Character Quote by Daniel Clowes

Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my…

— Siegfried Lenz

You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some…

— Jill McCorkle

As a writer, I challenge myself not to tell the same story - to tackle different characters with different issues.

— Eric Jerome Dickey

I've always kind of gravitated toward characters who are a bit distant from the narrator or the point-of-view characters, so that's kind of important…

— Noelle Stevenson

We have a writing process that's very much you try to create the character in a complicated way and then you let the story…

— Aaron Ehasz

All that matters to me as a reader are characters. I want characters to be real, authentic, and rounded. I will be digging into…

— Matt de la Pena

I don't really approach stories to make them different from other stuff I've seen, I just try to get into the character, into his…

— Sam Raimi

I use a lot of narration; I have a very prosaic style. I like to get you invested in the character first and do…

— Scott Snyder

I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out…

— Katie Cassidy

Before I ever begin writing a new story, I have to sketch my characters out on paper. It's part of my process of understanding…

— Marie Lu

My stories are pretty simplistic, but the characters are always complex and always right, and that comes from the script and my research and…

— Tony Scott

I always want the audience to identify with my character in some way. I mean, sometimes you'll get characters that aren't very identifiable. Sometimes…

— Liana Liberato