Character Quote by Curtis Hanson

I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.

— Joel Kinnaman

I go out and look for a good story to tell and if I like it enough and I decide to direct it, I…

— Steven Spielberg

For me as a storyteller, I want to follow the characters and the story through what they organically demand.

— Nic Pizzolatto

At the end of the day, I want to play characters that interest me.

— Thomas Middleditch

The idea I pursue is the one that keeps coming back to me. The characters I think about as I'm falling asleep at night…

— Ann Patchett

My interest is always to get as deeply as I can into the minds and spirits of the characters and let the readers empathize…

— Adam Haslett

All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them.

— Isabel Allende

I want to be involved in a story that makes a difference.

— Jessica Chastain

I just look for characters I can relate to.

— Katie Holmes

That's been my main interest for the last 15 years, is to really make sure the story and the characters take precedence over everything…

— Daniel Clowes

I try to pick characters that I find interesting and complex and that I feel I can bring something of myself to.

— Aaron Stanford

I'm not really a plot writer - I'm more interested in the characters and sort of small events that propel the story forward.

— Sara Zarr