Character Quote by Billy Bob Thornton

I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much more of…

— Brady Corbet

When I develop a character, I usually start by creating a backstory with whatever information I have access to.

— Daniella Alonso

I create my own backstory regardless of if I'm told something about the background or not. There's always more that you can develop in…

— Regina King

As a writer, you understand how hard it is to build up backstory for characters, so you can have impactful moments. You have to…

— Cory Barlog

Detailing and backstories are so important; only they draw you into the life of a character.

— Richa Pallod

I try to construct some kind of backstory for my character so that I have an idea of the life of that character -…

— Carol Kane

I never feel a huge need for backstory in my novels or films. Quick sketches are often enough. When you encounter people in life…

— Alex Garland

You wanna do a lot of backstory for your character - as an actor, you wanna research that. But on the show, it's fun…

— Alison Brie

I love making the backstory for myself. I think it's important. Every part I play, I work on the backstory. If it's fully written…

— Jeffrey DeMunn

I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you kind of…

— Rose McGowan

Usually you tend to glean much more information about your character from what other people say about you, rather than how it's described in…

— Sean Bean

Everything characters say or do is a clue to their personalities, their histories, and the forces that motivate them.

— William G. Tapply