Able Quote by Cecelia Ahern

If I'm honest about the people that I love, then I need my characters to live through the same things that the people I…

— Jesmyn Ward

It's always an interesting challenge to see if you can create a character that's got emotion.

— Tim Burton

I want characters I can live for in a setting that makes me feel like I'm there.

— Mary Kay Andrews

I'll play a happy character, but most characters are driven by a pain or a fear. They are driven by something deep down, and…

— Emory Cohen

You need characters who want things. They want love, they want recognition, they want happiness.

— Candace Bushnell

You've gotta separate yourself from the character. It's hard... so it can make its way into your everyday life.

— Evan Peters

I like living with a character for a really long time and what can open up with that.

— Paula Malcomson

Building a relationship with the character. It's just like sitting with someone you know. It's very easy to predict when they're going to shake…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

Knowing that you have something you have to deal with, rising to the occasion, builds character.

— Valerie Harper

I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because…

— Alan Cumming

Don't try so much to form your character - it's like trying to pull open a tight, tender young rose. Live as you like…

— Henry James

Know what your characters want, know what they need most, know what they fear most, and don't be fearful of facing it, no matter…

— Mark Waid