Characters Quotes

2913 quotes by 2038 authors

The physical journey in my films is indicative of the internal journey that my characters take. — Imtiaz Ali
When I watch cop shows, I really enjoy them because you can really follow the story and get involved, and the characters are always really… — Vicky McClure
I might be one of the most flamboyant characters New Zealand has ever seen, but my intentions are good, and I would like to see… — Kim Dotcom
Stopping to think is fine for characters, but not for their creators. They have to work. — Walter Kirn
There are very few works of fiction that take you inside the heads of all characters. I tell my writing students that one of the… — Julia Glass
All the best novels are about one thing: how we go on. The characters must survive the fallout of their own cowardice, folly, denial or… — Julia Glass
There are secrets at the heart of every story; there is something that must be uncovered or discovered, both by the reader and by the… — Hannah Kent
I think sketch writing is a good spot for everyone to start because it requires you to develop characters, have a beginning, middle and end… — Blake Anderson
The reason you can take the leap of faith with Stephen King, when it comes to the paranormal, or the things that happen in the… — Emily Rose
I tend to find characters who lack vulnerability dull. — Trenton Lee Stewart
I love great writing. I like interesting characters. I like to work with people who push me to be better, to elevate my game. — Julie Ann Emery
There are characters that become more popular as we fall in love with them. — Dan Scanlon
Your job as a writer is to find storylines, narrative structures, and characters to show the things that you believe rather than saying them or… — Philipp Meyer
I sort of like writing about weird characters, I guess. — Donald Ray Pollock
In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. But the ancient Greeks and… — Simon Van Booy
I played characters with villainous aspect. But out-and-out villain? No. — Clint Eastwood
The stronger the participation of the female characters, the better the movie. They knew that in the old days, when women stars were equally as… — Clint Eastwood
I started as a playwright. Any sort of scriptwriting you do helps you hone your story. You have the same demands of creating a plot,… — Suzanne Collins
You need to be invested in what happens. The characters are your conduit to the story. Many modern horror films are fun but not frightening… — Jane Goldman
I try to talk about things I know about. But my characters are more of a combination of people or how I imagine people would… — Art Alexakis

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