Cannibal Quote by Beatrice Dalle

I would never want to write a character who was not thoroughly herself or himself. She's a very specific creature in my mind, and…

— Lynne Tillman

I am drawn to roles that are strong, intelligent, and a little edgy. With Complications, I navigate my character Samantha Ellison through some really…

— Beth Riesgraf

In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book

— Hattie McDaniel

I just don't see myself as the heroine in my own narrative.

— Cate Blanchett

All of my characters, I feel, have some essence of who I am in them.

— Gayle Rankin

The capacity of passion is both cruel and divine

— George Sand

This bored fantastic woman, with her animal nature, giving herself the pleasure of seeing her enemy struck down, not a particularly keen one for…

— Gustave Moreau

I do not think there is a woman in whom the roots of passion shoot deeper than in me.

— Edna St. Vincent Millay

Passion, To me, Is not just about the flesh. It is, Breathless, Beyond words, No matter how beautiful. An exquisite entwining, Of bodies, Hearts,…

— Eric Nickel

Developing a character with genuine depth requires a focus on not just desire but how the character deals with frustration of her desires, as…

— David Corbett

I don't want to draw from my own experiences in life. I first like to become the character and then think from her point…

— Shweta Tripathi

With every character that I've ever played, I felt like I just understood the way that she thought and how she was.

— Josephine Langford