Their Characters Quotes

47 Their Characters quotes by 45 unique authors

The failures of other genres to provide an emotional connection with some of their characters and narratives gives memoir a toehold. — Mary Karr
I think part of my reputation has to do with the difficult roles I've played. Actors do tend to get identified with their characters. — Val Kilmer
All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour. — Ben Kingsley
I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to. — Zoe Saldana
When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away. — Kurt Vonnegut
[W]hat is always overlooked is that although the poor want to be rich, it does not follow that they either like the rich or that… — Elaine Dundy
You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are… — Jean M. Auel
Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully — Mason Cooley
When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away - even if it's only… — Kurt Vonnegut
I like it when actors get an opportunity to chew into something. They love scenes with beginnings, middles, and ends - scenes that give an… — Tracy Letts
I never rehearse scenes with the whole ensemble, because I need to preserve some surprise. Instead, I work with the cast individually on their characters. — Arnaud Desplechin
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work who have, in… — Adhir Kalyan
I just write characters, and somehow they happen to be a boy and a girl. When the story is put together, and their characters interwoven,… — Imtiaz Ali
Some writers are so enthralled by ideas (one thinks of Doris Lessing) that their characters become debaters, and their fables approach allegory. — Edmund White
I remember the guest stars who came, they were always trying to find a new plot for their characters because they wanted to stay. It… — Caroline Dhavernas
The movies and TV shows I like to watch tend to put their characters in situations where they have to dig deeper. — Kristin Bauer van Straten
Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them. — Anthony Horowitz
With actors like Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Harrison Ford, what made them such icons is that even in dramatic movies, their characters had a… — Patrick Wilson
Well, actors get very frustrated with giving control to other people. They have their own ideas and wants for their characters. Warren Beatty once told… — Alec Baldwin
My Mom and Dad did it pretty good, so I know it can work. The foremost thing I would say about working with Robin and… — Nick Cassavetes
Clothes have become too important and films are saturated with fashion. So you find yourself wearing designer clothes that aren't relevant to your character. I'm… — Liv Tyler

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