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title: "7 Makes Characters Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Makes Characters quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Makes Characters sayings and thoughts."
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> [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)

> [I always tell my students to complicate your characters: never make it easy for the reader. Nobody is ever one thing. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-james/i-always-tell-my-students-to-complicate-your-characters-never-make-it/)

[Marlon James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/642/marlon-james-10052_always_i-always-tell-my-students-to-complicate_1436525.jpg)

> [For me as an audience member, it makes the characters more relatable and interesting if they're evolving and changing - it makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-bob-waksberg/for-me-as-an-audience-member-it-makes-the-characters-more-relatable/)

[Raphael Bob-Waksberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-bob-waksberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/raphael-bob-waksberg-3980_be-real_for-me-as-an-audience-member-it-makes-th_1809137.jpg)

> [I never tell who it is I base my character quirks on in case they get offended, but I do base them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-blunt/i-never-tell-who-it-is-i-base-my-character-quirks-on-in-case-they-get/)

[Emily Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-blunt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/emily-blunt-5235_real-people_i-never-tell-who-it-is-i-base-my-charact_2055176.jpg)

> [What makes characters so interesting when you're an actor or a dancer is to watch and observe how people walk and move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-williams/what-makes-characters-so-interesting-when-you-re-an-actor-or-a-dancer/)

[Vanessa Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5b/vanessa-williams-22976_actor_what-makes-characters-so-interesting-whe_2261401.jpg)

> [What makes characters real are details, and if you're crafting a person from scratch, you're probably not going to pay as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-rodriguez/what-makes-characters-real-are-details-and-if-you-re-crafting-a/)

[Gina Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-rodriguez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/gina-rodriguez-17704_attention_what-makes-characters-real-are-details-a_2604960.jpg)

> [I think that's what makes characters interesting - when you paint a person into a corner, and you see what they do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-holland/i-think-that-s-what-makes-characters-interesting-when-you-paint-a/)

[Andre Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-holland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/andre-holland-10514_characters_i-think-that-s-what-makes-characters-int_2663531.jpg)

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