are pretty simplistic, but the characters are always complex and always right, and that comes from the script and my research and…

— Tony Scott

My process is pretty messy, and there's a lot of creative destruction in it. When I set out to write something, I'll write some…

— Jesse Andrews

“Things that only a writer would understand—you’re writing a character—you tell that character who she or he is and they stop you and make…

— Lisa Marbly-Warir

I think the business of writing a great deal of it is the business of paying attention to your characters, to the world they…

— Salman Rushdie