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title: "19 Characters Live Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Characters Live quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Characters Live sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/ken-burns-9897_focus_one-of-the-things-i-really-like-about-fo_2100482.jpg"
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> [One of the things I really like about Ford's films is how there is always a focus on the way characters live,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-burns/one-of-the-things-i-really-like-about-ford-s-films-is-how-there-is/)

[Ken Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-burns/)

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> [Everyone thinks I live alone, but I don't. My characters all live with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-roy/everyone-thinks-i-live-alone-but-i-don-t-my-characters-all-live-with/)

[Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-roy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/arundhati-roy-346_alone_everyone-thinks-i-live-alone-but-i-don-t_2003556.png)

> [“I am not in control of how my characters live their lives, only in writing it down.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-browne/i-am-not-in-control-of-how-my-characters-live-their-lives-only-in/)

[A.H. Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-browne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/a-h-browne-215662_characters_i-am-not-in-control-of-how-my-characters_2286007.jpg)

> [I don't think about the stories so much, as the characters themselves. They live on, and they are almost as real as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/i-don-t-think-about-the-stories-so-much-as-the-characters-themselves/)

[Paul Auster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-auster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/paul-auster-351_character_i-don-t-think-about-the-stories-so-much_2351073.jpg)

> [Characters never live with me in film the way they do on stage, and they have certain ramifications that movies just never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-hunter/characters-never-live-with-me-in-film-the-way-they-do-on-stage-and/)

[Holly Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-hunter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/569/holly-hunter-2424_cinema_characters-never-live-with-me-in-film-th_351177.jpg)

> [Everyone has different identities and different characters that live within them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-ridloff/everyone-has-different-identities-and-different-characters-that-live/)

[Lauren Ridloff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-ridloff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ab/lauren-ridloff-5731_everyone_everyone-has-different-identities-and-di_1463645.jpg)

> [I want characters I can live for in a setting that makes me feel like I'm there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kay-andrews/i-want-characters-i-can-live-for-in-a-setting-that-makes-me-feel-like/)

[Mary Kay Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kay-andrews/)

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> [“I love when the characters take over and live their own lives. I get to watch and write it all down.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-adams/i-love-when-the-characters-take-over-and-live-their-own-lives-i-get/)

[Anna Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/595/anna-adams-16297_writing_i-love-when-the-characters-take-over-and_1850683.jpg)

> [I'm absolutely removed from the world at such times...The hours go by without my knowing it. Sitting there I'm wandering in countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustave-flaubert/i-m-absolutely-removed-from-the-world-at-such-times-the-hours-go-by/)

[Gustave Flaubert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustave-flaubert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/gustave-flaubert-354_character_i-m-absolutely-removed-from-the-world-at_159892.jpg)

> [If I'm honest about the people that I love, then I need my characters to live through the same things that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesmyn-ward/if-i-m-honest-about-the-people-that-i-love-then-i-need-my-characters/)

[Jesmyn Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesmyn-ward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/jesmyn-ward-1426_character_if-i-m-honest-about-the-people-that-i-lo_1258142.png)

> [My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book. They become so real to me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/my-characters-live-inside-my-head-for-a-long-time-before-i-actually/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/judy-blume-2002_book_my-characters-live-inside-my-head-for-a_1605217.jpg)

> [I live a life very similar to my characters in that I live a full-blown summer fantasy from June to September. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elin-hilderbrand/i-live-a-life-very-similar-to-my-characters-in-that-i-live-a-full/)

[Elin Hilderbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elin-hilderbrand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/elin-hilderbrand-8069_day_i-live-a-life-very-similar-to-my-charact_630218.png)

> [I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-m-happy-being-myself-which-i-ve-never-been-before-i-always-hid-in/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/angelina-jolie-468_being-happy_i-m-happy-being-myself-which-i-ve-never_2767521.jpg)

> [“The hours go by without my knowing it. Sitting there I'm wandering in countries I can see every detail of--I'm playing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustave-flaubert/the-hours-go-by-without-my-knowing-it-sitting-there-i-m-wandering-in/)

[Gustave Flaubert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustave-flaubert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/gustave-flaubert-354_sitting_the-hours-go-by-without-my-knowing-it-si_2715576.jpg)

> [I really do believe that people surprise you. And one of the powerful things about novels is that they're about characters, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsin-hamid/i-really-do-believe-that-people-surprise-you-and-one-of-the-powerful/)

[Mohsin Hamid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsin-hamid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/mohsin-hamid-798_believe_i-really-do-believe-that-people-surprise_2858870.jpg)

> [I'd like to think I'm not quite so pretentious as to think my characters go off and live their lives once I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-green/i-d-like-to-think-i-m-not-quite-so-pretentious-as-to-think-my/)

[Jane Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/jane-green-5965_characters_i-d-like-to-think-i-m-not-quite-so-prete_1940397.png)

> [To me, and I'm sure for other writers, too, characters come back and they relive again, but what about those characters who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-orner/to-me-and-i-m-sure-for-other-writers-too-characters-come-back-and/)

[Peter Orner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-orner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/peter-orner-12957_character_to-me-and-i-m-sure-for-other-writers-too_3102727.jpg)

> [Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/otherness-is-a-big-thing-for-me-i-m-always-drawn-to-characters-that/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/jodie-foster-2055_bigs_otherness-is-a-big-thing-for-me-i-m-alwa_1781197.jpg)

> [Television characters live inside our minds as though they're actual people. In fact, we know more about them than we do about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-pollack/television-characters-live-inside-our-minds-as-though-they-re-actual/)

[Neal Pollack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-pollack/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/neal-pollack-69447_character_television-characters-live-inside-our-mi_408626.jpg)

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