Character Quote by Bret Easton Ellis

When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as…

— Vera Farmiga

When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them - my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a wife,…

— Vera Farmiga

I am like my characters - sometimes even the female ones.

— Jorge Amado

Men and women are both humans, so, for me, that makes my characters and the work that I do human stories.

— Elisabeth Moss

I've sort of dealt with the characters' lives more; particularly the women characters.

— Gilbert Hernandez

All my main characters are people I'd love to sit around having coffee with. They are people who will tell you honestly about the…

— Katherine Center

People often tell me, "You write such great women." I don't think about it, I just write characters as rigorously and as truthfully as…

— Donald Margulies

I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be.

— Elizabeth Hand

In terms of showing their emotions and acting on them, my women characters are a lot more advanced than the men.

— Kent Haruf

I feel like women have an easier time separating from their characters than men do.

— Vanessa Hudgens

What I'm mainly interested in is not having women characters that have to be perfect, obviously. That's something I feel strongly about and have…

— Callie Khouri

I get very involved in my characters. Sometimes I have a very hard time separating my characters from my life.

— Alexia Fast