--- title: "16 Characters Work Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 16 Characters Work quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Characters Work sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/elisabeth-moss-11462_character_men-and-women-are-both-humans-so-for-me_243193.jpg" --- > [Men and women are both humans, so, for me, that makes my characters and the work that I do human stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-moss/men-and-women-are-both-humans-so-for-me-that-makes-my-characters-and/) [Elisabeth Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-moss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/elisabeth-moss-11462_character_men-and-women-are-both-humans-so-for-me_243193.jpg) > [Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/characters-work-really-well-when-they-re-reflective-of-the-times-that/) [Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/brian-azzarello-8844_character_characters-work-really-well-when-they-re_610078.jpg) > [The most fun characters to work with are characters that are complicated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/the-most-fun-characters-to-work-with-are-characters-that-are/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/drew-goddard-8422_character_the-most-fun-characters-to-work-with-are_1709330.jpg) > [I do need to find inner tranquillity and get into a "zone" before I switch on the computer to work on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvonne-adhiambo-owuor/i-do-need-to-find-inner-tranquillity-and-get-into-a-zone-before-i/) [Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvonne-adhiambo-owuor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/yvonne-adhiambo-owuor-23667_character_i-do-need-to-find-inner-tranquillity-and_1240339.jpg) > [That's the great thing about a series: you're driving to work, and you have an idea for a story for your characters,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/that-s-the-great-thing-about-a-series-you-re-driving-to-work-and-you/) [James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/james-l-brooks-9871_about_that-s-the-great-thing-about-a-series-yo_1563757.png) > [You start to fall in love with characters as you work with them, and anytime that you care about your characters and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/you-start-to-fall-in-love-with-characters-as-you-work-with-them-and/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/drew-goddard-8422_about_you-start-to-fall-in-love-with-character_791378.jpg) > [Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to figure out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/sometimes-i-have-themes-that-interest-me-or-that-touch-on-larger/) [Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/brian-selznick-9443_best_sometimes-i-have-themes-that-interest-me_804038.jpg) > [The way I write is really like putting one foot in front of the other. I really let the characters do most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-tarantino/the-way-i-write-is-really-like-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/) [Quentin Tarantino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-tarantino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/quentin-tarantino-1030_character_the-way-i-write-is-really-like-putting-o_270479.jpg) > [There are vast differences between scripts and stories, of course. Few fiction writers would want to give up the opportunity to explore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-standiford/there-are-vast-differences-between-scripts-and-stories-of-course-few/) [Les Standiford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-standiford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/les-standiford-41302_backgrounds_there-are-vast-differences-between-scrip_2676162.png) > [ Melissa \[ Rosenberg\] really has mastered coming from character. Everything radiates from the characters in this work. You don't feel like anything's imposed. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-espenson/melissa-rosenberg-really-has-mastered-coming-from-character/) [Jane Espenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-espenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/jane-espenson-24737_character_melissa-rosenberg-really-has-mastered-co_356370.jpg) > [I'm really enjoying myself. The things that they've allowed me to do, and the different characters that I get to work with,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-durance/i-m-really-enjoying-myself-the-things-that-they-ve-allowed-me-to-do/) [Erica Durance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-durance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80e/erica-durance-8339_enjoying_i-m-really-enjoying-myself-the-things-th_951502.png) > [I love working with male actors, and I think there's a tendency to write really interesting characters that would work solely alongside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-moss/i-love-working-with-male-actors-and-i-think-there-s-a-tendency-to/) [Elisabeth Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-moss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/elisabeth-moss-11462_enjoy_i-love-working-with-male-actors-and-i-th_1558493.jpg) > [Love is like a magnet, in two persons with different characters work very settle and always last forever like the plus and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charisma-inggita/love-is-like-a-magnet-in-two-persons-with-different-characters-work/) [Charisma Inggita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charisma-inggita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a7/charisma-inggita-55457_conflict_love-is-like-a-magnet-in-two-persons-wit_1988438.jpg) > [“I was recently cautioned about some 'difficult' characters in a work-in-progress, and I was surprised at first to hear them labeled as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-lutz/i-was-recently-cautioned-about-some-difficult-characters-in-a-work-in/) [Lisa Lutz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-lutz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/lisa-lutz-7434_character_i-was-recently-cautioned-about-some-diff_1647975.png) > [In that daily effort in which intelligence and passion mingle and delight each other, the absurd man discovers a discipline that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-camus/in-that-daily-effort-in-which-intelligence-and-passion-mingle-and/) [Albert Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-camus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/albert-camus-47_absurd_in-that-daily-effort-in-which-intelligen_445993.jpg) > [Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in. To keep these characters static - like Superman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/characters-work-really-well-when-they-re-reflective-of-the-times-that-2/) [Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/brian-azzarello-8844_character_characters-work-really-well-when-they-re_1637638.