Protagonist Quotes

70 Protagonist quotes by 58 unique authors

When I wrote the first [Bond novel] in 1953, I wanted Bond to be an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened... when I… — Ian Fleming
The protagonist of Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours doesn’t make it easy for us, channeling as he does Barry Hannah and Denis Johnson… — Jim Shepard
As long as the protagonist wants something, the audience will want something. — David Mamet
Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character… — Ann Beattie
I always felt a little worm inside me: 'Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist. — Carlos Fuentes
Each of my novels features a protagonist undertaking a difficult personal journey. On the way, each of these characters - mostly female - discovers something… — Juliet Marillier
First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her world… — Juliet Marillier
The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic… — Terry Brooks
It would have been easier to have a male protagonist, but I didn't want people to assume that Nikki Hill was me in her entirety… — Christopher Darden
My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take the same journey… — Ted Dekker
People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist. — Monica Ali
The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature. — Tayari Jones
This dazzling, unput-downable debut novel proves beyond a doubt that Dan Wells has the gift. His teenage protagonist is as chilling as he is endearing.… — F. Paul Wilson
John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' also speaks urgently to today's concerns: the cratered trail of dreams for Mexican immigrants seeking a promised land in… — Richard Corliss
I'd love to write something for a male protagonist. That's sort of the next frontier for me. I think it'd be really amazing to write… — Lena Dunham
We can't help identifying with the protagonist. It's coded in our movie-going DNA. — Roger Ebert
Henry Miller wrote novels, but he calls his protagonist Henry, often Henry Miller, and his books are in this gray area between memoir and novel. — Leslie Fiedler
One of the bibles of my youth was 'Birds of the West Indies,' by James Bond, a well-known ornithologist, and when I was casting about… — Ian Fleming
I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for a prime-time drama. I only knew that I wanted the… — Hugh Laurie
The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to… — David Mamet
In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to… — Joaquin Phoenix
The writer must be a participant in the scene... like a film director who writes his own scripts, does his own camera work, and somehow… — Hunter S. Thompson
Think 'Game of Thrones.' In the old days, this sort of show might be considered bad writing. It doesn't really seem to be moving toward… — Douglas Rushkoff
There has to be a protagonist who has to overcome challenges, and there will be a race to finish. — Ashwin Sanghi
The writer is both a sadist and a masochist. We create people we love, and then we torture them. The more we love them, and… — Janet Fitch

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