What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then… — Sidney Sheldon Copy Share Image
The movies and TV shows I like to watch tend to put their characters in situations where they have to dig deeper. — Kristin Bauer van Straten Copy Share Image
If something depressing is happening, that's gold. That's the best possible situation you could be in. But if that doesn't happen, you… — Eliot Paulina Sumner Copy Share Image
So when I write characters and situations and relationships, I try to sort of utilize what I know about the world, limited… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I never write my stories as a wake-up call as such. I simply explore the kinds of situations that I find personally… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
“You create your characters, set things in motion, and then let those characters and the situations they encounter tell you how they’re going to… — Laird Barron Copy Share Image
“Note, too, that fiction writers inevitably catch their central characters in situations involving ambiguities, not contradictories. The marshal in High Noon was… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
I am drawn towards the sort of characters who are in situations where they don't want to be in. But that's a… — Vikramaditya Motwane Copy Share Image
