Every film is faced with the enemy of time. Only so much story can fit into the 90-150 minutes of time that… — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
So much of what I do... is coming up with new characters and trying to invent voices for them, and to have… — Rob Thomas Copy Share Image
I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do. I end up… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share Image
Writers must be fair and remember even bad guys (most of them, anyway) see themselves as good—they are the heroes of their… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
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I'm so excited to be a part of 'Falling Skies' and to see people enjoying what we've been working on for almost… — Seychelle Gabriel Copy Share Image
There remains a degree of anti-black intellectualism in entertainment. Middle and upper-middle class blacks have often been portrayed as buffoons in popular… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Most of the dialogue in 'Speed' is mine, and a bunch of the characters. That was actually pretty much a good experience.… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
From the early days of the Raj, Shakespeare had been woven into the fabric of India's education, and my father understood that… — Felicity Kendal Copy Share Image
The myth of writer as, like, Asperger-style misanthrope, or, like, the Jack Nicholson, 'As Good As It Gets' - it just doesn't… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
For [people] to be like "So what it's like dealing with female characters who are completely disgusting?" I don't think they are… — Leslye Headland Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a writer! But I wanted to do other things, too - be a psychologist, a librarian, et… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
In movies and TV, we tend to fall into tropes about how characters might get out of problems. But when you look… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
As an actor, the ambition is to play interesting characters. And in the indie genre world, the budgets are low. That allows… — A. J. Bowen Copy Share Image
I don't use recurring characters. I do get very interested my characters while I'm working with them, and I find the process… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
Bret Easton Ellis is a social satirist; I consider myself aligned with how he does things. Bret doesn't write about that which… — Roger Avary Copy Share Image
I would say of characters I've created, the one I've felt the most connected to emotionally was Adam Austin from 'The Prophet.'… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
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If there is a reason I'm able to make unsympathetic characters human, it's because it's my desire to find what drives the… — Pablo Schreiber Copy Share Image
Interesting characters are troubled characters. The only problem I've had in my business is very few people - unfortunately, very vocal -… — Val Kilmer Copy Share Image
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I'm an incredibly emotional person, but I always feel bad about that. The work is therapy... I need to emote wildly while… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
I notice that my characters go out to dinner and have fun and take these great trips, but I spend so much… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
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I get to play characters that kind of shock people and I enjoy doing that. I like characters that have meaning and… — Alexa Vega Copy Share Image
People buy a game because they like the game and they want to play the game. And there are certain characters in… — Michael Gough 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
I think what makes Narnia a magical place is that it offers escapism - escapism from a world that is so different… — Will Poulter Copy Share Image
My main characters are the most sunny, happy, optimistic, loving creatures on the face of the Earth. I couldn't be happier that's… — W. Bruce Cameron Copy Share Image
The characters don't all have to be likable, and they don't all have to be hateable. As long as it's interesting and… — Aaron Ehasz Copy Share Image
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