Protagonist Quotes

70 Protagonist quotes by 58 unique authors

I'd been upstaged, demoted from protagonist in my own drama to comic relief in my parents' tragedy — Alison Bechdel
You look like a protagonist. — Rainbow Rowell
Better to be the architect of something you can endorse than the placard waving protagonist standing in the rain. — Unknown Author
It may sound very strange, but I love the freedom that writing a novel gives me. It is an unhindered experience. If I come after… — Ashwin Sanghi
A stage play is basically a form of uber-schizophrenia. You split yourself into two minds - one being the protagonist and the other being the… — David Mamet
My intent is not to inflame Muslims but to entertain readers of great thrillers. At the end of the day, I want people to see… — Brad Thor
You can write a radical Norwegian or a conservative Norwegian. And when I changed to a conservative Norwegian, I gained this distance or objectivity in… — Karl Ove Knausgard
To become a villain, you had to have become disillusioned, and in order to become disillusioned you had to have been passionate about something you… — Matthew Davis
You can, I think, have a quiet and steady protagonist and not run the risk of terminal dullness as long as exciting things happen to… — Liz Williams
Because there is actually something very interesting in Goodfellas, how the style of the film changes as time goes by and based on the mental… — Alex Cox
People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever. — Daniel Clowes
Everyone talks to their dog, and then in your mind the dog talks back. A talking dog can provide the words that a stunted protagonist… — Mike Mills
Crime is a very hard genre to feminise. If you have a female protagonist she is going to be looking after her mum when she… — Denise Mina
When the machine of a human being is turned on, it seems to produce a protagonist, just as a television produces an image. — Mohsin Hamid
Courage, strength and wisdom well up in those who consciously take on everything as the protagonist and person responsible for achieving their goals. — Senoraroy
I originally had an idea about a family of people who were homeless, just traveling around without any solid roots or any home, who made… — Larry Brown
I thought it was brave of Walter to allow the protagonist of the film to do things that she wishes she hadn't done. It happens.… — Jennifer Connelly
Being on Buffy really spoiled me because it's so rare to have a female protagonist like that. — Sarah Michelle Gellar
Antagonist of others. Protagonist of their own. That's life. — Unknown Author
There are still others out there living through life as the protagonist of their own story, each living a life as vivid as I am.… — Senoraroy

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