Characters Quotes

2913 quotes by 2044 authors

Among all the characters mentioned in the Bible, none is more mysterious than Melchisedec; said to be without father, mother, or earthly kin, and holding… — Max Heindel
When I walk down the street, even here in the U.S., they are always saying my catchphrases of my characters, and they shout at me… — Eugenio Derbez
Meeting everyone you wanted to know in the small surf industry, I saw how the surf trade was made up of characters that not only… — John Van Hamersveld
Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I know… — E L Konigsburg
First, I would find an object which I would think is suitable for my characters and stories, then write about it, and in the end,… — Orhan Pamuk
I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts… — Ira Glass
I always enjoy impersonating my characters in the first-person singular. — Orhan Pamuk
I strongly believe that the art of the novel works best when the writer identifies with whoever he or she is writing about. Novels in… — Orhan Pamuk
My writing process often begins with a question. I write down ideas and let them stew for about a year. Then, when I sit down… — Cynthia Voigt
There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to take time to… — Gina Prince-Bythewood
I just love playing characters that are a long way away from me. — Dorothy Atkinson
All I wanted to do was read, to be told stories. Stories were full of excitement and emotions and characters that entertained and often inspired. — Cynthia Voigt
Characters develop as the book progresses, but any that start to bore me end up in the wastepaper basket. In real life, we may have… — Laurie Graham
I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in my… — Laurie Graham
Early in my career, I decided not to do sequels. I know that children enjoy them, but I valued the feeling that this was the… — Betsy Byars
When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and revise… — Hallie Ephron
The field of ageing research is full of characters. We have hucksters claiming that cures for ageing can be bought and sold; prophetic seers, their… — S. Jay Olshansky
As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and all those gangsters… — Orlando Bloom
What an audience decides about where certain characters come from is really up to them. — Joel Edgerton
Sometimes you become friends with the characters you portray. — Max von Sydow

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