--- title: "10 Developing Characters Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Developing Characters quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Developing Characters sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/morgan-saylor-10321_character_i-really-do-like-working-very-closely-wi_2357892.jpg" --- > [I really do like working very closely with a director and developing characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-saylor/i-really-do-like-working-very-closely-with-a-director-and-developing/) [Morgan Saylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-saylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/morgan-saylor-10321_character_i-really-do-like-working-very-closely-wi_2357892.jpg) > [I really am a character actor, in my heart of hearts, because I really do like developing characters and painting a past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/i-really-am-a-character-actor-in-my-heart-of-hearts-because-i-really/) [Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/dylan-mcdermott-13907_actor_i-really-am-a-character-actor-in-my-hear_388894.png) > [Developing characters is a strange thing. In the beginning they are abstract and I wonder how to move on from there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/developing-characters-is-a-strange-thing-in-the-beginning-they-are/) [Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfe/ann-brashares-572_abstract_developing-characters-is-a-strange-thing_1497249.png) > [I always think that trying to push yourself as an actor in a direction that you've never been before, developing characters which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asa-butterfield/i-always-think-that-trying-to-push-yourself-as-an-actor-in-a-2/) [Asa Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asa-butterfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/asa-butterfield-7713_actor_i-always-think-that-trying-to-push-yours_2370249.jpg) > [I like developing characters who I find to have interesting psychology. Like politics and sex, but I'm really looking at bigger social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mora-stephens/i-like-developing-characters-who-i-find-to-have-interesting/) [Mora Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mora-stephens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/mora-stephens-70096_bigger_i-like-developing-characters-who-i-find_1055194.jpg) > [I always think that trying to push yourself as an actor in a direction that you've never been before, developing characters which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asa-butterfield/i-always-think-that-trying-to-push-yourself-as-an-actor-in-a/) [Asa Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asa-butterfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28b/asa-butterfield-7713_actor_i-always-think-that-trying-to-push-yours_166980.jpg) > [I enjoy creating and developing characters, as well as situations. But I have always had more ideas than I can ever put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-buckland/i-enjoy-creating-and-developing-characters-as-well-as-situations-but/) [Raymond Buckland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-buckland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/raymond-buckland-51394_character_i-enjoy-creating-and-developing-characte_1412599.png) > [Developing characters is a collective process, on one hand; it's an individual process on the other. The truth is rarely pure and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/developing-characters-is-a-collective-process-on-one-hand-it-s-an/) [John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/john-hurt-1669_character_developing-characters-is-a-collective-pr_3138499.png) > [The most difficult part of writing a book is not devising a plot which will captivate the reader. It's not developing characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/the-most-difficult-part-of-writing-a-book-is-not-devising-a-plot/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/randy-pausch-842_book_the-most-difficult-part-of-writing-a-boo_3117257.jpg) > [What interests Sam Mendes are characters and relationships, and he was a genius at giving you the freedom to create the type…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/what-interests-sam-mendes-are-characters-and-relationships-and-he-was/) [Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/naomie-harris-7128_action_what-interests-sam-mendes-are-characters_2313449.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-characters/#itemlist", "name": "Developing Characters Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really do like working very closely with a director and developing characters.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Saylor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-saylor/i-really-do-like-working-very-closely-with-a-director-and-developing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/morgan-saylor-10321_character_i-really-do-like-working-very-closely-wi_2357892.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/morgan-saylor-10321_character_i-really-do-like-working-very-closely-wi_2357892.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/morgan-saylor-10321_character_i-really-do-like-working-very-closely-wi_2357892.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I really do like working very closely with a director and developing characters.” — Morgan Saylor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really am a character actor, in my heart of hearts, because I really do like developing characters and painting a past for them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dylan McDermott" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/i-really-am-a-character-actor-in-my-heart-of-hearts-because-i-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/dylan-mcdermott-13907_actor_i-really-am-a-character-actor-in-my-hear_388894.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/dylan-mcdermott-13907_actor_i-really-am-a-character-actor-in-my-hear_388894.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/dylan-mcdermott-13907_actor_i-really-am-a-character-actor-in-my-hear_388894.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I really am a character actor, in my heart of hearts, because I really do like developing characters and…” — Dylan McDermott", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Developing characters is a strange thing. 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