There are a lot of very flamboyant and outlandish people and attention-seekers in L.A., and I think that's what makes L.A. appealing.… — Roman Coppola Copy Share Image
I love playing different characters. I just do. I want to play even more quirky and interesting characters and just something that… — Dave Bautista Copy Share Image
In my own work, I don't have favorite characters, but I have characters that I relate to the most. And I relate… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women...… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
I think 'G.I. Joe' is a perfect example of how I'm the world's worst businessman. If I were smart, I'd be writing… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
That's what was so amazing about 'Mulan.' Here is this story with all Chinese characters, and yet so many people related to… — Ming-Na Wen Copy Share Image
The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book… — Candace Camp Copy Share Image
I think that I've always been attracted to characters who are positive and come from a very innocent place. I think there's… — Amy Adams Copy Share Image
If you're going to do a show about somebody who dumped you, it's much richer if you have three characters dealing with… — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I love the smell of a theater. The old rooms and the carpet and all that stuff. I love to tell stories.… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I would be lucky to be remembered as Harry Crane. That being said, I think it's a goal for most actors to… — Rich Sommer Copy Share Image
I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
A lot of my characters are born out of a small grain in a person that I heighten and take to that… — Lauren Lapkus Copy Share Image
I do have a huge fascination for science, and I love to hear what my dad has to say. He used to… — Daniela Ruah Copy Share Image
I went to Colby College in Waterville, ME and did picture it when I was writing 'Cum Laude.' So many of the… — Cecily von Ziegesar Copy Share Image
I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
We become attached to certain characters in novels, mostly because they have some mystery attaching to them. We re-read the books, but… — Ronald Frame Copy Share Image
Meeting everyone you wanted to know in the small surf industry, I saw how the surf trade was made up of characters… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
Frank Sobotka in 'The Wire' on HBO was one of the greatest characters I've ever played. They cut his throat at the… — Chris Bauer Copy Share Image
There are plenty of secondary characters that I had always hoped to write, but I don't know if it will ever happen.… — Lori Foster Copy Share Image
My favorite characters are people who think they're normal but they're not. I live in Baltimore, and it's full of people like… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed; that's how… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
In the early '90s, I wrote a play called 'Word of Mouth' in which I played a number of different characters. One… — James Lecesne Copy Share Image
Unlike other enduring characters such as 'Sherlock Holmes' or 'Tarzan,' being the 'Doctor' allows you a certain freedom that is both very… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
Since it's based on my parents, it's more emotionally close to me than some of my more surreal plays. And then I… — Christopher Durang Copy Share Image
I studied classics, and I find it mystifying that we had Medea and Electra and Antigone and all these amazing characters, and… — Alice Lowe Copy Share Image
All the Disney lead male characters always have this kind of John Davidson kind of look to them. They all look like… — Mike Judge Copy Share Image
I love creating characters that people may or may have not ever seen before. But I enjoy the opportunity to try to… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
All of the characters I've played are my babies, but I do have a very special affinity for Ursula. I think she… — Leslie Grossman Copy Share Image
Writing a novel is a huge adventure; when it's going well it's more fun than fun. When it stutters to a halt… — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
Looking at the Batman pages is like revisiting my youth. My first seven years in New York were the first seven years… — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
I'm often drawn to characters that are more obviously one thing. They're passionate, and there is always an element of strength because… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
With the rise of cable, network is clearly floundering because the characters on cable are far more fascinating than they are on… — Dylan McDermott Copy Share Image
A lot of banging in the head has built up over the decades, and for my own sanity, I needed to write.… — Martin Donovan Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, we didn't have 'Will & Grace.' The one gay character was Monroe from 'Too Close For Comfort'… — Guillermo Diaz Copy Share Image
With movies, you can do a lot more roles a lot faster. My favorite thing about acting is taking on new characters.… — Sammi Hanratty Copy Share Image
The funny thing is you oddly don't really say goodbye to all the characters you've played. There's like a chest of drawers… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
Giving voice to marginalised characters is extremely important to me. I want to explore the pain of disenfranchisement, the social strata and… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
The secret at the heart of 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter' is something everybody, except for some of the characters, knows in Chapter… — Kim Edwards Copy Share Image