--- title: "11 Characters Believe Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Characters Believe quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Characters Believe sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/barbara-kingsolver-200_believe_i-m-never-going-to-tell-the-reader-what_3119253.png" --- > [I'm never going to tell the reader what to believe; I'm going to examine these characters that believe different ways, and examine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/i-m-never-going-to-tell-the-reader-what-to-believe-i-m-going-to/) [Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/barbara-kingsolver-200_believe_i-m-never-going-to-tell-the-reader-what_3119253.png) > [I do characters. I believe in that. I think people are interesting. Now, everybody that you meet in New York City thinks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-weintraub/i-do-characters-i-believe-in-that-i-think-people-are-interesting-now/) [Jerry Weintraub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-weintraub/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/jerry-weintraub-13395_believe_i-do-characters-i-believe-in-that-i-thin_1629142.jpg) > [“It is said that there is a part of us in our characters. But I also believe there is a part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-wakely/it-is-said-that-there-is-a-part-of-us-in-our-characters-but-i-also/) [Lisa Wakely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-wakely/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/lisa-wakely-257195_character_it-is-said-that-there-is-a-part-of-us-in_356665.jpg) > [Everything we do is about the emotion of the characters. We believe the better the emotion, the better the movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-winding-refn/everything-we-do-is-about-the-emotion-of-the-characters-we-believe/) [Nicolas Winding Refn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-winding-refn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/nicolas-winding-refn-1480_believe_everything-we-do-is-about-the-emotion-of_2641611.jpg) > [“Because when I can believe in a villain, I can fear them. My pulse races, I worry about the heroes, I read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saundra-mitchell/because-when-i-can-believe-in-a-villain-i-can-fear-them-my-pulse/) [Saundra Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saundra-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/saundra-mitchell-36191_fall-in-love_because-when-i-can-believe-in-a-villain_134796.jpg) > [People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-scott/people-say-that-they-like-the-characters-that-they-believe-that-i-am/) [Jill Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/jill-scott-1737_acting_people-say-that-they-like-the-characters_95718.png) > [“I wanted characters I could believe in, and I wanted to be made curious about what was to happen to them. Generally,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcewan/i-wanted-characters-i-could-believe-in-and-i-wanted-to-be-made/) [Ian McEwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcewan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/ian-mcewan-494_love_i-wanted-characters-i-could-believe-in-a_1750809.png) > [Understand, my own politics aren't necessarily interchangeable with what any of my characters believe. You could take each of the characters in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/understand-my-own-politics-aren-t-necessarily-interchangeable-with/) [James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/james-vance-26883_believe_understand-my-own-politics-aren-t-necess_632590.jpg) > [I find that you're drawn to certain stories, and there's something about fairytales that have deep roots. They connect really deeply to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-keane/i-find-that-you-re-drawn-to-certain-stories-and-there-s-something/) [Glen Keane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glen-keane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/glen-keane-33249_believe_i-find-that-you-re-drawn-to-certain-stor_1713719.jpg) > [I try not to articulate ideas in the film once I've arrived on the plot and the characters. I believe that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-sachs/i-try-not-to-articulate-ideas-in-the-film-once-i-ve-arrived-on-the/) [Ira Sachs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-sachs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/ira-sachs-7093_attention_i-try-not-to-articulate-ideas-in-the-fil_2770645.jpg) > [ “A great number of elements in the characters’ lives, both psychic and factual, are not communicated to us. \[…\] These characters, I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-bayard/a-great-number-of-elements-in-the-characters-lives-both-psychic-and/) [Pierre Bayard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-bayard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/pierre-bayard-29513_books_a-great-number-of-elements-in-the-charac_1030375.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/characters-believe/#itemlist", "name": "Characters Believe Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm never going to tell the reader what to believe; I'm going to examine these characters that believe different ways, and examine their motives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barbara Kingsolver" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/i-m-never-going-to-tell-the-reader-what-to-believe-i-m-going-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/barbara-kingsolver-200_believe_i-m-never-going-to-tell-the-reader-what_3119253.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/barbara-kingsolver-200_believe_i-m-never-going-to-tell-the-reader-what_3119253.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/barbara-kingsolver-200_believe_i-m-never-going-to-tell-the-reader-what_3119253.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm never going to tell the reader what to believe; I'm going to examine these characters that believe…” — Barbara Kingsolver", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do characters. 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I believe that if I focus my attention with enough compassion and heart on those things, then other things will be revealed, and that's from the education that I've had from the novel.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ira Sachs" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-sachs/i-try-not-to-articulate-ideas-in-the-film-once-i-ve-arrived-on-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/ira-sachs-7093_attention_i-try-not-to-articulate-ideas-in-the-fil_2770645.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/ira-sachs-7093_attention_i-try-not-to-articulate-ideas-in-the-fil_2770645.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/ira-sachs-7093_attention_i-try-not-to-articulate-ideas-in-the-fil_2770645.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I try not to articulate ideas in the film once I've arrived on the plot and the characters. 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