Character Quote by Cassandra Clare

Characters I create are just mixtures of the people I know.

— Taika Waititi

When you create a character, you create it for yourself - you do whatever you want. It's your job to explore it in as…

— Janet McTeer

I create each character as an individual, coming from a certain place, sounding a certain way, having been introduced to things a certain way.

— Martin Landau

When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.

— Ernest Hemingway

As you become acquainted with a character you are creating, you add parts of yourself that are pertinent to that character.

— Chuck Jones

When I'm creating characters, I just want to create characters that I can relate to, and be as honest about them as people as…

— Nicole Holofcener

I write about relationships and I try to create real-life characters.

— Emily Giffin

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect…

— S. E. Hinton

Your character that you create in your writing not only represents who you are, but also represents a number of people who you've met…

— Grant Morrison

It's always hard for a writer to make herself into a character; I had to figure out what my defining characteristics were, and that's…

— Jesmyn Ward

I write characters that are based on elements of people I know and experiences I've really had.

— Aziz Ansari

Creating Your Character is Like an Artist Creating a Sculpture

— Jim Rohn