Character Quote by Carol Kane

Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.

— Billy Bob Thornton

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

— Daniella Alonso

“Every character has a back story. It’s what makes them fully formed and believable. But resist the urge to describe your character’s past with…

— Karen Sandler

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

I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the first page…

— Viggo Mortensen

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

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 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

Since I was there in the very beginning, I know the history of the characters. So, I make comments about the tone and sometimes…

— Matt Groening

Every time when I start preparing my character for a movie, I always try to make up and create my own background story for…

— Sibel Kekilli

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

Show enough backstory to allow the reader to glean and make assumptions about what remains behind the curtain of time, yet continues to influence…

— Larry Brooks