Character Quote by Billy Bob Thornton

I'd never really been in a series, where you see a man at different points and perspectives in his life. Usually it's a film,…

— Ciaran Hinds

Usually on a film set it's making sure that everyone is there for their scene, and the moment their scene is over they disappear.

— Michael Gracey

I love to start characters in a place where you think you know them. We can make all kinds of assumptions about them and…

— Callie Khouri

Usually when you start the characters, the first thing is the script. Your design work is about telling the story. It's later that casting…

— Alexandra Byrne

I start with characters, and then I start writing, and then, if I'm lucky, things start to happen.

— Susan Choi

I always start with characters rather than with a plot, which many critics would say is very obvious from the lack of plot in…

— Jim Jarmusch

I don't start with the characters. I start with the series of events that will provide the conflict and how it can be resolved.…

— Ashwin Sanghi

I usually base my characters on composites of people I know. One trumpet player in SIDE MAN is really a mix of four different…

— Warren Leight

When you go to Nashville and start co-writing, you start doing it as a job and the more you do it the better you…

— Lee Brice

“A piece of writing has to start somewhere, go somewhere, and sit down when it gets there.”

— John McPhee

A character takes shape in the act of writing. You start with something, and you add or subtract.

— Amitava Kumar

“Here’s the truth: You won’t find your voice over time. I don’t believe that writers arrive at this strange destination called “their voice.” I…

— Mitch Joel