Characters Quotes

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I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have… — Clive Owen
When I'm writing the book I'm laughing at just how overblown the characters seemed. How full of himself he seems. But I didn't get far… — Jhonen Vasquez
I don't understand that, because I think that what people like most about the show is that they recognize themselves in the characters and their… — Patricia Richardson
But so long as we can keep this crew of fantastic people together and can continue to make real breakthrough films in this category, as… — Brandon Routh
I'm very excited to see where the characters and their relationships go. But in the end, it really boils down to the people who have… — Brandon Routh
The man I lived with is a Christian, so I would talk to him about it. What would this person do in the Bible? What's… — Lucinda Williams
Typically in horror films the character just services the plot, and you really are just going from 'point a' to 'point b,' just so that… — Kevin Williamson
Our characters were antiseptic but we weren't. And if you remember what we did on BATMAN, as the scripts were written very funny, we played… — Burt Ward
You know it's my job to visualize, what is literal or audible, so I designed all the characters, and I designed what they do and… — Gerald Scarfe
We've carried that over into the visual development as well. We've designed quite an exotic cast of characters, but the last thing we want is… — Sam Wood
I can't say too much about it because I don't know a lot. We're not told what's in store for our characters until we turn… — Alfre Woodard
What comes easiest for me is dialogue. Sometimes when my characters are speaking to me, I have to slow them down so that I'm not… — Richard Russo
The characters are that vague TV high school age, but they'll be in high school as long as we need them to be. — Josh Schwartz
Sometimes when you do a part, the wall between you and the characters can be very porous. You can sort of move in and out… — Kyra Sedgwick
Characters are an extreme form in Shakespeare's theater. — Michael Tippett
I like characters with problems. I like to understand them... To play alcoholics, fetishists, strange girls, you have to dig deep within yourself. It's 'elsewhere'… — Marie Trintignant
I don't always set stories in villages, more often in towns. But always in smallish communities because the characters' actions are more visible there, and… — Joanna Trollope
I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how I'm… — Joanna Trollope
It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you… — Anne Tyler
I like working closely with artists. I think that's very important in fantasy and science fiction - the visual aspect of the worlds and the… — Margaret Weis

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