Character Quote by David Thewlis

Mike Leigh encourages you to choose a person that you know to base your character on. You write a whole list of people that…

— Jane Horrocks

I was approached by this guy Chris Renshaw, who had read my book and had read Leigh's book. He wanted to incorporate both characters…

— Boy George

When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.

— Illeana Douglas

As an actor, I've been drawn to those characters that are further away from who I may be.

— Kurt Sutter

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect…

— S. E. Hinton

I think you have to draw from any character and bring it to yourself as much as possible.

— Nina Dobrev

Usually I start with a concept, which I then sketch out so that I can get a feel for the character. The character doesn't…

— Noelle Stevenson

I have a lot of real life experience that I can draw on. And I think that shows in the characters that I play…

— Mark Wahlberg

There are always certain things that you tap into, your own personal experiences, and I try to base my characters on someone I know…

— Stephen Graham

I always get inspiration from whatever characters say about my character.

— Robert Englund

It's one thing to be sitting at a drawing board, alone in your home and coming up with a fantasy character, and drawing her…

— Frank Miller

I've always written stuff based on personal experience, but I've always disguised it by the use of characters.

— Sune Rose Wagner