Bears Quote by Alan Lee

The characters are, by their nature, archetypes that can serve different metaphors.

— Kurt Busiek

I like to explore characters who are very different to me, or varied parts are very similar to me.

— Gwendoline Christie

I'm fascinated by almost any mythology that I can get my hands on.

— Anne Rice

I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist.

— David McCullough

Indian mythology and its characters have always fascinated me and I find the antagonists especially very interesting.

— Puneet Issar

I don't really try to judge any character that I play, afterwards I figure it out, but while I'm working on the character, I…

— John Hawkes

I try to find some similarities between myself and the characters, even if it's the tiniest thing.

— Lizzy Caplan

I appear to be drawn to iconic characters and what they reflect back to our cultures.

— Tom Hooper

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

— Nicholas Sparks

I like characters who aren't typically heroic and come to some sort of epiphany about themselves.

— Brad Anderson

“We have looked for myths that include us in great novels, music, the latest comic book, or even some stupid advertising campaign. We'll look…

— Kate Bornstein

I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think of it in terms of that whole body of…

— John Boorman