Any author of fiction will tell you that characters don't need to be told what to do. — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Hands can cook, hands can create, hands can kill. There is no better tool than our hands.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
There are dodgy characters in Bitcoin. But there are dodgy characters in cash, too. — Patrick M. Byrne Copy Share Image
“Characters who simply have goals opposed by others do not create the effects of a story.” — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
I was the nerdy one. I always played those kind of characters until Mad Men. — Christina Hendricks Copy Share Image
One of the ways my first novel failed was that I was too in love with my characters. — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I think the main thing to remember when writing a novel is to stay true to the characters. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I like spending a lot of time fine-tuning all the small characters. I think it really pays off. — Ellen Chenoweth Copy Share Image
There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I like to have my characters talking in an up-to-date way, and I like their essentially modern self-awareness, which means we can… — Jonathan Stroud Copy Share Image
I seem to have to make my characters family before I can access their hearts in any way that matters. — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
The characters I've played that people have noticed included a cross-dresser and a transsexual. — Katherine Moennig Copy Share Image
People tell me that my appearance in real life is better than on-screen. Perhaps people think I am exactly like the characters… — Kapil Sharma Copy Share Image
The best fiction is geared towards conflict. We learn most about our characters through tension, when they are put up against insurmountable… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
It could get saturated or monotonous if I would do the same characters again and again. That is why, to save myself… — Rani Mukerji Copy Share Image
The reader has information about the characters that the characters themselves don't have. We all have our secret sides. Even I come… — Jaume Cabre Copy Share Image
Working on 'Downton Abbey' is amazing, but there's an ensemble cast of between 18 and 21 actors. With 'Love Life,' there are… — Rob James-Collier Copy Share Image
One of the trickiest things about 'Game of Thrones' is just seeding those first couple of episodes with that basic information that… — D. B. Weiss Copy Share Image
As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people tend to cast me in these… — Kevin Durand Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll be fifty, sixty pages into something and I'll still be calling a character "X." I don't have a very clear… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Of course I know my characters are unlikable sometimes or have prejudices. It's not as if I'm thinking they're so endearing all… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
Don't let anyone tell you can't act. People think that models are bad actresses because they think that they're beautiful mannequins that… — Julia Voth Copy Share Image
People, you know, had trouble with the character. Mindy is not immediately likeable. She does and says a lot of things that… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I played characters with villainous aspect. But out-and-out villain? No. — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I like having a plot; I like characters with a reason to get up in the morning. — Peter Temple Copy Share Image
Everyone loves characters that are relatable or who have unique quirks or tragic flaws. — Joe Madureira Copy Share Image
Like every actor, I am always on the lookout for interesting characters. — Vikrant Massey Copy Share Image
I'm not going to say it's laziness, but I'm not a grand creator of new characters. — Lore Segal Copy Share Image
I don't think you can teach someone how to come up with good characters or a story. — Thomas Lennon Copy Share Image
