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title: "20 Want Characters Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 20 Want Characters quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Want Characters sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/bhumika-chawla-6270_give_i-want-characters-that-give-me-scope-to_2253172.jpg"
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> [I want characters that give me scope to perform and make some impact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhumika-chawla/i-want-characters-that-give-me-scope-to-perform-and-make-some-impact/)

[Bhumika Chawla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhumika-chawla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/bhumika-chawla-6270_give_i-want-characters-that-give-me-scope-to_2253172.jpg)

> [I want to give my characters nuance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-bob-waksberg/i-want-to-give-my-characters-nuance/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af8/raphael-bob-waksberg-3980_character_i-want-to-give-my-characters-nuance-3004_3004959.jpg)

> [When you see a band, you want to see characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zacky-vengeance/when-you-see-a-band-you-want-to-see-characters/)

[Zacky Vengeance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zacky-vengeance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/zacky-vengeance-6967_band_when-you-see-a-band-you-want-to-see-char_188552.png)

> [When people watch my movies and web series, I want them to either see themselves in those characters or something they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-massey/when-people-watch-my-movies-and-web-series-i-want-them-to-either-see/)

[Vikrant Massey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-massey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/vikrant-massey-6330_movies_when-people-watch-my-movies-and-web-seri_2289084.jpg)

> [I want characters I can live for in a setting that makes me feel like I'm there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kay-andrews/i-want-characters-i-can-live-for-in-a-setting-that-makes-me-feel-like/)

[Mary Kay Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kay-andrews/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/mary-kay-andrews-8891_character_i-want-characters-i-can-live-for-in-a-se_2332569.jpg)

> [As you're writing it, you want things to evolve. You want characters like that to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-duffer/as-you-re-writing-it-you-want-things-to-evolve-you-want-characters/)

[Matt Duffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-duffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/matt-duffer-7250_change_as-you-re-writing-it-you-want-things-to_1983453.jpg)

> [I've been asked since my undergrad if I want my characters to be limited by ethnicity. So far, it hasn't helped me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gladstone/i-ve-been-asked-since-my-undergrad-if-i-want-my-characters-to-be/)

[Lily Gladstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-gladstone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/lily-gladstone-6158_back_i-ve-been-asked-since-my-undergrad-if-i_401905.jpg)

> [You want to tell a great story. You want these characters to become part of people's lives. And then, hopefully, that generates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-lieberman/you-want-to-tell-a-great-story-you-want-these-characters-to-become/)

[Todd Lieberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-lieberman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8b/todd-lieberman-45384_character_you-want-to-tell-a-great-story-you-want_2513510.jpg)

> [Clever's not enough to hold me - I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-anne-gilman/clever-s-not-enough-to-hold-me-i-want-characters-who-are-more-than/)

[Laura Anne Gilman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-anne-gilman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/laura-anne-gilman-30345_character_clever-s-not-enough-to-hold-me-i-want-ch_1836425.png)

> [“Confession: I don't want to be one of my characters. I'm mean to them sometimes. Really mean.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-m-pillow/confession-i-don-t-want-to-be-one-of-my-characters-i-m-mean-to-them/)

[Michelle M. Pillow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-m-pillow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/michelle-m-pillow-9760_author_confession-i-don-t-want-to-be-one-of-my_612837.jpg)

> [Whenever you write a character, you want to make them themselves, you want to make them unique. You don't want fifty characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/whenever-you-write-a-character-you-want-to-make-them-themselves-you/)

[Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/patrick-rothfuss-145_book_whenever-you-write-a-character-you-want_2505398.jpg)

> [I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelangelo-antonioni/i-mean-simply-to-say-that-i-want-my-characters-to-suggest-the/)

[Michelangelo Antonioni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelangelo-antonioni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/michelangelo-antonioni-4776_cannot_i-mean-simply-to-say-that-i-want-my-char_2790801.png)

> [It's not about finding Mr Right, or that sort of conventional ending, but I do want my characters to have hope -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecelia-ahern/it-s-not-about-finding-mr-right-or-that-sort-of-conventional-ending/)

[Cecelia Ahern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cecelia-ahern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c37/cecelia-ahern-535_about_it-s-not-about-finding-mr-right-or-that_1602466.jpg)

> [I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them to be so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelangelo-antonioni/i-want-my-characters-to-suggest-the-background-in-themselves-even/)

[Michelangelo Antonioni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelangelo-antonioni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/michelangelo-antonioni-4776_backgrounds_i-want-my-characters-to-suggest-the-back_1948287.png)

> [I am an aware citizen, so I want my characters to be aware, too. They should be aware of what's happening in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pankaj-tripathi/i-am-an-aware-citizen-so-i-want-my-characters-to-be-aware-too-they/)

[Pankaj Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pankaj-tripathi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/pankaj-tripathi-6514_aware_i-am-an-aware-citizen-so-i-want-my-chara_2277.jpg)

> [I want a character to wake up one day and feel like, 'I can face it'. That, to me, is happy. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecelia-ahern/i-want-a-character-to-wake-up-one-day-and-feel-like-i-can-face-it/)

[Cecelia Ahern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cecelia-ahern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/cecelia-ahern-535_able_i-want-a-character-to-wake-up-one-day-an_2367926.jpg)

> [All that matters to me as a reader are characters. I want characters to be real, authentic, and rounded. I will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-de-la-pena/all-that-matters-to-me-as-a-reader-are-characters-i-want-characters/)

[Matt de la Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-de-la-pena/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/matt-de-la-pena-15023_being-real_all-that-matters-to-me-as-a-reader-are-c_1030132.jpg)

> [“I want characters to do bad things and get away with their misdeeds. I want characters to think ugly thoughts and make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roxane-gay/i-want-characters-to-do-bad-things-and-get-away-with-their-misdeeds-i/)

[Roxane Gay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roxane-gay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/roxane-gay-520_bad-thing_i-want-characters-to-do-bad-things-and-g_2062168.png)

> [“I live precariously through my characters - so I want them to be loved passionately, live vibrantly, love unconditionally. Make friends they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/i-live-precariously-through-my-characters-so-i-want-them-to-be-loved/)

[Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bff/patti-roberts-23643_broken-heart_i-live-precariously-through-my-character_440071.jpg)

> [“I am often drawn to unlikable characters, to those who behave in socially unacceptable ways, say whatever is on their mind, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roxane-gay/i-am-often-drawn-to-unlikable-characters-to-those-who-behave-in/)

[Roxane Gay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roxane-gay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84f/roxane-gay-520_bad-thing_i-am-often-drawn-to-unlikable-characters_202565.png)

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