Atmosphere Quote by Ann Beattie

I think that in general - well, at least it's true for me - you tend to put something of yourself into the story…

— Sam Lake

Taking on different characters and seeing things through the eyes of different people is interesting to me. When I look at what people are…

— Little Simz

All storytelling is kind of that - there's a bit of text that you put pressure on that spits out some desire that a…

— George Saunders

Sometimes it's less about the character and more about the story for me. I'll play a rock in the background if I think the…

— Zoe Kravitz

When I'm playing any of my characters, I totally go into the realm of the character. That's when I'm able to come up with…

— Michael Dapaah

For me, when I see movies where I kind of know who the characters are and what the situation is, I get bored. To…

— Richard Shepard

I suppose everybody does get attached to characters whether in movies or in stories, but I think that's part of the reason you get…

— Louis Menand

I think sometimes people become quite emotional about the characters as well, and that's pretty cool that you can get that emotion out of…

— Chris Lilley

Everybody has felt at one time or another that everyone else in the world had a better shot than they did, so when you…

— Robin Hobb

Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my…

— Siegfried Lenz

I tend to be drawn more to people than pure story ideas.

— Steven Soderbergh

Sometimes you have to go places with characters and emotions within yourself you don't want to do, but you have a duty to the…

— Hugh Jackman