'The Sound of Things Falling' may be a page turner, but it's also a deep meditation on fate and death. Even in… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
I went from an unemployed actor's life to doing stand-up comedy, and that was fortuitous. It's not the usual way the crow… — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
When you are producing for ABC, you are producing for a big tent network. So when you are thinking about your story… — Anne Sweeney Copy Share Image
Strong female characters - even if they don't necessarily make the same decisions that we might - make such great narrative material,… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
“A novel must show how the world truly is, how characters genuinely think, how events actually occur. A novel should somehow reveal… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I still recommend reading travel guides as an insight to a traveller's perspective on fantasy worlds. Nearly all characters end up travelling… — Trudi Canavan Copy Share Image
The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I've been astounded to discover how good to their teams and crew that Marvel are. They're so collaborative, so smart with their… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I don't want to spoil the magic, but it's a very curious thing that honestly baffles me. It's the nearest we'll ever… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
In my own work, I don't have favorite characters, but I have characters that I relate to the most. And I relate… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I don't like my parents; I never will. I didn't cry at either of their funerals. I haven't missed them for five… — David Small Copy Share Image
You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
What I believe will make my acting career successful going forward is hard work. I like to challenge myself. Then it's the… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
I like having pairs of characters to play off each other. I love drawing Batman, but he's more fun with Robin. Batman… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
I think. as a child, there's something frightening about certain adults, particularly when you're in their clutches or power. That must be… — Bertie Carvel Copy Share Image
“In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!" ( Letter to Alexander Chekhov , May 10, 1886)” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I make a deal with the audience every time I direct a movie. The deal always is this: I'm showing you this… — Frank Oz Copy Share Image
When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they… — Pat Barker Copy Share Image
My favorite thing about acting is that I can play all kinds of different people. Frankly, I don't consider myself a very… — Nathan Kress Copy Share Image
I never try to give a message in my books. It's about living with characters long enough to hear their voices and… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The first thing, when I read the script, is that I need to care about what happens and feel compelled by the… — Michael Sheen Copy Share Image
When you're doing characters from famous novels, you have a responsibility as an actor to make it what the writer intended. And… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
“I feel that the characters in my book, if they were real, would be like, "Seriously, another plot twist?” — Kaya Carvajal Copy Share Image
A lot of my characters are underdogs or sad or lonely, but I had a comfortable, golden sort of childhood. — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
