My female protagonist will not be this promiscuous, beautiful, dark-haired, thin lady. It will be a plump, blond, healer and so forth. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
Speaking generally, I think it's useful to acknowledge explicitly the power imbalance between a journalist and the protagonists in a story about… — William Finnegan Copy Share Image
Cliché openings in fantasy can include an opening scene set in a battle (and my peeve is that I don’t know any… — Kristin Nelson Copy Share Image
As Jane Austen might have put it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that young protagonists in search of adventure must ditch… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
In the modern era, it isn't enough to write, you must also be the Writer, with a capital 'W,' and play your… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
I feel like I have had to catch up to the art I've made, and learn from the protagonists I have written,… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
What helped me a lot was that I chose an American lead protagonist, because that liberated a lot from my own knowledge.… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
I always think once you have the lead protagonist, you cast around that character. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
When does a session of The Theatre of the Oppressed end? Never – since the objective is not to close a cycle,… — Augusto Boal Copy Share Image
I believe young children in particular enjoy witnessing the survival of youthful protagonists against terrible odds. I think it's gratifying to the… — Robert Paul Weston Copy Share Image
My writing derived from the conviction I conceived during my college years: one should lead one's life as if one were the… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
“I read the story of Red Riding Hood today. I think the wolf was the most interesting character in it. Red Riding… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
If there's a character type I despise, it's the all-capable, all-knowing, physically perfect protagonist. My idea of hell would be to be… — Craig Johnson 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
In fact, Guerra based his story on the diaries of two explorers, German Theodor Koch-Grunberg and American Richard Evans Schultes. There work… — Tom Cole Copy Share Image
Open Secret boasts a nifty plot and, in Coroner Fortin, a fascinating protagonist who will likely be around for a long time.… — Giles Blunt Copy Share Image
Dreams have consequences. There is no turning back. A revolution is not a painless march to the gates of freedom and justice.… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
In general, I've found female protagonists more intriguing to work with than males. I cherish women and have always preferred their company,… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Women are never the protagonists; we're always reactionary against everything that's done to us. I like people who write for women that… — Neve McIntosh Copy Share Image
Also, getting the chance to play a supporting part meant that I didn't have to do as much as the protagonist, such… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
