Felt Quote by Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I've tried most of my career to transform myself towards characters.

— Charlize Theron

The opportunities I've had to play really complex characters - which haven't been a lot, but some - you never get over them.

— Sally Field

I suppose that the sympathetic/unsympathetic debate about characters sometimes feels to me like a misstatement of purpose. I always think of truly complex characters…

— Rick Moody

I try to create characters that I am fascinated by on some level or intrigued by or can't stand.

— Terry McMillan

I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth.

— Jeffery Deaver

I admit I do develop characters from little parts of things I've seen others do.

— Jeff Bennett

I always have to start with a character that I can really hook into, and then build from there. I have writer friends who…

— Katie Wech

I get very involved in my characters. Sometimes I have a very hard time separating my characters from my life.

— Alexia Fast

I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on.

— Emily Blunt

Developing characters is a strange thing. In the beginning they are abstract and I wonder how to move on from there.

— Ann Brashares

I project myself so deeply into the characters in novels that I'm not thinking about my own life.

— Paul Auster

Sometimes I make my life a living hell by writing complex stories with complex characters. But I love it.

— Anonymous