'Knockemstiff' is a collection of short stories set in the holler of the same name in southern Ohio where I grew up.… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
I sense a kind of fear of writing black or Asian characters from non-ethnic writers, who perhaps feel that they don't know… — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
People were fed up with reality shows about midgets getting married and weird Jerry Springer talk shows. There had been a real… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I would say that a lot of the characters I've been attracted to are very vulnerable and they expose themselves emotionally. Not… — Amy Adams Copy Share Image
John Wells and Christopher Chulack were pretty honest from the get-go in our first meeting about 'Southland.' They were looking to create… — Shawn Hatosy Copy Share Image
What's so amazing about 'All in the Family' is sometimes an entire act was one camera shot. It was all about characters. — Adam Green Copy Share Image
“Discover everything about your characters that you can before you write your story. If you get stuck at any point, they will… — Michael J. Kannengieser Copy Share Image
Writing sketches, you're also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things. — Jim Rash Copy Share Image
'Deity' will be a compelling and exciting thriller with complex and interesting characters. A neo-realistic style to story and images will take… — Niels Arden Oplev Copy Share Image
The characters I've portrayed may outwardly be quite different from one another, but I've found that they're also intrinsically linked. — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I've been trying to take this journey over the last four years of getting away from playing manipulative and villainous characters and… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
“Most people carry their demons around with them, buried down deep inside. Writers wrestle their demons to the surface, fling them onto… — CK Webb Copy Share Image
Marvel does a fantastic job about bringing human stories - because you're telling big stories with a heart at the centre of… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
I may be the only actress in Hollywood who won't need a face lift, because when I take off my makeup, I… — Lin Shaye Copy Share Image
My biggest disappointment is that once I'm finished working on the characters, I really do expect to see them in the flesh… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
I think you have to be crazy not to want to work on the Joker! I can't think of many characters, heroes… — Lee Bermejo Copy Share Image
I'm affected by the characters I play, and sometimes they're hard to live with. — Marion Cotillard Copy Share Image
One year, my family and I dressed up in the theme of 'Wizard of Oz' for Halloween. We all went as the… — Luke Benward Copy Share Image
What I loved about 'Goodfellas' is that it's a film about bad behavior - but told with great energy and without judgment… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
None of my characters seem to have had sex yet - I haven't written about that. And I wouldn't want to deal… — Paula Danziger Copy Share Image
I usually grow sick of my short-story characters and think, 'I never want to see you again.' — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
People love to talk about how the '70s are the only time they made movies about characters, and adult movies, and complicated… — Elisabeth Shue Copy Share Image
One of my favorite cartoon characters is Snoopy. I love the way he sits and lies on his kennel and contemplates the… — Jackie Tabick Copy Share Image
I don't really have choices in the material I get. So I have to make the choices in the way I play… — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
“Most of the people readily accept the principle but resist its practice.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
