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
I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I'm writing them. — Mike White Copy Share Image
I'd watched every episode of 'True Blood' from the very beginning. The show's characters were in my blood, so when I started,… — Robert Kazinsky Copy Share Image
Matt Weiner is very perceptive; there's something about the rhythms and the way people speak that is very authentic to the actor.… — Aaron Staton Copy Share Image
When I write fiction, I have the illusion of being able to control these fictional worlds and these characters, and to make… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
To connect with the characters, you need to connect with the world. If the world feels vaguely familiar, I believe the characters… — Shawn Levy Copy Share Image
“Though I didn’t start out plotting a life for Meg, it happened as the writing and the storylines unfolded, much like life… — R.J. Harlick Copy Share Image
I'm fortunate to have got the opportunity to play interesting characters. — Paresh Rawal Copy Share Image
I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won't begin writing a character until I have a clear take… — Maria Semple Copy Share Image
“A mistake is the name we give to any action in which we perceive a difference between what we intended and what… — Billy Marshall Stoneking Copy Share Image
The key to this collaboration - which we undertook after much deliberation - was to stretch creatively. New characters, new locales, new… — Jonathan Kellerman Copy Share Image
The fact is, it was a big show. We were a part of that show. Everybody watches for different reasons. There were… — Matthew Ashford Copy Share Image
The bedrock of 'Being Human' has to be characters. I would hope that even if suddenly we had a huge budget per… — Donald Sumpter Copy Share Image
The fans on 'Pretty Little Liars' were the craziest fans I've ever met in my life in the best possible way. The… — Gregg Sulkin Copy Share Image
I love playing different characters and things that are challenging. I'm not interested in safety at all. That's what makes me get… — Aunjanue Ellis Copy Share Image
I start with characters, and then I start writing, and then, if I'm lucky, things start to happen. — Susan Choi Copy Share Image
I think that playing characters far away from who I am as a person is a lot more fun and a lot… — Lindsay Pulsipher Copy Share Image
I make no secret of the fact that writing She-Hulk can serve as an opportunity for me to sneak in some really… — Charles Soule Copy Share Image