Characters Quotes · Page 49

Tennessee Williams is an incredible writer for women because, in many ways, his women characters are him. He writes so passionately.

— Laila Robins

I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a…

— Esai Morales

My best writing has to do with an internal process that I'm working out unconsciously and put into my characters.

— Lyle Kessler

I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to…

— Shemar Moore

Caliban is one of the most difficult characters to play because there's not a lot of history there. It's sort of a…

— Ron Cephas Jones

Yet as a director, I don't feel you have to identify with your characters as a requirement to make a movie.

— David Fincher

My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.

— S. E. Hinton

I love Octavia Spencer. I love what she has to say as a human, and I love her career and the variety…

— Danielle Macdonald

I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I…

— Laurence Fishburne

Unlike other enduring characters such as 'Sherlock Holmes' or 'Tarzan,' being the 'Doctor' allows you a certain freedom that is both very…

— David Tennant

In the early '90s, I wrote a play called 'Word of Mouth' in which I played a number of different characters. One…

— James Lecesne

Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed; that's how…

— Michael Chabon

My favorite characters are people who think they're normal but they're not. I live in Baltimore, and it's full of people like…

— John Waters

There are plenty of secondary characters that I had always hoped to write, but I don't know if it will ever happen.…

— Lori Foster

Frank Sobotka in 'The Wire' on HBO was one of the greatest characters I've ever played. They cut his throat at the…

— Chris Bauer

The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book…

— Candace Camp

You have to get rid of characters to make room for new ones, but you also have to recognize when things are…

— Matt Lucas

I've played all kinds of historical characters, but they are stuck in movies that aren't their movies.

— Colm Feore

I certainly wear my heart on my sleeve, and I think that comes out in the characters that I play. There's a…

— Matthew Perry

People sometimes seem surprised because often, you know, you know, there's a lot of tortured characters in the stuff I write.

— Mike White

I love playing real characters... if they're not around anymore it's helpful because you won't get sued! But there's so much research…

— Andy Serkis

If I took my characters home with me, half of my life would be a misery, I think. No, I tend to…

— Claire Danes

I'm not interested in playing characters who see the world through my prism; I think the journey of understanding any character is…

— Cate Blanchett

I do want to play characters that have redeeming qualities, that are likable, for sure, and I have in the past, and…

— Pablo Schreiber

I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.

— Stephanie Leonidas

I'm a working actress able to make choices based on characters rather than what I 'should' do for my career.

— Selma Blair

I would rather portray the hero if it's a really great film. All my favorite fictional film characters are heroes, such as…

— Jonathan Jackson

“A writer must empathize with all of their characters because he is the one that bestowed upon them both joy and misery.”

— Terry A O'Neal

I know what I want to achieve in each book and the major points, but I don't plan right down to the…

— Samantha Shannon

I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it.

— Jean M. Auel

I always think it's really nice to see characters band together and fight for what they all believe in.

— Danielle Rose Russell

The way I live my life or conduct myself when I have a problem is very different from many of the characters…

— Joel Kinnaman

I don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters…

— Paula Patton

In the prequel we're going to tell about the characters before Left Behind, and the book would end with the rapture instead…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

I am attracted to these outsider characters who just don't belong anywhere, and who are operating in worlds they sort of don't…

— Bennett Miller

I've had a lot of characters and personalities, accents and different aspects from all the walks of my life.

— Princess Nokia

I like coming up with new characters. Whether it's revamping an old character no one likes or just coming up with brand-new…

— Joe Madureira

When you have a set of characters, you have to fall in love with them and care about them as each individual…

— Tina Fey

Without having an emotional connection or some relatability to the characters, there's really nothing to root for, in some respect.

— David Nutter

Prison makes an interesting context for so many different characters to come together. You get to see what lines get drawn between…

— Yael Stone