The nucleic acids have considerable biological importance because of their role in cell growth and in the transmission of hereditary characters. — Severo Ochoa Copy Share Image
“She spun the car through a right turn that would have killed us all had we been minor characters.” — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
I would do 'Superbad,' and the next offers you would get would all be crazy cop characters or crazy security guards or… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
With 'Holes' I was troubled that there weren't very many female characters. I tried to put them in where I could. But… — Louis Sachar 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
Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray… — James D'arcy Copy Share Image
I never rehearse scenes with the whole ensemble, because I need to preserve some surprise. Instead, I work with the cast individually… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
I can't sleep in an isolated place without pills, earplugs, and both my children in bed with me for fear of scary,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
If I hadn't left South Africa, I felt I was at risk of being pigeonholed. I looked around and saw actors who,… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
An idea has no worth at all without believable characters to implement it; a plot without characters is like a tennis court… — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
I think there's grays in characters if you look at all the great characters, those characters that have those layers of being… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
In Shakespeare's world, characters cannot trust their senses. Is the ghost in Hamlet true and truthful, or is it a demon, tempting… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
“We never end up with the book we began writing. Characters twist it and turn it until they get the life that… — C.K. Webb Copy Share Image
There are interactions with characters within the game which I think are pretty neatly done considering the limitations that you have to… — Fred Saberhagen Copy Share Image
I don't know if likeable, pleasant characters have enough conflict for me to want to do them. I admire those people, but… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' by Betty Smith is one of my favorites. Even though it doesn't have any monsters or crazy… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
I don't really base any of my characters on specific people that I know, although my characters are informed by the kind… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself. — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
“The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are imaginary.” — Franklin P. Adams Copy Share Image
The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself. — Mika Copy Share Image
Most stories in 'True Blood' take place over a short amount of time. I think the entire three seasons of the show… — Michael McMillian Copy Share Image
People haven't ever seen the real me as I let my characters, their look and my work do the talking. — Gurmeet Choudhary Copy Share Image
Theres always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create… — Stephen Mangan Copy Share Image
Marvel has, like, 9,000 characters. They could do a horror movie tomorrow and call it Marvel. They can do anything. — Krysten Ritter Copy Share Image
As a writer, I'm driven by settings. Others are driven by characters or predicaments, but with me, settings come first. — Jim Lynch Copy Share Image
My work is always more emotional than I am. My characters say things to each other that I get accused of not… — Adam Rapp Copy Share Image
You can't say the public likes generic characters. Give others a chance, go for a more rooted and honest characterisation, take some… — Randeep Hooda Copy Share Image
Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for. — D. J. MacHale Copy Share Image
I love coming up with the stories and being creative and working with creative people and coming up with visuals and creating… — Roberta Williams Copy Share Image
Usually the characters are where I start. Then I continually ask myself, 'What's the worst thing that could happen to this character?' — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent,… — Danielle Steel Copy Share Image
You can never judge your characters. You have to love them, really care about them. You're never just playing a villain or… — Annabella Sciorra Copy Share Image
The themes, ideas and the characters from 'Skyfall' can obviously continue on, because it is a franchise, and it is an ongoing… — John Logan Copy Share Image
If you play a game like 'Grand Theft Auto' you don't go home afterwards and cry because you ran over a couple… — Lisa Joy Copy Share Image
I think I can see more clearly now - about how the pattern of past experiences has shaped who I am and… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
There's something really satisfying if you've created a bunch of characters that have withstood 25 episodes. — Jonathan Tropper Copy Share Image
Like most people, I'm fascinated by characters who are completely flawed personalities, riven by anguish and doubt, and are psychologically suspect. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
What sets 'Archie' apart from the many, many times I've reworked and rebooted long-standing characters is that this time, it was really… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
I remember that feeling when I was a young reader: finding books that were set in Sydney with Australian characters was incredibly… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
