Annoying Quote by Charles D'Ambrosio

My presence isn't simply about "character" - I'm present in every part and particle of the thing, in the sound and rhythm of the…

— Charles D'Ambrosio

Most of my writing is an effort, one way or another, to figure something out about myself, and often when I read dialogue between…

— Ron Currie Jr

For the most part, there's so much of me in my characters.

— Rashida Jones

I put a lot of myself into my characters when I write.

— Alison Tyler

I guess that in a lot of ways, my writing is more of a character to me than something that I feel personally attached…

— Angel Olsen

I certainly think that there's a little bit of me in all of my characters, because I feel like the only way you can…

— Rebecca Serle

I focus on characters as individuals with attitudes and write each scene from a particular character's point of view. That way, even narrative passages…

— Elmore Leonard

I always try to bring a little bit of my own personality to the character, or some sort of personal connection makes it a…

— Mark Wahlberg

I think if you're too embroiled in the need to relate too closely to the character, then you start to judge the character for…

— Cate Blanchett

If I write a character, instead of looking from the outside, like maybe a journalist would, trying to describe them physically and figuring out…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“The characters who go to make up my stories and novels are not portraits. Characters I invent along with the story that carries them.…

— Eudora Welty

When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts…

— Sheila Heti