Characters Quotes

2913 quotes by 2044 authors

An author's characters do what he wants them to do. — W. E. B. Griffin
Look, don't just stare at the pages," I used to tell my students. "Become the characters. Live inside the book. — Wally Lamb
I like it when you read a script and there's the part that you show to the other characters and then there's the part that… — Anjelica Huston
Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely. — Pierce Brosnan
I always let the characters guide the stories. They really let me know what they want to say and what action they want to happen. — Ellen Schreiber
Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them in order that the reader may see… — Kurt Vonnegut
Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How do I throw myself across… — Ann Brashares
Terrific! A successful blend of genres, complex and fascinating characters, and loads of suspense make 24 Bones a must-read. — Nate Kenyon
Even respectable characters speak of a monarchical form of government without horror. — George Washington
I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the characters, a mental image. — Michael Chabon
Symbols are specific acts or figures, while myths develop and elaborate these symbols into a story which contains characters and several episodes. The myth is… — Rollo May
We had 1 book, the phone book, I've read it, it wasn't a great read, lots of characters, and on the end loads of polish… — Stephen K. Amos
Your characters have to remain innocent of what your picture is after. — Douglas Sirk
It is for the latter that I always wanted to be an actor: to play characters who are always on the move. — Tony Curtis
The thing that cracks me up is how these reality characters start out thrilled and excited just to be on television, and how they move… — Kathy Griffin
I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in mythology inspire me, though I may not be conscious of… — Anne Rice
Michael is a funny character, for whom I have a great deal of affection. He sat across his desk and seemed to be a bit… — Madeleine Stowe
I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably cool. — Craig McCracken
Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of… — Benjamin Rush
I'm trying to make all the characters change and grow, or regress. — R A Salvatore

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