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/characters-work/#itemlist", "name": "Characters Work Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Men and women are both humans, so, for me, that makes my characters and the work that I do human stories.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elisabeth Moss" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-moss/men-and-women-are-both-humans-so-for-me-that-makes-my-characters-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/elisabeth-moss-11462_character_men-and-women-are-both-humans-so-for-me_243193.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/elisabeth-moss-11462_character_men-and-women-are-both-humans-so-for-me_243193.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/elisabeth-moss-11462_character_men-and-women-are-both-humans-so-for-me_243193.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Men and women are both humans, so, for me, that makes my characters and the work that I do human stories.” — Elisabeth Moss", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Azzarello" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/characters-work-really-well-when-they-re-reflective-of-the-times-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/brian-azzarello-8844_character_characters-work-really-well-when-they-re_610078.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/brian-azzarello-8844_character_characters-work-really-well-when-they-re_610078.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/brian-azzarello-8844_character_characters-work-really-well-when-they-re_610078.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in.” — Brian Azzarello", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most fun characters to work with are characters that are complicated.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Drew Goddard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/the-most-fun-characters-to-work-with-are-characters-that-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/drew-goddard-8422_character_the-most-fun-characters-to-work-with-are_1709330.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/drew-goddard-8422_character_the-most-fun-characters-to-work-with-are_1709330.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/drew-goddard-8422_character_the-most-fun-characters-to-work-with-are_1709330.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The most fun characters to work with are characters that are complicated.” — Drew Goddard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do need to find inner tranquillity and get into a \"zone\" before I switch on the computer to work on a story. 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I'm trying to make the best story I possibly can.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Selznick" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/sometimes-i-have-themes-that-interest-me-or-that-touch-on-larger/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/brian-selznick-9443_best_sometimes-i-have-themes-that-interest-me_804038.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/brian-selznick-9443_best_sometimes-i-have-themes-that-interest-me_804038.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/brian-selznick-9443_best_sometimes-i-have-themes-that-interest-me_804038.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to…” — Brian Selznick", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The way I write is really like putting one foot in front of the other. I really let the characters do most of the work, they start talking and they just lead the way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Quentin Tarantino" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-tarantino/the-way-i-write-is-really-like-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/quentin-tarantino-1030_character_the-way-i-write-is-really-like-putting-o_270479.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/quentin-tarantino-1030_character_the-way-i-write-is-really-like-putting-o_270479.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/quentin-tarantino-1030_character_the-way-i-write-is-really-like-putting-o_270479.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The way I write is really like putting one foot in front of the other. 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Few fiction writers would want to give up the opportunity to explore how the minds of their characters work, or to set aside the opportunity to provide necessary background exposition in a succinct fashion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Les Standiford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-standiford/there-are-vast-differences-between-scripts-and-stories-of-course-few/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/les-standiford-41302_backgrounds_there-are-vast-differences-between-scrip_2676162.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/les-standiford-41302_backgrounds_there-are-vast-differences-between-scrip_2676162.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/les-standiford-41302_backgrounds_there-are-vast-differences-between-scrip_2676162.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are vast differences between scripts and stories, of course. Few fiction writers would want to give up…” — Les Standiford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Melissa [ Rosenberg] really has mastered coming from character. Everything radiates from the characters in this work. You don't feel like anything's imposed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Espenson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-espenson/melissa-rosenberg-really-has-mastered-coming-from-character/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/jane-espenson-24737_character_melissa-rosenberg-really-has-mastered-co_356370.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/jane-espenson-24737_character_melissa-rosenberg-really-has-mastered-co_356370.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/jane-espenson-24737_character_melissa-rosenberg-really-has-mastered-co_356370.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Melissa [ Rosenberg] really has mastered coming from character. 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