We're always steered towards what is good in the canon by a male perspective. I like to do plays with a female… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
“You don't really understand an antagonist until you understand why he's a protagonist in his own version of the world.” — John Rogers Copy Share Image
I think there has to be an empathic strike between the reader and the protagonist. There has to be something said or… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
The thriller protagonist is really just us in extremis. He or she is this individual who is placed under enormous pressure, has… — David Farr Copy Share Image
American and Vietnamese characters alike leap to life through the voice and eyes of a tenyearold girl-a protagonist so strong, loving, and… — Mitali Perkins Copy Share Image
“You're both the fire and the water that extinguishes it. You're the narrator, the protagonist, and the sidekick. You're the storyteller and… — John Green Copy Share Image
“there are books which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like… — John Green Copy Share Image
In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
The only thing that makes me put down a book is if the characters are boring, or the situations aren't fraught with… — Michael Boatman Copy Share Image
It's important for people of colour to have the opportunities to play characters that are as nuanced - as three-dimensional, as human… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I gravitated to Judy Blume early on. 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing' was my favorite, with a realistic and relatable protagonist… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
I like animal sidekicks. They seem to be a pretty cool trope of post-apocalyptic fiction - just because if you're going to… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
I'd read 'Paradise Lost' as an undergrad at university but remembered little about it. No, not true: I remembered few details, but… — Andrew Pyper Copy Share Image
“And you look like a protagonist.” She was talking as fast as she could think. “You look like the person who wins… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
'Black Swan' does what Hollywood movies have always done - it spends its energies on getting some surface things right while getting… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
“You aren't going to shoot me. You're just a Love Interest." "No, I'm not." I lower the gun and aim it at… — Cale Dietrich Copy Share Image
In a movie, you're just passive; you're just watching a story that is told to you. But in games, I saw that… — David Cage Copy Share Image
Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the… — Ann Beattie Copy Share Image
There's something about film that offers this opportunity to stick to a very, very clear single protagonist's point of view, and I… — Andrew Haigh Copy Share Image
Any claim to actual identification as a drama must rest upon the construction of a plot independent of the assignment of affliction… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
What happens with a good score is, somehow the composer manages to cast himself or herself in the role of the protagonist.… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
Raven's always trying to do the best she can for the group. Aside from the couple of mistakes she's made, she's always… — Lindsey Morgan Copy Share Image
I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
“You learn to read so you can identify the reality in which you live, so that you can become a protagonist history… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“Remember, when we're lost in a story, we're not passively reading about something that's happening to someone else.” — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
The novel form is about the protagonist's struggle to transform his arbitrary, fragmented, given experience into a narrative as meaningful as his… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
A lot of times in films, the protagonist is either the leader of the group or the nerd of the group. I've… — Max Joseph Copy Share Image
By the time you have your protagonist attempting to assassinate the Pope, you've sort of signaled that everything is on the table. — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
Because there is actually something very interesting in Goodfellas, how the style of the film changes as time goes by and based… — Alex Cox Copy Share Image
My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to play a soldier and I'd never taken on a character where I'm the happy-go-lucky protagonist. I've played a… — Jesse McCartney Copy Share Image
Courage, strength and wisdom well up in those who consciously take on everything as the protagonist and person responsible for achieving their… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
When I am playing the protagonist of the film, before the release, I feel a certain pressure because I become the face… — Vicky Kaushal Copy Share Image
The downside of doing a multi-protagonist movie is that you don't get to service each character as you would if they were… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
I know I am not the first woman to ask this, but how can I be both damaged and loveable? How do… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
The nature of the universe probably depends heavily on who is the actual protagonist. Lately I've been suspecting it's one of my… — Wil McCarthy Copy Share Image
In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman.… — Christopher Darden Copy Share Image
Each character, be it the antagonist or the protagonist, brings with himself his own personality... and I have tried to stay true… — Rana Daggubati Copy Share Image
The depth of any story is proportionate to the protagonist's commitment to their goal, the complexity of the problem, and the grace… — Steve House Copy Share Image
The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this… — Jill Paton Walsh Copy Share Image
