Character Quote by Ashley Greene

I'm fond of all my characters so every time one doesn't make the cut I'm a little disappointed although I understand it.

— George R. R. Martin

I think the more depth you build into the characters, and the more you see where they came from, the more fun you can…

— Rob McElhenney

Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.

— Patrick Rothfuss

From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too…

— Deborah Cox

When you have a set of characters, you have to fall in love with them and care about them as each individual character.

— Tina Fey

The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that…

— Francine Rivers

If you cared enough about your characters, what happened to them was interesting... It's important to care about them. About who they are and…

— Neil Gaiman

I once had an editor advise me, as I was revising one of my early novels, to add more characters. I played around with…

— Elizabeth Sims

I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I…

— Jeff Abbott

When I'm writing a script, I don't worry about plot as much as I do about people. I get to know the main characters…

— Mel Brooks

I should just stop trying to control what's coming out of my mouth. I'm always going to keep what's important to me in mind…

— Kristen Stewart

If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people.

— Lawrence Wright