Each time I'm starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
'Dark Shadows' was the spark that lit the fire of my childhood imagination. It wasn't polished; it wasn't perfect. But it gave… — William J. Mann Copy Share Image
My passion lies in amazing, complex characters and really well-written stuff - not to say I wouldn't want to do a comedy… — Michael Cudlitz Copy Share Image
I've always kind of gravitated toward characters who are a bit distant from the narrator or the point-of-view characters, so that's kind… — Noelle Stevenson Copy Share Image
“Reading is a full contact sport; we crash up against the wave of words with all of our intellectual, imaginative, and emotional… — Thomas C. Foster Copy Share Image
When I know what the character I'm supposed to play wants in general terms, and when I know what did the other… — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
We're lucky enough, especially in these 'Madagascar' films, to be working with some of the best people in the industry, who are… — Eric Darnell Copy Share Image
Before there was any talk of a movie, people would sometimes ask me what actors I would imagine playing these characters. And… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
First of all, Craig Lucas' work, any of it, for any actor, is such good material. It's so alive in such a… — Marin Hinkle Copy Share Image
I was embarrassingly well-versed in Marvel lore, so it was pretty easy to slip into that world. But really, already, by the… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
Many of Judy Blume's books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
I think people are excited because, even watching 'Boy Meets World,' you can tell that those characters are going to do something… — Rowan Blanchard Copy Share Image
Perhaps summer's ephemeral nature is what inspires us to embrace the beach read. We tell ourselves that these twisted plots and wild… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
When I leave the theater I can always hear people talking about the character, and everyone always says, "You know, I know… — Gretchen Mol Copy Share Image
I'm very excited to see the wonderful 2-D characters in Poptropica come to life in the form of 3-D toys. When I… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonically, lyrically, visually. Conversations with women with… — The Weeknd Copy Share Image
I think a few of my most visible roles are crazy or peppy girls, but I've played a lot of characters who… — Ashly Burch Copy Share Image
I think there's a growing courage among the younger generation of American writers. Because of the more superficial treatment of characters taking… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
I like to enter my characters through a physical form first. The first thing I find is the regime of the character… — Neeraj Kabi Copy Share Image
People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
I've been very lucky with the roles that I've played in that they were wonderful roles for women. They're incredible, flawed characters… — Anya Taylor-Joy Copy Share Image
Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes, and always… — Catherine Drinker Bowen Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was nervous and didn't have a huge amount of confidence as an actor. Comedy is something -… — Lucy Punch Copy Share Image
Flaws make us all human, and you're rooting for characters because of those flaws. It's ageless if you're interested in relationships and… — Lynn Shelton Copy Share Image
It's the only way I really know how to tell the story is to be able to kind of live through the… — Rob Reiner Copy Share Image
For me, writing is an experience. It's an exercise in which I want to discover myself by taking my characters to the… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll… — Madhur Bhandarkar Copy Share Image
The range of Shakespeare's characters is just enormous. Each one of them, whether it's a man or woman, prince or pauper, hero… — Kunal Kapoor Copy Share Image
My mother saw a movie when she was 14 years old. I forget the name of the movie, but one of the… — Lark Voorhies Copy Share Image
I was watching the last season of 'Mad Men,' and they're now so in their characters and they're so comfortable in their… — James Frain Copy Share Image
I think any writer is a fool if he doesn't do it for money. There needs to be some kind of incentive… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I find that the only way to make my characters really interesting to children is to exaggerate all their good or bad… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
There are very few works of fiction that take you inside the heads of all characters. I tell my writing students that… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
There's something about the alchemy of the show - the actors, the writers, the directors, the editors - that makes 'Parenthood' unique.… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
Every day, I learn something new. I think one of the most exciting things for a writer is to work on a… — Elizabeth Meriwether Copy Share Image
I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' They think one thing… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share Image
As a young actor, I would be invited to the CBC radio drama department to do voices for different characters, and I… — Peter Cullen Copy Share Image
I've found in the past that the more closely I identify with the heroine, the less completely she emerges as a person.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The thing about this business is that you always end up finding these amazing stories and these amazing people who make amazing… — Madhur Mittal Copy Share Image
