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Character Quotes by Stephen King
- It's dialogue that gives your cast their voices, and is crucial in defining their characters.
- Writers must be fair and remember even bad guys (most of them, anyway) see themselves as good—they are the heroes of their own lives. Giving…
- As a rule, I don't worry about genre. I just want to tell a good story, with characters that interest me and my readers.
- Poe was the first writer to write about main characters who were bad guys or who were mad guys, and those are some of my…
- The story is the only thing that's important. Everything else will take care of itself. It's like what bowlers say. You hear writers talk about…
- When you start, it's very cold, an impossible task. But then maybe the characters start to take on a little bit of life, or the…
- I would say plotting is the most difficult thing for me. Characterization is only hard because sometimes I feel I get so interested in it…
- I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event, which is to say character-driven.
- I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose.
- Once I start work on a project, I don’t stop and I don’t slow down unless I absolutely have to. If I don’t write every…
- With six weeks' worth of recuperation time, you'll also be able to see any glaring holes in the plot or character development. And listen--if you…
More Character Quotes
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- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
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- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. — Darren Aronofsky
- You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
- I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a character mostly… — Rowan Atkinson
- When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things - like appearing… — Rowan Atkinson