“Readers often root for characters that are innocent victims – or who are subjected to forces beyond their control.” — Rob Parnell Copy Share Image
I really liked the idea of playing - I won't say the underdog - but characters who have a lot of conflict. — Joshua Henry Copy Share Image
I've done 70 different characters on my podcast. But in terms of characters that I revisit a lot, I think there are… — Lauren Lapkus Copy Share Image
I've done literally 100, 150 different characters. Some of them have only appeared for a line or three. But the point is,… — Hank Azaria Copy Share Image
I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where… — Gale Anne Hurd Copy Share Image
There are not that many ventriloquists out there who build their own characters. I love that because they are uniquely mine. — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
Old characters never die, but I do need to take a break from them in order to create new ones. — Lurlene McDaniel Copy Share Image
Since 'Heroes' started, I've probably had about 15 or 16 film scripts sent to me with Indian characters, and out of those,… — Sendhil Ramamurthy Copy Share Image
Robert De Niro taught me how to listen, and how to be part of the conversation. It's not just about reading your… — Cathy Moriarty Copy Share Image
The field of ageing research is full of characters. We have hucksters claiming that cures for ageing can be bought and sold;… — S. Jay Olshansky Copy Share Image
The work evolves when you get another part, and then you're getting called on to solve difficult characters, to inject a note… — Hope Davis Copy Share Image
The characters that I want to play are interesting women. I don't care if they're good women or bad women or vulnerable… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
People pitch me the crazy mystery mind-blowing thing all the time. My response is, 'Great, but how do the characters feel about… — Eric Kripke Copy Share Image
The thing with videogame characters is that they tend to be really undercooked, and people don't take the time to really flesh… — Rhianna Pratchett Copy Share Image
Mos Def is one of the most creative, intelligent human beings I've had the opportunity to work with. He is fun. The… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
I don't think there is really much from my career that I want to go back to. I think that, with most… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
The same characters that keep reappearing, bigger than life, find their own integrity in doing what they do the way they do… — Robert Aldrich Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're used to putting on characters, taking them off, becoming someone else, doing your research, and working on that. — Angela Bassett Copy Share Image
I make a rod for my own back because people see my novels as quasi documentaries. But it is never history that's… — Christopher Koch Copy Share Image
My initial years on TV have been fulfilling with the kind of shows that I have done and the characters I have… — Mohit Raina Copy Share Image
“She spun the car through a right turn that would have killed us all had we been minor characters.” — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
The nucleic acids have considerable biological importance because of their role in cell growth and in the transmission of hereditary characters. — Severo Ochoa Copy Share Image
I am a huge comic book nerd and video game nerd, so to get to actually play one of those characters would… — Zachary Levi Copy Share Image
With 'Holes' I was troubled that there weren't very many female characters. I tried to put them in where I could. But… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
I would do 'Superbad,' and the next offers you would get would all be crazy cop characters or crazy security guards or… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray… — James D'arcy Copy Share Image
“In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!" ( Letter to Alexander Chekhov , May 10, 1886)” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I don't really base any of my characters on specific people that I know, although my characters are informed by the kind… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I can't sleep in an isolated place without pills, earplugs, and both my children in bed with me for fear of scary,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I never rehearse scenes with the whole ensemble, because I need to preserve some surprise. Instead, I work with the cast individually… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
“The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are imaginary.” — Franklin P. Adams Copy Share Image
How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself. — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
Most stories in 'True Blood' take place over a short amount of time. I think the entire three seasons of the show… — Michael McMillian Copy Share Image
In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself. — Mika Copy Share Image
The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
People haven't ever seen the real me as I let my characters, their look and my work do the talking. — Gurmeet Choudhary Copy Share Image
Theres always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create… — Stephen Mangan Copy Share Image
'Kaalia' was essentially a powerful film with punchy dialogues between its key characters Amitabh Bachchan and Pran Sahab. — Tinnu Anand Copy Share Image
Dan Harmon has this idea that characters on TV are allowed to talk about their favorite movies and TV shows and songs. — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I began to write was because I wanted stories for my children where the characters spoke as they… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
